Drummond, Quires share PGA Seniors' lead

By Paul Symes, European Seniors Tour Press Officer
Despite dropping four shots on his last two holes, Scotland’s Ross Drummond is still the joint leader at level par 144 in The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship alongside Spain’s Juan Quiros, who shot the lowest round of the day.
After some sumptuous stroke-play, Drummond, who started on the tenth, had looked to be establishing a healthy advantage, only to come unstuck with a triple bogey at the eighth hole and a bogey at the ninth.
But despite the blip, Drummond’s round of 73 means he still leads the way with Quiros on level par. The Scot said: “I didn’t put a foot wrong until the last two holes. Apart from those, I was three under for the round.
“It was just one bad tee shot at eight, which is a really tough hole. It was into the wind and I tried to hit a three wood, hooked it a little bit and ran out of fairway. It went into bushes and was unplayable so I took a drop, hacked it back on to the fairway, came up short, pitched on to the green and two putted. It was an easy seven!
“I then hit a good tee shot on nine, but pulled my approach to the left of green. I hit a lovely chip to the left of hole, but had a really fast downhill putt and just dribbled it. Overall I’m delighted with way I played, just disappointed with how I finished.”
In damp conditions underfoot at De Vere Slaley Hall, Quiros was one of only two men to break par with a battling round of 71.
The diminutive Spaniard admitted his round had been slightly fortuitous, saying: “I’m very happy. Every time I shoot under par I’m happy, especially today with the course playing so difficult. I think I played better yesterday than today, but this morning I was lucky on a few holes and holed a few good putts – that was the difference.
"Conditions are wet which means many holes are playing longer, so you have to be careful if you miss the fairway because you can end up losing your ball.”
The pair are three shots clear of a trio of players: England’s Nick Job, the only other man to break par; joint overnight leader Giuseppe Cali of Italy; and Ireland’s Denis O’Sullivan, who shot a 74.
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
144 R Drummond (Sco) 71 73, J Quiros (Esp) 73 71.
147 N Job (Eng) 76 71, G Cali (Ita) 71 76, D O'Sullivan (Ire) 73 74.
148 B McColl (Sco) 72 76, E Darcy (Irl) 74 74; B Longmuir (Sco) 72 76; G Brand Jnr (Sco) 73 75, C Rocca (Ita) 75 73, D Good (Aus) 74 74.
149 L Carbonetti (Arg) 73 76, G Brand (Eng) 72 77; D Hospital (Spa) 74 75, M Foster (Eng) 73 76; A Murray (Eng) 73 76, J Chillas (Sco) 75 74, B Cameron (Eng) 73 76.
150 T Johnstone (Zim) 75 75; K Tomori (Jpn) 74 76; C Mason (Eng) 77 73; T Allen (Eng) 75 75;
151 G Banister (Aus) 77 74; M Gray (Sco) 78 73; S Torrance (Sco) 76 75; S Ebihara (Jpn) 74 77; T Giedeon (Ger) 74 77; B Larratt (Eng) 78 73; J Rivero (Esp) 75 76;
152 I Palmer (RSA) 77 75; G Encina (Chi) 79 73; K Spurgeon (Eng) 77 75; P Harrison (Eng) 77 75; P Mitchell (Eng) 73 79; J Rhodes (Eng) 74 78;
153 M Bembridge (Eng) 73 80; D Merriman (Aus) 74 79; R Green (Eng) 75 78; M Poxon (Eng) 75 78; N Ratcliffe (Aus) 76 77; M Gallagher (Eng) 76 77;
154 J Cañizares (Esp) 76 78; A Franco (Par) 78 76; S Martin (Sco) 77 77; P Oakley (USA) 80 74; D Stirling (Eng) 76 78; D Cambridge (Jam) 73 81;
155 J Bland (RSA) 75 80; A Fernandez (Chi) 76 79; J Benda (USA) 77 78; B Lincoln (RSA) 74 81; I Woosnam (Wal) 79 76; H Carbonetti (Arg) 77 78; G Watine (Fra) 77 78;
156 D Russell (Eng) 80 76; S Ginn (Aus) 78 78; P Seal (Eng) 80 76; A Sowa (Arg) 80 76; P Hinton (Eng) 79 77; M Galway (Eng) 77 79; M Piñero (Esp) 79 77.
MISSED THE CUT
157 P Dugeny (Fra) 75 82.
158 M White (Sco) 79 79; B Heuchan (Can) 79 79; J Bruner (USA) 80 78; A Barrera (Arg) 75 83; J Hall (Eng) 78 80; M Morbey (Eng) 84 74;
159 R Masters (Eng) 81 78; J Heggarty (NIr) 77 82; G Townhill (Eng) 75 84; B Boyd (USA) 75 84; E Rodriguez (Esp) 82 77; V Garcia (Esp) 81 78;
160 G Harvey (Sco) 79 81; J Lower (Eng) 79 81;
161 S Owen (Nzl) 83 78; G Krause (Eng) 81 80; P Brostedt (Swe) 79 82; I Mosey (Eng) 79 82; F Hill (Eng) 77 84; E Polland (Nir) 82 79; B Smit (RSA) 78 83; E Alessandrini (Ita) 78 83; S Harrison (Eng) 82 79;
162 M Briggs (Eng) 81 81; T Rastall (Eng) 81 81; T Gale (Aus) 85 77; T Price (Wal) 81 81;
163 M Kierstenson (Eng) 85 78; T Horton (Eng) 79 84; G Burroughs (Eng) 82 81; R Mann (Eng) 84 79; J Hoskison (Eng) 81 82;
164 J Lapsley (Nzl) 82 82; G Levenson (RSA) 81 83; R Webster (Sco) 82 82; S Rooke (Eng) 86 78;
165 K Jones (Wal) 83 82.
166 M Patchett (Eng) 82 84.
167 K Stevely (Sco) 84 83, D Russell (Eng) 78 89; S Rolley (Eng) 83 84; K Phillips (Sco) 86 81; S Graham (Eng) 80 87, G Tickell (Wal) 82 85;
168 T Charnley (Eng) 83 85, P O'Boyle (Irl) 92 76; M McLean (Eng) 87 81;
169 M Steadman (Eng) 83 86, G Gray (Sco) 86 83;
170 A Garrido (Esp) 87 83, P Laugher (Eng) 83 87;
172 R Johnson (Eng) 88 84, A Bownes (Eng) 85 87; J Mashego (RSA) 86 86;
173 P Kerr (Sco) 85 88.
175 P Barlow (Eng) 88 87.
Disqualified - R Waugh Eng) 85 -.
Retired - M Miller (Sco) 81 -.