Eric Ramsay and Scott Jamieson

share lead in Polish heatwave

From Challenge Tour Press Officer Paul Symes
Carnoustie's Eric Ramsey made it a Scottish 1-2 at the top of the leaderboard when he joined his compatriot Scott Jamieson from Glasgow on 11 under par on the second day of the DHL Wroclaw Open.
Ramsay was unable to recreate the fireworks he produced in his opening day 61, but a two under par round of 68 was enough to tie with Jamieson, whose stunning 62 was the lowest of the second day by two shots.
On another day of high temperatures and low scoring at Toya Golf and Country Club in Wroclaw, Poland’s third largest city, in-form Frenchman Julien Guerrier carded a round of 64 to move to ten under par, one shot clear of England’s Ally Mellor in fourth place.
But it is the Scottish duo they all have to catch at the second edition of the €140,000 event.
Ramsay, who posted three birdies and a solitary bogey, said: “Obviously I didn’t play nearly as well as I did on the first day but I’m still pretty pleased, because it was quite windy out there at times.

"I was just looking at anything under par today to be honest, and I managed that so I’m not too upset. It was important to try to stay patient and not get frustrated out there, because obviously I’m trying to do the same things I did yesterday, but it’s not always possible.

"I didn’t find as many fairways and the pins were also a bit trickier in fairness, so I couldn’t be as aggressive. I had a few decent chances on my back nine, but the putts didn’t drop today – that’s just the way it goes sometimes.
“I haven’t been in this position going into the last two days for quite a while now, so I’m not sure how I’ll react. But I’m feeling confident, and it helps that I’m playing with Scott, who I know very well from my amateur days. He’s a good lad, and it should help us both stay relaxed. It’s just good to see two Scottish names up at the top of the leaderboard.”
Jamieson’s flawless round of 62 was comfortably his lowest round in a professional tournament. The 25 year old former US college circuit player, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, currently leading the EuroPro Tour’s Order of Merit after two victories this season, made the most of his sponsor’s invitation to notch eight birdies.
Jamieson, who finished in a tie for sixth place in the Scottish Hydro Challenge at the start of the month, has now set his sights on moving into the top 100 in the Challenge Tour Rankings, which would earn him a place in the field for next month’s lucrative Kazakhstan Open.
He said: “I’m really pleased, because it’s an important week for me. I’m currently 103rd in the Rankings, so I need to move up three places to get into Kazakhstan, which is obviously a massive tournament in terms of the prize money on offer. I’ve virtually guaranteed myself a top five finish in the EuroPro Order of Merit which would get me a Challenge Tour card for next year, so whatever I achieve from now until the end of the season will be a bonus.”
Guerrier, who finished runner-up in Finland and third in Switzerland in his last two tournaments, moved to ten under par courtesy of six birdies, two more than Mellor, who is one shot back on nine under par.
Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who pipped Guerrier to the SK Golf Challenge title earlier in the month, and the English duo of Andrew Butterfield and Richard McEvoy, currently second and fifth in the Rankings respectively, are on eight under par.

SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 140 (2x70)
129 E Ramsay (Sco) 61 68, S Jamieson (Sco) 67 62,
130 J Guerrier (Fra) 66 64,
131 A Mellor (Eng) 65 66,
132 N Colsaerts (Bel) 68 64, R McEvoy (Eng) 66 66, A Butterfield (Eng) 66 66,
133 J Larsen (Nor) 67 66, N Smith (USA) 68 65, L Gagli (Ita) 67 66, J Olesen (Den) 69 64,
134 R Karlberg (Swe) 65 69, M Wiegele (Aut) 68 66, A Bossert (Sui) 69 65, S Saavedra (Arg) 64 70, V Riu (Fra) 67 67, C Gane (Eng) 67 67,
135 M Korhonen (Fin) 68 67, S Henry (Sco) 69 66, K Sullivan (Wal) 66 69, J Parry (Eng) 67 68, N Meitinger (Ger) 67 68, S Tiley (Eng) 66 69, F Fritsch (Ger) 68 67, R Santos (Por) 66 69, G Shaw (Nir) 68 67,
136 B Taylor (Eng) 67 69, C Günther (Ger) 68 68, M Reale (Ita) 66 70, D Griffiths (Eng) 71 65, C Russo (Fra) 68 68, J Arruti (Esp) 66 70, A McArthur (Sco) 68 68, G Boyd (Eng) 66 70, C Moriarty (Irl) 69 67, D Wardrop (Eng) 69 67, M Mills (Eng) 67 69, T Whitehouse (Eng) 70 66,
137 C Smith (Wal) 69 68, G Davies (Eng) 67 70, L De Jager (RSA) 69 68, J Theunis (Bel) 70 67, A Bernadet (Fra) 69 68, J Quesne (Fra) 67 70, B Mason (Eng) 70 67,
138 D Marmion (Eng) 72 66, P Purhonen (Fin) 68 70, S Surry (Eng) 66 72, B Parker (Eng) 72 66, G Houston (Wal) 70 68, R Steele (Eng) 69 69, C Aguilar (Esp) 66 72, M Laskey (Wal) 71 67,
139 P Kaensche (Nor) 70 69, C Brazillier (Fra) 71 68, A Gee (Eng) 71 68, J Little (Eng) 68 71, R Davies (Wal) 69 70, O Floren (Swe) 71 68, A Grenier (Fra) 68 71, A Högberg (Swe) 69 70, D Ulrich (Sui) 69 70, S Jeppesen (Swe) 73 66, A Hansen (Den) 70 69, J Elson (Eng) 71 68, A Bruschi (Ita) 71 68, A Kaleka (Fra) 70 69, G Woodman (Eng) 74 65, P Del Grosso (Arg) 66 73,
140 C Suneson (Esp) 68 72, P Gustafsson (Swe) 69 71, R Steiner (Aut) 71 69, D Froreich (Ger) 72 68, R De Sousa (Sui) 71 69, J Heath (Eng) 71 69, M Kramer (Ger) 71 69, D Nouailhac (Fra) 67 73, R Kokocinski (am) (Swe) 71 69,
MISSED THE CUT
141 R Treis (Ger) 69 72, P Bronson (USA) 68 73, N Stivala (Aus) 72 69, M Haastrup (Den) 66 75, N Vanhootegem (Bel) 68 73, R Saxton (Ned) 71 70, P O'Keeffe (Irl) 72 69, A Ahokas (Fin) 69 72, T Cruz (Por) 72 69, G Molteni (Ita) 71 70, L Tintera (Cze) 68 73, N Lemke (Swe) 73 68,
142 G Murray (Sco) 71 71, L Bond (Wal) 69 73, F Praegant (Aut) 72 70, A Snobeck (Fra) 68 74, D Denison (Eng) 70 72, S Robinson (Eng) 69 73, F Calmels (Fra) 74 68, D Küpper (Ger) 70 72, S Thornton (Irl) 70 72, P Whiteford (Sco) 72 70, L Westerberg (Swe) 73 69,
143 B Miarka (Ger) 70 73, A Willey (Eng) 69 74, M Zions (Aus) 73 70, C Carranza (Arg) 76 67,
144 A Mörk (Fra) 73 71, N Fox (Irl) 70 74, F Colombo (Ita) 74 70, I Giner (Esp) 74 70, M Quiros (Esp) 70 74, R Harris (Eng) 68 76, T Weiss (Sui) 72 72, B Evans (Eng) 70 74, O Suhr (Den) 71 73,
145 K Jorgensen (Den) 69 76, S Juul (Den) 68 77, J Grillon (Fra) 71 74, J Wahlqvist (Swe) 71 74, L Moolman (RSA) 71 74, E Ravn (Den) 74 71, M Monguzzi (Arg) 74 71, T Dykes (Wal) 72 73,
146 M Bothma (RSA) 69 77, T Pulsakowski (am) (Pol) 73 73, A Kleszcz (am) (Pol) 74 72, M Kasprowicz (am) (Pol) 73 73,
147 T Laitto (Fin) 76 71, B Hebert (Fra) 71 76, P Richardson (Eng) 73 74, M Saluda (Pol) 71 76,
148 L James (Eng) 74 74, J Sköld (Swe) 75 73, A Meronk (am) (Pol) 72 76,
149 M Flindt (Den) 75 74, M Pilkington (Wal) 76 73,
150 M Stelmasiak (Pol) 74 76, L Saltman (Sco) 76 74,
151 J Ruth (Eng) 78 73, B Wuttke (Ger) 78 73, M Gradecki (am) (Pol) 74 77, G Zielinski (am) (Pol) 74 77,
152 J Zapata (Arg) 73 79, M Bednarczyk (Pol) 71 81, P Ragankiewicz (am) (Pol) 76 76,
156 J Person (Pol) 76 80,
158 P Pusset (Fra) 78 80,
162 R Hughes (Wal) 79 83,
171 J Lubieniecki (Pol) 88 83,
174 D Heith (Pol) 90 84,
Retired: P McLoughlin (Irl) 82 ret.