Mark Brown has shot a 1-under par 70 in the first round of the Barclays Scottish Open to be in a tie for 52nd place. Brown’s round was typically dramatic with a good start, average middle and solid finish with four birdies and three bogeys in total, including a nice putt for birdie on the last. The weather was warm and calm and therefore ideal conditions for scoring. Richard Green of Australia leads the way at 7-under. Click here for full scores, Mark will be off at 9:10am (8:10pm NZT) tomorrow.

Mark Brown has put in a much improved performance on recent weeks but this still hasn’t been enough to make the cut at the BMW International in Munich. Brown started badly with a bogey from the right hand rough on the tenth but recovered well from a hook well left on 11 to make par. He regained some patience and played beautifully tee to green but the putts didn’t drop, despite a much improved putting stroke. With the cut looking like 3-under and Brown at 1-under, his missed putt on the par five sixth (his 15th hole) was costly. He scrambled well to make par on seven but left his tee shot short on eight making bogey. At level par with one to play he had no option but to try make the green in two to have a chance at eagle and get to 2-under par. Alas, he found the hazard and made bogey for a round of 74 and a weekend off. Click here for full scores.