SCANDINAVIAN SENIOR OPEN

FORMER RYDER CUP PLAYERS TURN THE
CLOCK BACK AS SENIORS IN DENMARK
A number of former Ryder Cup players made their presence felt on day two of the Scandinavian Senior Open in Denmark, with Spain’s José Rivero climbing to the top of the leaderboard, closely followed by Ireland’s Eamonn Darcy and England’s Gordon J Brand.
Rivero, chasing his third title on the 2006 European Seniors Tour, fired an eight under par 63 to storm into the lead at Helsingør Golf Club with an 11 under par total of 131.
A stroke behind on ten under par is Darcy, a team-mate of Rivero’s in the European side that won the 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village. The Irishman, who is looking for his maiden win as a senior after six runner-up finishes, had eight birdies and a bogey in his score of 64.
“Putting has been the weakest part of my game and if you don’t putt well, you won’t win anywhere in the world,” commented Darcy. “I have played really solid for the last two rounds but the difference with my 64 compared to yesterday’s 68 was simply holing a few putts.
“I’m right in the shake-up for tomorrow’s final round and if I can manage to putt well again, then I will have a chance, but I can’t be sure what to expect.”
Brand, who made his sole Ryder Cup appearance in 1983, was going well before a bogey at the beautiful but treacherous ninth hole – his last – saw the Englishman sign for a 69 that dropped him into a share of fifth place on six under par.
Japan’s Katsuyoshi Tomori, the overnight co-leader, also bogeyed the ninth for a 67 and a share of third place on nine under par, alongside New Zealander Simon Owen, who was round in 65.
Scots John Chillas, Martin Gray and Mike Miller are all in the leading 18 going into the final round.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Helsingor Golf Club, Denmark
Par: 71 x 2 = 142

131 José Rivero (Esp) 68 63
132 Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 68 64
133 Simon Owen (NZ) 68 65, Katsuyoshi Tomori (Jap) 66 67
136 Giuseppe Cali (Ita) 69 67, Gordon J Brand (Eng) 67 69, Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 68 68, Stewart Ginn (Aus) 67 69
137 Peter Teravainen (USA) 67 70, John Chillas (Sco) 68 69, Bertus Smit (SAf) 66 71, Martin Gray (Sco) 69 68
138 Nick Job (Eng) 69 69, Angel Fernandez (Chi) 71 67, Mike Miller (Sco) 70 68, Carl Mason (Eng) 69 69, Martin Poxon (Eng) 71 67
139 Bruce Heuchan (Can) 72 67, Glenn Ralph (Eng) 69 70, David Good (Aus) 71 68, Jerry Bruner (USA) 72 67, Bob Lendzion (USA) 71 68, Alan Tapie (USA) 68 71, Bob Cameron (Eng) 67 72
140 Guillermo Encina (Chi) 70 70, Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) 71 69, Jim Rhodes (Eng) 68 72, Pete Oakley (USA) 71 69, Gavan Levenson (RSA) 68 72
141 David Creamer (Eng) 70 71, Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 67 74, Delroy Cambridge (Jam) 69 72
142 Maurice Bembridge (Eng) 72 70, Ian Mosey (Eng) 73 69, David J Russell (Eng) 69 73, Gery Watine (Fra) 67 75, Terry Gale (Aus) 72 70, Denis Durnian (Eng) 71 71
143 Craig Defoy (Wal) 75 68, Bobby Lincoln (SAf) 67 76, Liam Higgins (Ire) 70 73
144 Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 74 70
145 Bob Shearer (Aus) 73 72
146 Antonio Garrido (Esp) 75 71
148 Peter Townsend (Eng) 73 75, Tony Charnley (Eng) 74 74, Eddie Polland (NI) 76 72
150 Steve Wild (Eng) 74 76