Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie was knocked out of his own tournament on Friday when Scottish compatriot Chris Doak made the last 16 with a one-hole victory.

The 37-year-old Doak triumphed despite carding three bogeys and two double bogeys.

"I am obviously disappointed. Gutted. But I did not play very well today," said Lawrie who will remain at the Murcar Links course over the weekend as host of the EPGA-sanctioned matchplay tournament which carries his name.

"I hit the ball really poorly and struggled all day with ball striking. I did not hole any putts that I had to hole to be fair and Chris did."

Doak will face England's David Howell in round three after the former Ryder Cup player cruised to a 6 and 4 win over David Drysdale.

Scotland's Marc Warren also progressed after beating Fabrizio Zanotti 3 and 2 and he was happy with his performance.

Warren will face Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday after the Belgian beat Trevor Fisher 4 and 3.

Peter Uihlein beat in-form 20-year-old Matt Fitzpatrick on the 19th while local player Richie Ramsay enjoyed a 4 and 3 win against Edoardo Molinari.

Also progressing to the last 16 was Johan Carlsson who knocked out top seed James Morrison 2 and 1.
Source: AFP