UNITED STATES FUTURES TOUR

VIKKI SUFFERS DOUBLE-BOGEY SLUMP
AFTER RAIN HOLDS UP PLAY

Vikki Laing from Musselburgh beat the 36-hole cut with nothing to spare on a rain-affected second day of the Alliance Bank Future Classic at The Links at Erie Village, Syracuse in New York State on Saturday.
The Scot had been playing well with a first-round 69 and a one-under-par outward half in the second with birdies at the third and fifth and one bogey sandwiched between them.
Then came a lengthy suspension of play due to very heavy rain. Vikki was one of the worst affected by the hiatus. When she returned to the course from the clubhouse, she double-bogeyed three holes in a row – a 6 at the 10th, a 6 at the 11th and a 6 at the 12th.
Another shot dropped, at the 16th, got her home in a sad seven-over-par 42 for a six-over 77.
Her two-round total of 146 put her in a share of 57th place and was the limit mark for qualifying for the final round.
Three players share the lead on six-under 136 – Smriti Mehra from India, Ha-Na Chase (South Korea) and Kristina Tucker (Sweden).
Polly Willett from London and Samantha Head from Bedford both made the cut in a share of 49th place on 145. Polly scored 73 and 72, Samantha 72 and 73.
Belfast's Brenda McLarnon, a former American college circuit player, was one of the players with totals of 147 or over who was eliminated. Brenda scored 76 and 77 for 153.
Janet Dwyer from Aberystwyth, Wales has also packed her bags early. She had 74 and 84 for 158.
One of the surprise non-qualifiers was American Danielle Downey who shared the first-r0und lead with a 66. Astonishingly, she returned a second-round 82 - 16 shots worse - for a total of 148 to miss the cut by two shots.