Enefer leads the charge with course record in Scotland
Englishman shines with eagle-laced 61 at SCHLOSS Roxburghe
Porthcawl, Wales - Will Enefer set a searing pace in the opening round of the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge supported by The R&A, firing a course-record 10-under-par 61 at SCHLOSS Roxburghe to take a three-shot lead.
The 27-year-old Englishman started on the tenth and made his intentions clear early, carding six birdies and two eagles – including a 70-foot bomb on the fifth – as he finished in poor weather conditions to post the lowest round ever recorded at the Kelso layout.
“It was a good day,” said Enefer. “I worked my way into the round and started to build some momentum and hit some good shots towards the end of the first nine. I carried that momentum into the back nine and finished really well in some poor conditions.”
His round included playing the three par fives in five under, something he had targeted going into the day. “Obviously they are opportunities, and I feel like I can get there in two on all of them. I hit pretty good shots into all three of them,” he said. “The eagle on the fifth must have been from 70 feet, so it’s one of them where you are trying to lag it up there but luckily it found its way in.”
Enefer arrived in Scotland on the back of two top-five finishes on the 2025 HotelPlanner Tour, and with his sights set on regaining his DP World Tour card via a strong finish to the season. “I know where I am in the Rankings, and the goal is to make the Grand Final and earn myself a DP World Tour card like I did in 2023,” he said. “This is probably one of my best starts to a tournament this year, but you have to take what you can from it and take everything hole-by-hole.”
German Marc Hammer, Spain’s Quim Vidal and home favourite Daniel Young sit tied for second on seven under, while English pair Joshua Berry and Tom Lewis joined Scotland’s Marc Warren a shot further back at six under.
The second round begins at 7:30am on Friday, with Enefer going off at 9:10am alongside Denmark’s Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen and Scotland’s Jack McDonald.