Moore heads qualifiers

Kevin Moore was the leading qualifier on the opening day Isle of Man Grant Thornton Golf Championship.

He topped the leaderboard with 141 after 36 holes at Mount Murray.

Paul Lowey netted 142 while defending champion Jon Corke also progressed to Tuesday’s last-16 knockout stage, as did first-time qualifiers Marcus Avery, Tom Harris, Donald Beggs and Gary Corlett.

Qualifying scores:
Kevin Moore 141
Paul Lowey 142
Peter Glover 143
Chris Kneen 144
Marcus Avery (first-time qualifier) 145
Andrew Challenor, Donald Beggs (first-time qualifier) 146
Gary Corlett (first-time qualifier) 147
Darryl Callister, Tom Harris (first-time qualifier), Robert Braaid 148
Davy Jones, Jon Corke, Michael Curphey, Godfrey Kelly 149
Brian Duggan 150