
Mount Murray Golf professional Allyn Laing is through to the final stages of qualifying for The Open at Royal Birkdale.
A round of 67 at Prestbury yesterday was good enough to make it into next week's final qualifying competitions at the Hillside, West Lancashire and Southport & Ainsdale courses.
Each venue will have four qualification places from a starting field of 96 players.

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