Glasgow golfer Scott Jamieson plonked the saltire high on the leaderboard at the BMW PGA Championship and then expressed his concerns at Scotland’s golfing generation gap.

Jamieson was heading into the second round of the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth in a share of second behind Sweden's Johan Carlsson after opening his campaign with a fine five-under 67 over the West Course.

At 33, Jamieson, a winner on the main European circuit back in 2013, is one of the younger Scots on the Tour.

But with no player in their 20s competing at the top table, the Cathkin Braes ace admitted he is at a lost to explain the lack of new Scottish faces emerging on the scene.

Jamieson said: “I don’t know the answer to it. There is definitely a generation that has gone missing. We were spoiled for years with Sam Torrance, Sandy Lyle and Monty. We had No 1s and regular winners. It’s strange. The Tour is becoming harder and harder. Living in Scotland is not conducive to competing with these guys either.

“If you’re lucky to be on Tour, at least you’re getting out there and you get the chance to play in good conditions and practice in them too. But if you’re not doing that then it’s hard. I have been tempted to move away. There’s maybe something on the horizon, we’ll wait and see. My wife is American so it’s something we’ll think about.”

Jamieson has just managed to cling on to his Tour card over the past couple of seasons but the former Scottish Boys’ Strokeplay champion has found his form in the new campaign.

A share of fourth in the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa and a tie for third in the Hero Indian Open have lifted him to the fringes of the top 50 on the European order of merit. Jamieson is now keen to keep moving forward and avoid any more nail-nibbling battles for survival at the wrong end of the rankings.

He added: “It’s been a solid start to the year. I picked up from last year. From September onwards I was really good and that secured my card. I kept my eye in over the winter as I didn’t want to lose any momentum. It’s always easier coming into these event when you’re not looking over your shoulder. The last thing you need is to be coming into them with the extra pressure of needing to get a big cheque to help you keep your card and your job.”