ROCKET MAN WALLACE BOOTH (course record
63) SHARES HALFWAY EUROPEAN LEAD
Wallace Booth rocketed into a share of the halfway lead in the European men's amateur individual championship with a brilliant course-record round of nine-under-par 63 on the second day at Sporting Berlin Golf Club.
Wallace had a 74 in the first round but he improved by 11 strokes with an eagle 3 at the 11th and birdies a tthe first, second, third, sixth, seventh, 12th and 14th in a bogey-free round.
That put the Comrie 22-year-old, who has spent the last four years playing the American circuit as a golf scholarship student at Augusta State University, into a triple tie for the lead with England's Ben Evans (69-68) and Benjamin Hebert (France) (68-69) on seven-under-par 137.
For the 24 holes since the 13th in the first round, Booth is a remarkable 11 under par.
Next best Scot is Scott Henry (Cardross) who came back to the tip-top form that has, in the main, eluded him this season. Henry improved from 75 on Wednesday to 68 today for one-under 143 and a share of 12th place.
Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) slipped back to joint 24th position on 145 with a 74.
Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) has had a pair of 73s for 146 and a share of 365th position.
Ross Kellett (Colville Park) is sharing 76th place after a second-round 74 for 150.
And spare a thought for Scottish stroke play champion Kevin McAlpine Alyth who was doing not too badly with two holes to play ... and then ran up two triple bogeys - a 6 at the short 17th and a 7 at the par-4 18th. That gave him a 79 for 155 and puts him way back in the field in joint 122nd place.
One side issue worthy of comment has been the lacklustre display of the Irish team who won the European team championship at Western Gailes just a few weeks ago. They don't have last year's title-winner, Walker Cup man Rory McIlroy, in their ranks but one would have expected them to have at least one player in the top 20 after 36 holes.
Not so. Simon Ward is the best placed Irishman in joint 24th place on 145 with a 75 and a 70.
SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)
137 W Booth (Sco) 74 63, B Evans (Eng) 69 68, B Hebert (Fra) 68 69.
138 C Woods (Eng) 70 68, J Sjoholm (Swe) 69 69.
140 J Campillo (Spa) 72 68, J Blixt (Swe) 69 71.
141 J Gill (NZ) 73 68, J Moul (Eng) 721 69, B Etchart (Spa) 72 69.
142 F Fritsch (Ger) 67 75.
Other scores:
143 S Henry (Sco) 75 68, G Boyd (Eng) 72 71, D Whitnell (Eng) 74 69 (jt 12th).
144 D Willett (Eng) 73 71, L Matthews (Wal) 73 73 (jt 20th).
145 C Macaulay (Sco) 71 74, R Davies (Wal) 71 74, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 73, S Ward (Ire) 75 70 (jt 24th).
146 K McNicoll (Sco) 73 73, M Cryer (Eng) 73 73, R Kilpatrick (Ire) 74 72 (jt 36th).
148 S Benson (Eng) 71 77 (jt 53rd).
149 J Parry (Eng) 75 74 (jt 64th).
150 R Kellett (Sco) 76 74, S Grant (Ire) 75 75 (jt 76th).
155 K McAlpine (Sco) 76 79 (jt 122nd)
63) SHARES HALFWAY EUROPEAN LEAD
Wallace Booth rocketed into a share of the halfway lead in the European men's amateur individual championship with a brilliant course-record round of nine-under-par 63 on the second day at Sporting Berlin Golf Club.
Wallace had a 74 in the first round but he improved by 11 strokes with an eagle 3 at the 11th and birdies a tthe first, second, third, sixth, seventh, 12th and 14th in a bogey-free round.
That put the Comrie 22-year-old, who has spent the last four years playing the American circuit as a golf scholarship student at Augusta State University, into a triple tie for the lead with England's Ben Evans (69-68) and Benjamin Hebert (France) (68-69) on seven-under-par 137.
For the 24 holes since the 13th in the first round, Booth is a remarkable 11 under par.
Next best Scot is Scott Henry (Cardross) who came back to the tip-top form that has, in the main, eluded him this season. Henry improved from 75 on Wednesday to 68 today for one-under 143 and a share of 12th place.
Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) slipped back to joint 24th position on 145 with a 74.
Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) has had a pair of 73s for 146 and a share of 365th position.
Ross Kellett (Colville Park) is sharing 76th place after a second-round 74 for 150.
And spare a thought for Scottish stroke play champion Kevin McAlpine Alyth who was doing not too badly with two holes to play ... and then ran up two triple bogeys - a 6 at the short 17th and a 7 at the par-4 18th. That gave him a 79 for 155 and puts him way back in the field in joint 122nd place.
One side issue worthy of comment has been the lacklustre display of the Irish team who won the European team championship at Western Gailes just a few weeks ago. They don't have last year's title-winner, Walker Cup man Rory McIlroy, in their ranks but one would have expected them to have at least one player in the top 20 after 36 holes.
Not so. Simon Ward is the best placed Irishman in joint 24th place on 145 with a 75 and a 70.
SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)
137 W Booth (Sco) 74 63, B Evans (Eng) 69 68, B Hebert (Fra) 68 69.
138 C Woods (Eng) 70 68, J Sjoholm (Swe) 69 69.
140 J Campillo (Spa) 72 68, J Blixt (Swe) 69 71.
141 J Gill (NZ) 73 68, J Moul (Eng) 721 69, B Etchart (Spa) 72 69.
142 F Fritsch (Ger) 67 75.
Other scores:
143 S Henry (Sco) 75 68, G Boyd (Eng) 72 71, D Whitnell (Eng) 74 69 (jt 12th).
144 D Willett (Eng) 73 71, L Matthews (Wal) 73 73 (jt 20th).
145 C Macaulay (Sco) 71 74, R Davies (Wal) 71 74, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 73, S Ward (Ire) 75 70 (jt 24th).
146 K McNicoll (Sco) 73 73, M Cryer (Eng) 73 73, R Kilpatrick (Ire) 74 72 (jt 36th).
148 S Benson (Eng) 71 77 (jt 53rd).
149 J Parry (Eng) 75 74 (jt 64th).
150 R Kellett (Sco) 76 74, S Grant (Ire) 75 75 (jt 76th).
155 K McAlpine (Sco) 76 79 (jt 122nd)
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