Happiness is a Buggy Ride for Ian Woosnam

By DENNIS SHAW
Press Officer, PGAs of Europe
Antalya, Turkey, Saturday
Ian Woosnam fired a one-under-par 70 here today to add to his first round 71 as fellow Welshman Simon Edwards retained the lead on eleven under par 131 in the Beko Classic 54-hole international pro-am …but the 2006 European Ryder Cup captain professed himself satisfied to be simply out on the course again playing the game ‘with a card in my hand’.
Although for the former US Masters champion and World No 1 it was like being back to his professional roots in playing pro-am golf with a range of handicap players, his pleasure was obvious, despite the fact that the 18 holes had to be negotiated with the help of a buggy ride.
In the slow process of recovery from the chronic fatigue syndrome that has affected his game for a considerable time he admitted to being able to use this tournament as a means of attempting to get back to full fitness in order to fulfil his ultimate aim of playing on the European Seniors Tour.
“At present I would be unable to walk the full course,” he added.
In another day of fine scoring on what, in the UK would be regarded as a perfect summer’s day, two English pros, Jon Bevan and John Kennedy, both matched Simon Edwards’ first round six-under-par 65 to join the leading bunch and set up the possibility of an exciting third and final round of jostling for a major share of the $US 85,000 prize fund.
Bevan’s excellent round took him into second d place only two behind Edwards
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Warm & sunny, calm, ideal conditions
Par 142 (2 x 71)
Players from England unless stated.
131 Simon Edwards (Wales) 65 66.
133 Jon Bevan 68 65.
135 Liam Bond (Wales) 67 68, John Harrison 69 66.
136 Erol Simsek (Germany) 69 67, Paul Simpson 68 68.
137 Darren Lang 67 70, Zeke Martinez (Italy) 68 69.
138 John Kennedy 73 65, D J Russell 70 68, Ulas Karatas (Turkey) 68 70.
139 Paul Way 68 71, Paul Carman 69 70, David Shacklady 70 69, Duncan Muscroft (Italy) 71 68, Marcus Westerberg (Sweden) 70 69, Senol Bay (Turkey) 71 68.
140 Peter Allan 71 69, Steve Bottomley 72 68.
141 Ian Woosnam (Wales) 71 70, Simon Brown (Germany) 70 71.
142 Richard Muscroft (Germany ) 73 69.
143 Peter Scott 71 72.
144 Andy McNabola (Turkey) 70 74, Neal Briggs 72 72, Philip Harrison 75 69.
152 Michael Jones (Cyprus) 80 72.
155 John Dent (Turkey) 79 76.
156 Richard Furby 75 81, Steve Richardson 80 76.
157 David Kearney (Ireland) 78 79.
160 Adnan Salmanli (Turkey) 85 75.
Retired hurt: David Clare (Turkey)

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