Scot Bain drops down to 10th place in Thailand
Triple tie for lead in Asian Tour
Final Qualifying School
Rayong, January 14: England’s John Parry, South African George Coetzee and Australia’s Jason Norris took charge in the second round at the Final Stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School presented by Sports Authority of Thailand today.
Parry, who is playing in his first ever Qualifying School in Asia, improved with a four-under-par 68 at Rayong Green Valley Country Club while Coetzee and Norris recorded a 70 and 68 respectively for matching total of 140s.
Korea’s Kang Min-woong rose to a tie for fourth spot after a solid 68 at the Rayong Green Valley Country Club and was tied alongside Japan’s Daisuke Maruyama and Korea’s Son Joon-eob who recorded similar 69s for a 141 total.
First round leader Ross Bain of Scotland slipped to a tie for 19th place after a 76 today. A total of 12 players had previously returned to complete their opening rounds early today morning. After a 45 minute delay due to a bush fire on Tuesday, the first round was later suspended due to darkness and resumed play at 7am today morning.
Battling the windy conditions in the second round, Parry stood firm firing a strong 68.
“I played better than the first day with a bit more control to my game. I thought of giving it a shot on the Asian Tour and I’m enjoying it so far this week.
“I hope to finish in the top-40, the higher the better. I am not thinking how the others are performing but just focus on my own game,” said the 22-year-old Parry, who was the World Amateur number seven in 2007.
South Africa’s Coetzee and Australia’s Norris were equally pleased with their rounds of 70 and 68 respectively as they rose to the top of the field alongside Parry.
“It’s been good for me. I’m happy with where I am at the moment and I’m looking forward to the remaining rounds,” said Coetzee, who won three professional titles on the local circuit coupled with six amateur wins.
With an eagle, four birdies against two bogeys, Min-woong, 29, is enjoying the ride in his third attempt at the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School.
“I am very happy with my performance in the last two days. I was unable to make the top-40 mark in my first two attempts but hopefully this week will be different. I’m striking it well and steady on the greens so it’s shaping up to be a good week,” said Min-woong, with two amateur wins on the home circuit.
After a 69 at St Andrews 2000, Korea’s Kang Sung-hoon rose up to joint seventh spot for a 142 total.
“I had some chances on the back nine and I did quite good under the windy and tough conditions today. I would like to have an Asian Tour card and I think this is the best place to be right now. The experience is important for me.
“I am pleased with my performance and I hope to continue my momentum and hopefully finish strongly this week,” said Sung-hoon.
Local favourite Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who is a two-time World Junior Champion, nailed an eagle, four birdies against three bogeys and a double bogey for a 72 at St Andrews 2000.
“I would love to join the Asian Tour as I have many friends on board and I heard that it’s a great place to test my skills against some of the region’s best. I’m heading in the right direction and I hope to keep it steady,” said Kiradech, who won the South East Asian Games individual and team gold medals in 2007.
Indonesia’s number one golfer Rory Hie, 20, endured a challenging week when he posted a 74 for a 150 total to lie in joint 93rd place.
“It’s been tough. I wasn’t hitting the ball well yesterday but today it was slightly better. I hope things will turnaround for me tomorrow,” said Hie, with one amateur win in United States.
A total of 120 players made the cut today with 36-hole totals of 152 or better. They will now battle to make it into the top-80 and ties in the fourth round on Friday. Only the top-40 and ties from the fifth and final round on Saturday will gain playing rights for the 2009 season.
SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)
140 John Parry (Eng) 72 68, George Coetzee (SAf) 70 70, Jason Norris (Aus) 72 69.
141 Daisuke Maruyama (Jap) 72 69, Son Joon-Eob (SKo) 72 69.
Selected scores:
142 Matthew Griffin (Aus) 70 72 (jt 7th).
143 Ally Mellor (Eng) 70 73 (jt 14th).
144 Mitch Tasker (Aus) 70 74, Chris Roake (Eng) 70 74, Tim Stewart (Aus) 74 70, Michael Light (Aus) 70 74, Ross Bain (Sco) 68 76 (jt 19th).
145 Mark Mouland (Wal) 73 72, Paul Grannell (Eng) 73 72 (jt 26th).
147 Steven Tiley (Eng) 73 74 (jt 50th).
148 Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 71, Steve Parry (Eng) 76 72 (jt 66th).
149 Andrew Marshall (Eng) 74 75 , Yasin Ali (Eng) 70 79 (jt 80th).
MISSED THE CUT
152 Matthew King (Eng) 71 81.
155 James Hepworth (Eng) 77 78.
+All the scores are available on:
: http://www.asiantour.com/
Final Qualifying School
Rayong, January 14: England’s John Parry, South African George Coetzee and Australia’s Jason Norris took charge in the second round at the Final Stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School presented by Sports Authority of Thailand today.
Parry, who is playing in his first ever Qualifying School in Asia, improved with a four-under-par 68 at Rayong Green Valley Country Club while Coetzee and Norris recorded a 70 and 68 respectively for matching total of 140s.
Korea’s Kang Min-woong rose to a tie for fourth spot after a solid 68 at the Rayong Green Valley Country Club and was tied alongside Japan’s Daisuke Maruyama and Korea’s Son Joon-eob who recorded similar 69s for a 141 total.
First round leader Ross Bain of Scotland slipped to a tie for 19th place after a 76 today. A total of 12 players had previously returned to complete their opening rounds early today morning. After a 45 minute delay due to a bush fire on Tuesday, the first round was later suspended due to darkness and resumed play at 7am today morning.
Battling the windy conditions in the second round, Parry stood firm firing a strong 68.
“I played better than the first day with a bit more control to my game. I thought of giving it a shot on the Asian Tour and I’m enjoying it so far this week.
“I hope to finish in the top-40, the higher the better. I am not thinking how the others are performing but just focus on my own game,” said the 22-year-old Parry, who was the World Amateur number seven in 2007.
South Africa’s Coetzee and Australia’s Norris were equally pleased with their rounds of 70 and 68 respectively as they rose to the top of the field alongside Parry.
“It’s been good for me. I’m happy with where I am at the moment and I’m looking forward to the remaining rounds,” said Coetzee, who won three professional titles on the local circuit coupled with six amateur wins.
With an eagle, four birdies against two bogeys, Min-woong, 29, is enjoying the ride in his third attempt at the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School.
“I am very happy with my performance in the last two days. I was unable to make the top-40 mark in my first two attempts but hopefully this week will be different. I’m striking it well and steady on the greens so it’s shaping up to be a good week,” said Min-woong, with two amateur wins on the home circuit.
After a 69 at St Andrews 2000, Korea’s Kang Sung-hoon rose up to joint seventh spot for a 142 total.
“I had some chances on the back nine and I did quite good under the windy and tough conditions today. I would like to have an Asian Tour card and I think this is the best place to be right now. The experience is important for me.
“I am pleased with my performance and I hope to continue my momentum and hopefully finish strongly this week,” said Sung-hoon.
Local favourite Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who is a two-time World Junior Champion, nailed an eagle, four birdies against three bogeys and a double bogey for a 72 at St Andrews 2000.
“I would love to join the Asian Tour as I have many friends on board and I heard that it’s a great place to test my skills against some of the region’s best. I’m heading in the right direction and I hope to keep it steady,” said Kiradech, who won the South East Asian Games individual and team gold medals in 2007.
Indonesia’s number one golfer Rory Hie, 20, endured a challenging week when he posted a 74 for a 150 total to lie in joint 93rd place.
“It’s been tough. I wasn’t hitting the ball well yesterday but today it was slightly better. I hope things will turnaround for me tomorrow,” said Hie, with one amateur win in United States.
A total of 120 players made the cut today with 36-hole totals of 152 or better. They will now battle to make it into the top-80 and ties in the fourth round on Friday. Only the top-40 and ties from the fifth and final round on Saturday will gain playing rights for the 2009 season.
SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)
140 John Parry (Eng) 72 68, George Coetzee (SAf) 70 70, Jason Norris (Aus) 72 69.
141 Daisuke Maruyama (Jap) 72 69, Son Joon-Eob (SKo) 72 69.
Selected scores:
142 Matthew Griffin (Aus) 70 72 (jt 7th).
143 Ally Mellor (Eng) 70 73 (jt 14th).
144 Mitch Tasker (Aus) 70 74, Chris Roake (Eng) 70 74, Tim Stewart (Aus) 74 70, Michael Light (Aus) 70 74, Ross Bain (Sco) 68 76 (jt 19th).
145 Mark Mouland (Wal) 73 72, Paul Grannell (Eng) 73 72 (jt 26th).
147 Steven Tiley (Eng) 73 74 (jt 50th).
148 Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 71, Steve Parry (Eng) 76 72 (jt 66th).
149 Andrew Marshall (Eng) 74 75 , Yasin Ali (Eng) 70 79 (jt 80th).
MISSED THE CUT
152 Matthew King (Eng) 71 81.
155 James Hepworth (Eng) 77 78.
+All the scores are available on:
: http://www.asiantour.com/
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