PGA EuroPro Tour event at Formby Hall, Lancashire
Dykes is no stonewall certainty to hold
off Elliot Saltman over final round
By ANTHONY LEAVER
Tim Dykes holds a one-shot advantage over Elliot Saltman at six under par ahead of Friday’s final round of the Formby Hall Classic at the Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa near Liverpool, the tenth event on the 2009 PGA EuroPro Tour.
Challenge Tour regular Dykes (Wrexham GC) was five under par going into the second round and went out in the final three-ball of the day. Initially it looked the 29 year-old would not capitalise on Saltman’s off day, starting on the back nine and moving to six under after his first hole but recording four bogeys and just one further birdie to drop to three under par at the turn. Birdies at the second and third holes saw him restore parity and he edged one stroke clear of Saltman with a birdie at the last to shoot 71.
Saltman (Aegon) was seven under par going into the second round after setting a new course record in Wednesday’s opening round, but he got off to a tough start early in the morning on the back nine with a bogey at the tenth – his first. A second bogey at the 15th saw him go out two over for the day and that soon became three over with a third bogey at the first hole.
The 27 year-old remained three over until the seventh where he recorded his only birdie of the day and finished with a 74 to drop to five under for the tournament – still in good shape to improve on his fourth place standing on the Order of Merit.
Adam Frayne (St Mellion) is two shots off the lead after recording his second round of 70. Frayne traded three birdies for three bogeys in his first 13 holes starting on the back nine, but an eagle at the par-four fifth means he is nicely poised at four under par.
Daniel Wardrop (Didsbury GC) recorded the round of the day to move into contention on the final day at three under. Beginning the day at two over par, Wardrop was back to level by the fifth hole and moved to three under at the 12th.
The Manchester man dropped his only shot of the day at 15 but a birdie at the last saw him record a fine five under par 67. Wardrop is joined in fourth spot by Scott Henry (Cardross GC) who recorded four birdies and four bogeys in a level par round to remain three under after an opening round of 69.
Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) and Michiel Bothma (South Africa) carded rounds of 69 and 70 respectively to move to two under for the tournament, joining Ricky Lee (Tyneside GC) in sixth place after he recorded a level par second round.
Elliot has been joined in Liverpool by younger brothers Lloyd and Zack (both Aegon) and Lloyd blitzed the front nine with an eagle and three birdies after going through the back nine first at one over to card a four under par round of 68 and move to one under – one of ten players five shots off the lead. Zack was left to rue a double bogey at the first as he missed the cut by one shot at four over par.
Order of Merit leader Scott Jamieson recorded another level par round, but second place man in the money list Daniel Brooks (Mill Hill) will not be in action in the final round after missing the cut. Third placed Jack Doherty (North Gailes) is one under par, while fifth placed Graeme Clark (Doncaster GC) also misses out.
Fifty players will tee off in tomorrow’s final round of the Formby Hall Classic at the Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Liverpool, which begins at 8am. Dykes and Saltman begin at 12.10pm.
Live scoring of what promises to be an exciting conclusion to the tournament is available at http://www.europrotour.com/ via the Score Updates link on the homepage, where you can view the full Leaderboard.
SCOTS ON SCOREBOARD
Elliot Saltman 65, 74 -5
Scott Henry 69, 72 -3
Lee Harper 73, 69 -2
Mark Kerr 69, 74 -1
Jack Doherty 72, 71 -1
Lloyd Saltman 75, 68 -1
Scott Jamieson 72, 72 Lvl
Shaun McAllister 70, 74 Lvl
Andrew Oldcorn 68, 78 +2
John Gallagher 74, 73 +3
Lorne Kelly 73, 75 +4
Zack Saltman 75, 73 +4
Steven Mackie 78, 71 +5
Duncan Stewart 77, 73 +6
Chris Kelly 75, 76 +7
Christopher Campbell 77, 77 +10
Barry Hume 81, 74 +11
Steven Hume 81, 74 +11
Paul Doherty 78, 78 +12
Graham Brown 78, 79 +13
Scott Herald 78, 80 +14
Stuart Burns 82, 80 +18
off Elliot Saltman over final round
By ANTHONY LEAVER
Tim Dykes holds a one-shot advantage over Elliot Saltman at six under par ahead of Friday’s final round of the Formby Hall Classic at the Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa near Liverpool, the tenth event on the 2009 PGA EuroPro Tour.
Challenge Tour regular Dykes (Wrexham GC) was five under par going into the second round and went out in the final three-ball of the day. Initially it looked the 29 year-old would not capitalise on Saltman’s off day, starting on the back nine and moving to six under after his first hole but recording four bogeys and just one further birdie to drop to three under par at the turn. Birdies at the second and third holes saw him restore parity and he edged one stroke clear of Saltman with a birdie at the last to shoot 71.
Saltman (Aegon) was seven under par going into the second round after setting a new course record in Wednesday’s opening round, but he got off to a tough start early in the morning on the back nine with a bogey at the tenth – his first. A second bogey at the 15th saw him go out two over for the day and that soon became three over with a third bogey at the first hole.
The 27 year-old remained three over until the seventh where he recorded his only birdie of the day and finished with a 74 to drop to five under for the tournament – still in good shape to improve on his fourth place standing on the Order of Merit.
Adam Frayne (St Mellion) is two shots off the lead after recording his second round of 70. Frayne traded three birdies for three bogeys in his first 13 holes starting on the back nine, but an eagle at the par-four fifth means he is nicely poised at four under par.
Daniel Wardrop (Didsbury GC) recorded the round of the day to move into contention on the final day at three under. Beginning the day at two over par, Wardrop was back to level by the fifth hole and moved to three under at the 12th.
The Manchester man dropped his only shot of the day at 15 but a birdie at the last saw him record a fine five under par 67. Wardrop is joined in fourth spot by Scott Henry (Cardross GC) who recorded four birdies and four bogeys in a level par round to remain three under after an opening round of 69.
Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) and Michiel Bothma (South Africa) carded rounds of 69 and 70 respectively to move to two under for the tournament, joining Ricky Lee (Tyneside GC) in sixth place after he recorded a level par second round.
Elliot has been joined in Liverpool by younger brothers Lloyd and Zack (both Aegon) and Lloyd blitzed the front nine with an eagle and three birdies after going through the back nine first at one over to card a four under par round of 68 and move to one under – one of ten players five shots off the lead. Zack was left to rue a double bogey at the first as he missed the cut by one shot at four over par.
Order of Merit leader Scott Jamieson recorded another level par round, but second place man in the money list Daniel Brooks (Mill Hill) will not be in action in the final round after missing the cut. Third placed Jack Doherty (North Gailes) is one under par, while fifth placed Graeme Clark (Doncaster GC) also misses out.
Fifty players will tee off in tomorrow’s final round of the Formby Hall Classic at the Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Liverpool, which begins at 8am. Dykes and Saltman begin at 12.10pm.
Live scoring of what promises to be an exciting conclusion to the tournament is available at http://www.europrotour.com/ via the Score Updates link on the homepage, where you can view the full Leaderboard.
SCOTS ON SCOREBOARD
Elliot Saltman 65, 74 -5
Scott Henry 69, 72 -3
Lee Harper 73, 69 -2
Mark Kerr 69, 74 -1
Jack Doherty 72, 71 -1
Lloyd Saltman 75, 68 -1
Scott Jamieson 72, 72 Lvl
Shaun McAllister 70, 74 Lvl
Andrew Oldcorn 68, 78 +2
John Gallagher 74, 73 +3
Lorne Kelly 73, 75 +4
Zack Saltman 75, 73 +4
Steven Mackie 78, 71 +5
Duncan Stewart 77, 73 +6
Chris Kelly 75, 76 +7
Christopher Campbell 77, 77 +10
Barry Hume 81, 74 +11
Steven Hume 81, 74 +11
Paul Doherty 78, 78 +12
Graham Brown 78, 79 +13
Scott Herald 78, 80 +14
Stuart Burns 82, 80 +18
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