Lawrie knocked out of his own tournament

Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie was knocked out of his own tournament on Friday when Scottish compatriot Chris Doak made the last 16 with a one-hole victory.

The 37-year-old Doak triumphed despite carding three bogeys and two double bogeys.

"I am obviously disappointed. Gutted. But I did not play very well today," said Lawrie who will remain at the Murcar Links course over the weekend as host of the EPGA-sanctioned matchplay tournament which carries his name.

"I hit the ball really poorly and struggled all day with ball striking. I did not hole any putts that I had to hole to be fair and Chris did."

Doak will face England's David Howell in round three after the former Ryder Cup player cruised to a 6 and 4 win over David Drysdale.

Scotland's Marc Warren also progressed after beating Fabrizio Zanotti 3 and 2 and he was happy with his performance.

Warren will face Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday after the Belgian beat Trevor Fisher 4 and 3.

Peter Uihlein beat in-form 20-year-old Matt Fitzpatrick on the 19th while local player Richie Ramsay enjoyed a 4 and 3 win against Edoardo Molinari.

Also progressing to the last 16 was Johan Carlsson who knocked out top seed James Morrison 2 and 1.
Source: AFP