IRISHMEN MAYBIN AND HOEY CAUGHT
BY ITALIAN PAIR IN CUP QUALIFIER

A best-of-the-day two-under par foursomes round of 69 allowed Italy’s Edoardo and Francesco Molinari to catch Ireland at the top of The Omega Mission Hills World Cup Aruba Qualifier today.
The Irish duo of Gareth Maybin and Michael Hoey followed their brilliant 62 of the opening round with a 73 that erased their three-stroke overnight lead and established the halfway co-lead at seven-under par 135.
The surprising Guatemalans, Alejandro Villavicencio and Pablo Acuña,were on pace to claim the solo first, but suffered an upsetting finish of bogey at 17 and a double-bogey at 18 for a 72. Now they share the third spot along with Puerto Rico and Paraguay, two strokes behind the co-leaders.
Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo Morales and Miguel Suárez made the top three by carding a 70, joining Italy as the only teams shooting under par on another windy day at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & CC.
Meanwhile, Paraguay relayed on Carlos Franco’s experience to card a 71 that included a 48yd holed sand wedge for eagle at the par-four No 5.
Tomorrow the third round will be played under the format of better-ball, with the teams returning to today’s foursomes format for Sunday’s final round.
The Omega Mission Hills World Cup Aruba Qualifier 2007 awards five berths for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, to be played in China, November 22-25.
The qualifying event is conducted by the Tour de las Americas on behalf of the International Federation of PGA Tours.