A BLISTERING 65 in the final qualifying round of the club championship at Kingarth last Saturday has put Donald Standaloft into pole position for the match-play stages. On a day of low scoring the former title-holder beat par at the second, fourth and ninth on his way to a faultless first nine of 31 to set up the score that saw him edge ahead of defending champion Gordon Pettigrew on aggregate. Both finished on 139 with Standaloft’s better second round giving him the advantage. Pettigrew also sparkled on the outward half with a run of four successive threes which helped him turn on two-under-par 32. An inward 37 saw the six-handicapper finish on 69. After a first round of 71 David Cameron added a disappointing 76 to finish third on 147, while David Bryden rescued a place in the knock-out stages when he added a level par 68 to a first-round 81. Ritchie More also produced a much-improved performance with 73 for a 153 aggregate and fifth place. Leading scores from Saturday’s qualifier: First Class - D. Bryden (9) 59, D. Standaloft (3) 62, R. Moore (10), and G. Pettigrew (6) both 63, G. Connor (12) 64. Second Class – A. Renfrew (16) 63, J. Girvan (24) 64, R. Speirs (13) and G. Little (16) 66, I. McDougall (17) 67. The competition scratch score was 63. Championship: D. Standaloft (74, 75) 139, G. Pettigrew (70, 69) 139, D. Cameron (71, 76) 147, D. Bryden (81, 68) 149, R. More (80, 73) 153, A. C. Middleton (74, 81) 155, R. Speirs (84, 79) 163, G. Little (84, 82) 166. The draw for tomorrow’s quarter-finals at 8.30am: Standaloft v. Little, Bryden v. More, Cameron v. Middleton, and Pettigrew v. Speirs. Cuthbertson Cup semi-finals (also tomorrow at 8.30am): I. McDougall v. J. Kernaghan, J. Girvan v. L. Ferguson.