Dodd, Harrold share Mena course record

Stephen Dodd and William Harrold shot matching rounds of seven-under-par 64 to share the new course record on the opening day of the Mena Tour Championship at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club on Monday, according to a Press release.

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Published: Wed 31 Oct 2012, 12:08 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 2:11 PM

Both went bogey-free to move one shot clear of Wales’ Craig Smith in windy conditions for golf which saw 25 players sign off with under par scores.

The Scottish duo of Callum Nicoll and Duncan Stewart headed the chasing pack, a further two shots adrift at four under, along with England’s, Alex Christie and Dan Waite and Faycal Serghini of Morocco.

Dodd couldn’t have asked for a better start that kept up his bid for back-to-back titles on the Tour. “I think I played really well. There are plenty of scoring opportunities out there.

“My round could have been a little better, but then I am very happy to be in this position. There is still plenty of golf to be played, but I am pretty satisfied with the way I am driving the ball. I think I did a lot of good things out there,” said Dodd, a three-time winner on the European Tour.

The 46-year-old Welshman, currently placed second on the Order of Merit for Professionals behind England’s Zane Scotland, needs to finish strongly if he aims to win the title of MENA Golf Tour number one.

Dodd’s playing partner for the day, Scotland, however, stumbled to one-over 72 and would require something special to track down Dodd over the next two days.Leading scores

> 64 - Stephen Dodd (Wales), William Harrold (England)

> 65 - Craig Smith (Wales)

> 67 - Callum Nicoll (Scotland), Alex Christie (England), Dan Waite (England), Duncan Stewart (Scotland), Faycal Serghini (Morocco)

> 68 - Daniel Wardrop (England), Ross Canavan (England), Simon Dunn (England), Greg Nicolson (Scotland), Tom Buchanan (Scotland), Ian Keenan (England), Fredrik Quicker (Sweden)

> 70 - Yasin Ali (England), Dale Marmion (England), James Westwood (England), Matloob Ahmed (Pakistan), Cennydd Mills (Wales), Mohammad Munir (Pakistan), Max Williams (AM-England), Martin LeMesurier (England), Karim El Hali (AM-Morocco).


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