FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOLF UNION WEBSITE
SALTMAN (65) IN JOINT FOURTH
PLACE AT HALFWAY STAGE
OF AUSSIE STROKE-PLAY
BY ALISTAIR HOGG (at New South Wales Golf Club, nr Sydney)
England's Ben Parker has stamped his authority on the Australian amateur stroke-play championship, streaking to eight-under-par 132 at the half-way mark of the tournament. Parker shot a 65, an improvement of two strokes on his first round and Ben is four ahead of Australians Andrew Dodt and Jordan Sherratt.
The Englishman showed a mixture of poise and power to top the leader board at New South Wales Golf Club on what was a tough day for most, played in blustery conditions.
Ben's superb round included five birdies and two eagles as he made the most of the more forgiving morning conditions.
After a birdie on the first, Parker was steady before cutting loose on the fifth, holing three consecutive birdies before topping it off with an eagle at the par-5 eighth to be out in just 31. His back nine was less consistent but good enough to propel him to a four stroke lead over the Aussie duo on four-under.
Dodt, who was joint leader on 66 after the opening round, carded a 70 and is well placed going into the second half of the tournament. The Aussie national squad member is joined by Sherratt who also carded an even par 70 in Friday's second round.
Josh Younger shot a 73 for 139 to slightly fall away after a strong opening round, as did Englishman David Horsey who shot a 74 for 140
BIG MOVER IN SECOND ROUND
The big mover was Rudi Bezuidenhout who atoned for an opening round of seven-over 77 with a seven-under 63 today. The spectacular form reversal was made even more impressive by the fact he achieved it in the tough, windy afternoon conditions at La Perouse.
The cut was made at eight over par 152. The winner, who will be be decided on Sunday, will win an exemption into the 2007 MFS Australian Open in December. However the main goal for most players will be to finish in the top-32 which will gain them entry into next week's Australian amateur match-play championship.
Colin Farquharson writes:
You wouldn't know it from the Australian website writer's report, but Walker Cup Scot Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw), pictured above, and Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Scott Henry (Cardross) are doing well.
Saltman is in joint fourth place on 138 after an excellent second round of five-under-par 65 while young Henry is among a group in joint 10th place on 140. Scott has scored 71 and 69 so far.
Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) easily made the top 70 and ties who go on to the final 36 holes. Paul has scored 74 and 69 for 143.
England's Ben Parker has stamped his authority on the Australian amateur stroke-play championship, streaking to eight-under-par 132 at the half-way mark of the tournament. Parker shot a 65, an improvement of two strokes on his first round and Ben is four ahead of Australians Andrew Dodt and Jordan Sherratt.
The Englishman showed a mixture of poise and power to top the leader board at New South Wales Golf Club on what was a tough day for most, played in blustery conditions.
Ben's superb round included five birdies and two eagles as he made the most of the more forgiving morning conditions.
After a birdie on the first, Parker was steady before cutting loose on the fifth, holing three consecutive birdies before topping it off with an eagle at the par-5 eighth to be out in just 31. His back nine was less consistent but good enough to propel him to a four stroke lead over the Aussie duo on four-under.
Dodt, who was joint leader on 66 after the opening round, carded a 70 and is well placed going into the second half of the tournament. The Aussie national squad member is joined by Sherratt who also carded an even par 70 in Friday's second round.
Josh Younger shot a 73 for 139 to slightly fall away after a strong opening round, as did Englishman David Horsey who shot a 74 for 140
BIG MOVER IN SECOND ROUND
The big mover was Rudi Bezuidenhout who atoned for an opening round of seven-over 77 with a seven-under 63 today. The spectacular form reversal was made even more impressive by the fact he achieved it in the tough, windy afternoon conditions at La Perouse.
The cut was made at eight over par 152. The winner, who will be be decided on Sunday, will win an exemption into the 2007 MFS Australian Open in December. However the main goal for most players will be to finish in the top-32 which will gain them entry into next week's Australian amateur match-play championship.
Colin Farquharson writes:
You wouldn't know it from the Australian website writer's report, but Walker Cup Scot Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw), pictured above, and Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Scott Henry (Cardross) are doing well.
Saltman is in joint fourth place on 138 after an excellent second round of five-under-par 65 while young Henry is among a group in joint 10th place on 140. Scott has scored 71 and 69 so far.
Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) easily made the top 70 and ties who go on to the final 36 holes. Paul has scored 74 and 69 for 143.
Scottish amateur match-play champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) was a casualty, however. His scores of 72 and 77 for 149 added up to just one shot too many to beat the cut.
HALFWAY LEADER BOARD
Par 140 (2 x 70)
132 B Parker (England) 67 65.
136 J Sheratt (South Australia) 66 70, A Dodt (Queensland) 66 70.
138 L Saltman (Scotland) 73 65, M Foster (West Australia) 69 69, S Arnold (New South Wales) 70 68, J Gill (New Zealand) 70 68.
139 J Roach (New South Wales) 70 69, J Younger (Victoria) 66 73.
140 D Nisbet (Queensland) 70 70, T Ropiha (New Zealand) 67 73, J Roxby (South Australia) 68 72, S Smith (Queensland) 69 71, R Bezuidenhout (New South Wales) 77 63, S Henry (Scotland) 71 69, R Blizard (New South Wales) 70 70, D Horsey (Eng) 66 74.
141 D Lee (New Zealand) 72 69.
Par 140 (2 x 70)
132 B Parker (England) 67 65.
136 J Sheratt (South Australia) 66 70, A Dodt (Queensland) 66 70.
138 L Saltman (Scotland) 73 65, M Foster (West Australia) 69 69, S Arnold (New South Wales) 70 68, J Gill (New Zealand) 70 68.
139 J Roach (New South Wales) 70 69, J Younger (Victoria) 66 73.
140 D Nisbet (Queensland) 70 70, T Ropiha (New Zealand) 67 73, J Roxby (South Australia) 68 72, S Smith (Queensland) 69 71, R Bezuidenhout (New South Wales) 77 63, S Henry (Scotland) 71 69, R Blizard (New South Wales) 70 70, D Horsey (Eng) 66 74.
141 D Lee (New Zealand) 72 69.
142 L Peterson (New South Wales) 70 72, N Ratanakul (Thailand) 67 65, B haines (West Australia) 66 76, M Jager (West Australia) 66 76.
143 P O'Hara (Scotland) 74 69, G Boyd (England) 71 72, J Scrivener (West Australia) 69 74, Adam Stephens (New South Wales) 68 75, Do Kim (New South Wales) 73 70, Kevin Lee (Korea) 66 77.
Other qualifiers included:
144 J Moul (England) 68 76, S Lewton (England) 74 70.
146 S Benson (England) 75 71.
146 S Benson (England) 75 71.
Non-qualifiers included (148 was cut-off score):
149 K McAlpine (Scotland) 72 77.
153 J Palmer (England) 81 72.
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