Richie Ramsay slips back with a 76 - but makes the cut

Steve Webster's birdie hat-

trick gives him lead

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England’s Steve Webster birdied the last three holes on the way to a three-under-par 69 and the second round lead on 138 at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open today.
Webster, 34, took a one-stroke lead over compatriot Simon Dyson and Welshman Jamie Donaldson who both shot matching 71s alongside Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl who improved with a 66 at the New Kuta Golf Resort.
Que, who had remained on top of the pack upon the completion of the first round early today morning, slipped down to a tie for fifth spot after a 76 in the second round. He was joined by India’s Gaurav Ghei who nailed a 68 and Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee who shot a 69. England’s Simon Griffith posted his second straight 70 while Korea’s Ted Oh recorded a 67 and was among those also in joint fifth place in the Asian Tour and European Tour sanctioned event.
With a two-day total of six-under-par 138, Webster was pleased with his second straight 69 today.
“It’s pretty tough out there to be honest, particularly when the wind gets up. I think it got up to 30mph in some parts on the coastal holes. You’ve definitely got to be patient, because there aren’t that many birdie opportunities out there,” said Webster, who was even par after nine holes before nailing four birdies against a lone bogey on the back nine.
“You can’t afford to get carried away or take liberties with the course, because it’ll punish you. But I’m enjoying it so far, and I’m looking forward to the weekend. If the weather holds up like this, it’ll be nice,” added Webster, who turned professional in 1995.
Having returned early morning to complete the final hole of the opening round, Dyson, with four wins on the Asian Tour, was pleased to hold his game in the second round firing a 71 today.
“I was pretty tired but I played really nicely. The first few holes this morning were really tough, I don’t think I’ve played five tougher holes all season. I really enjoy playing here. I enjoy anywhere I play really, but it just seems to happen that I play well here. I can’t put my finger on why,” said Dyson, who was the 2006 winner.
After firing a blistering 64 on Thursday, Que dropped to joint fifth spot after a 76 today.
“It was my putting which was the difference today. I only made two birdies. I hit it close but I just couldn’t put it in the hole. I’m not that disappointed except for the two holes (third and 18th) which I three putted. Good thing I shot an eight under yesterday. I’m still in contention. We’ll see tomorrow and hopefully it would be better for me,” said Que, who was the 2008 Philippine Open winner.
India’s Ghei gained momentum in the second round when he recorded a strong 68 that included five birdies against a lone dropped shot.
“I had played the practice round with Shiv (Kapur) and Daniel (Chopra) and I was hitting it bad. So I spent some time on the driving range. I entered the week without any expectations.
“But I’ve been hitting it much better now and I’ve been making the putts too. Maybe it helps that I enter the event without setting any expectation on myself,” said Ghei, who won three titles on the Asian Tour.
Local hero Rory Hie kept his title hopes alive when he shot an even-par round to lie in joint 20th place and four strokes off the pace.
“I am relieved as I achieved my first step which is to make the cut. I will try my best and hope to be up there in the weekend,” said Hie, who is Indonesia’s number one ranked golfer.
Defending champion Felipe Aguilar missed the mark after a 75 today. A total of 69 players made the weekend rounds.
SCOTSWATCH: Richie Ramsay's "one bad round" per tournament popped out of the box on the second day - a four-over-par 76 after that very good opening round of 68. That's the bad news. The good news is the Aberdonian made the cut, so there is still time for him to get back on track and finish with two good rounds and earn a decent cheque.
Former PGA champion Scott Drummond is the surprise leader of the Scots, adding a 69 to a 71 to be in joint fifth place on 140.
Andrew Coltart, 73 and 71, is on the same level par 144 mark as Ramsay.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
138 Steve Webster 69 69
139 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 73 66, Jamie Donaldson 68 71, Simon Dyson 68 71
140 Gaurav Ghei (Ind) 72 68, Scott Drummond 71 69, Simon Griffiths 70 70, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 71 69, Angelo Que (Phi) 64 76, Ted Oh (Kor) 73 67, Miles Tunnicliff 69 71, Ross McGowan 69 71
141 Anthony Kang (USA) 70 71, Antonio Lascuna (Phi) 68 73, Wei Chih Lu (Tha) 71 70, Chinarat Phadungsil (Tha) 70 71, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 71, Digvijay Singh (Ind) 69 72, Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor) 73 68
142 Bryan Saltus (USA) 70 72, Darren Beck (Aus) 71 71, Rhys Davies 69 73, Chawalit Plaphol (Tha) 71 71, Jason Knutzon (USA) 72 70, Gary Murphy 70 72, Tony Carolan (Aus) 68 74, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 73, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 70 72, Gavin Flint (Aus) 70 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 69 73, Rory Hie (Ina) 70 72
143 Richard Bland 72 71, Frankie Minoza (Phi) 74 69, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 71 72, Andrew Dodt (Aus) 68 75, Lian-Wei Zhang (Chn) 69 74, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 70 73, Seve Benson 70 73, Gary Lockerbie 71 72, Brett Rumford (Aus) 70 73, Taco Remkes (Ned) 70 73, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 71 72, Sam Little 73 70, Mark Foster 72 71, James Kamte (Rsa) 72 71
144 Richie Ramsay 68 76, Zaw Moe (Kor) 73 71, Andrew Coltart 73 71, Scott Strange (Aus) 73 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 76 68, Danny Willett 70 74, Simon Khan 68 76, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 73 71, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 70, Michael Hoey 71 73
145 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 71 74, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 76, Neven Basic (Aus) 75 70, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 74 71, John Bickerton 71 74, Oliver Fisher 71 74, Mardan Mamat (Sin) 74 71, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 74, Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 71 74, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 74 71, Markus Brier (Aut) 71 74, Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 74 71, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 74 71, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 72 73
MISSED THE CUT
146 Somkiat Sri-sanga (Tha) 73 73, Steven O'Hara 73 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 74 72, Prom Meesawat (Tha) 74 72, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 74, Richard Finch 69 77, Sang-moon Bae (Kor) 74 72, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 70 76, Pablo Martin (Spa) 76 70
147 Sam Walker 74 73, Scott Hend (Aus) 74 73, Marcus Both (Aus) 72 75, Chris Rodgers 72 75, Mark Brown (USA) 72 75
148 Benn Barham 73 75, Unho Park (Aus) 75 73, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 76 72, Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 75 73, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 70 78
149 Chris Wood 78 71, Anton Haig (Rsa) 73 76, Nick Dougherty 72 77, Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 75 74, Ben Leong (Mal) 77 72, A Sarmili (Ina) 74 75, Paul Broadhurst 75 74, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 74 75, Wil Besseling (Ned) 73 76, Kodai Ichihara (Jpn) 72 77, Phillip Archer 75 74, Dinesh Chand (Fij) 75 74, Joong Kyung Mo (Kor) 73 76
150 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 75 75, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 77 73, Mitchell Brown (Aus) 72 78, Phillip Price 72 78, Sung Lee (Kor) 74 76, Simon Wakefield 77 73, Robert Rock 78 72, Keith Horne (Rsa) 76 74, David Bransdon (Aus) 77 73, Guido Van Der Valk (Ned) 76 74, Adam Blyth (Aus) 73 77
151 Thammanoon Srirot (Tha) 75 76, Marciano Pucay (Phi) 76 75, A Ilyassyak (Ina) 76 75, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 70 81, Anthony Snobeck (Fra) 77 74, Graeme Storm 75 76, Kane Webber (USA) 75 76
152 Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 75 77, Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 72 80, Danny Chia (Mal) 77 75, Wen Teh Lu (Tpe) 74 78
153 Scott Barr (Aus) 74 79, Iain Steel (Mal) 74 79, Junaidi Ibrahim (Ina) 79 74
154 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 78 76, Taichiro Kiyota (Jpn) 76 78, Andik Mauluddin (Ina) 73 81
155 Gary Clark 76 79, Airil Rizman (Mal) 81 74
157 Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 82 75, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 73 84
158 Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 79 79
160 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 79 81
161 A Harjito (Ina) 78 83
163 Ian Andrew (Ina) 88 75
164 Hari Budianto (Ina) 80 84
165 Maman Suherman (Ind) 84 81
167 A Agusnam (Ina) 84 83
169 Fahmi Reza (Ina) 83 86
170 Ujang Zarem (Ina) 86 84