Sam Locke is TEN up after the first 18 holes!
Ryan Lumsden has stopped the rot but is still 10 down after 25 holes.
Sam Locke won by 9 and 8.
He was four under par for first 18 holes and approximately five under for the 28 holes.
The last North-east winner of the title was Hazlehead's Law who won in 2009 and again in 2011 before turning pro.