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Just when it looked as if Shane Rose, Daniel Clee, Emery's playing partner Ian Harrison and German-based David Blakeman were shaping up for a five-way tie with Emery, on a one-under 71 at Little Aston, near Birmingham, the 31-year-old Lincoln pro birdied the 366-yard 17th and signed for a two-under 70.
"It was a pretty straightforward round," said Scott. "My only bogey was the par-four 10th - and that was a good bogey because it felt as if I was going to take something like a 12, then holed a 12-footer that saved my skin."
Of his three birdies, his most eye-catching came at the 362-yard seventh, where he splashed from a greenside bunker - straight into the hole.
Emery now leads 17 other Midland qualifiers into the 72-hole final at Royal Porthcawl in Glamorganshire from June 12-15, where the winner picks up a cheque for £10,000.
Cold Ashby pro Shane Rose eventually was a comfortable qualifier - but not before overcoming early concerns.
"I'd been all over the place for the first five or six holes," admitted Shane. "I must have hit four provisional balls, and it wasn't looking too pretty (he had a birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey start), but I settled down, hit a great 90-yard pitch to two feet at the seventh for another birdie, and played pretty solidly from there in."
The leading finishers at Royal Porthcawl are also guaranteed a place in the PGA Cup, the club pros' equivalent of the Ryder Cup, taking place in Georgia in September.
Said Rose "A PGA Cup place has a high priority on my wish list. It would be just great to make the 10-man side."
Blakeman, originally from Stoke-on-Trent but German-based for the last 17 years, was playing in his first Glenmuir qualifier. And certainly for the back nine life was so comfortable.
"I birdied 13 and 18, and, believe it nor not, I lipped out on 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17, all for birdies. It was one of those 'nearly' rounds - but I'm very happy with my game."
Clee, who's been at Evesham for just 18 months, had the front nine to thank for his score - a flawless two-under 33. Three bogeys coming home were partially propped up by two gains for a one-over 38.
One of the day's major surprises was the failure of former winner and PGA Cup man, Brian Rimmer, to make the grade since he began playing in it in 1991.
His initial thought that his 74 might not be good enough was partially correct - he had to endure a three-hole play-off with Stephen Russell and Andy Bownes, chasing two places.
Russell's birdie at the first hole saw him through, and after tying the 18th, Bownes birdied the first hole second time round, leaving host pro Rimmer out in the cold.