Bookless in joint 12th place at halfway

in Chiberta Grand Prix at Biarritz

Scottish boys' stroke-play champion Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) had a second-round 73, six shots worse than his opening effort, for a halfway total of one-under-par 139 in the Chiberta Grand Prix golf tournament at Biarritz in Southwest France today.
Bookless is sharing 17th place, seven shots behind the French leader Romain Schneider who had a brilliant nine-under-par round of 61 to take the lead on eight-under-par 132.
Greg Paterson (St Andrews) repeated his par 70 for a 36-hole tally of 140 and joint 22nd place.
Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) also had a 70, an improvement of two shots, for 142 and a share of 33rd place.
All three Scots were among the 71 players with totals of 147 who survived the halfway cut.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 140 (2x70)
Players from France unless stated
132 Romain Schneider 71 61.
133 Ambroise Fourquet 66 67.
135 Antoine Schwartx 66 69.
Selected scores:
138 Liam O'Neil (Eng) 69 69 (jt 12th).
139 Mark Bookless (Sco) 66 73 (jt 17th).
140 Greg Paterson (Sco) 70 70 (jt 22nd).
141 Billy Hemstock (Eng) 68 73 9jt 28th).
142 Kris Nicol (Sco) 72 70 (jt 33rd).
144 Adam Keogh (Eng) 70 74 (jt 47th).