There's no doubting Thomas .. Aiken leads
Omega European Masters at 10 under
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Thomas Aiken leads the first qualifying event for the 2010 Ryder Cup with two men aiming for a place on the team at Celtic Manor hot on his heels.
Aiken, joint eighth in The Open in July and six times a winner in his home country, fired a 64 with an eagle and six birdies to take him to 10 under at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
But Welshmen Bradley Dredge and Ryder Cup veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez were just a shot behind after firing rounds of 65 and 68 respectively.
With first-round leader Brett Rumford following up his dazzling, opening 62 with only a 73 and Simon Dyson's 71 eight shots worse than the previous day, it was all change at the top.
Dyson, KLM Open champion in Holland two weeks ago, dropped to fourth alongside fellow Englishman Ross McGowan, Ireland's Paul McGinley and Filipino Angelo Que, part of the 35-strong Asian Tour contingent in this first co-sanctioned event in Europe.
Jimenez is one four members of last year's cup side in the tournament, and the other three - Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Oliver Wilson - all stand four under.
So do Rory McIlroy, chasing a win that would take him top of the money list for the first time, and Chris Wood - third in The Open in July.
Also on the same mark are 16-year-old Italian amateur Matteo Manassero, youngest-ever winner of the British amateur title in June and then a spectacular 13th at Turnberry, and 19-year-old New Zealander Danny Lee - who in February became the Tour's youngest-ever winner.
Dredge was paired with Manassero and Lee and realised that their combined age was less than his own.
It might have made him feel old, but he should remember that Tom Watson was 60 on Friday - and look what he did in The Open.
Aiken, joint eighth in The Open in July and six times a winner in his home country, fired a 64 with an eagle and six birdies to take him to 10 under at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
But Welshmen Bradley Dredge and Ryder Cup veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez were just a shot behind after firing rounds of 65 and 68 respectively.
With first-round leader Brett Rumford following up his dazzling, opening 62 with only a 73 and Simon Dyson's 71 eight shots worse than the previous day, it was all change at the top.
Dyson, KLM Open champion in Holland two weeks ago, dropped to fourth alongside fellow Englishman Ross McGowan, Ireland's Paul McGinley and Filipino Angelo Que, part of the 35-strong Asian Tour contingent in this first co-sanctioned event in Europe.
Jimenez is one four members of last year's cup side in the tournament, and the other three - Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Oliver Wilson - all stand four under.
So do Rory McIlroy, chasing a win that would take him top of the money list for the first time, and Chris Wood - third in The Open in July.
Also on the same mark are 16-year-old Italian amateur Matteo Manassero, youngest-ever winner of the British amateur title in June and then a spectacular 13th at Turnberry, and 19-year-old New Zealander Danny Lee - who in February became the Tour's youngest-ever winner.
Dredge was paired with Manassero and Lee and realised that their combined age was less than his own.
It might have made him feel old, but he should remember that Tom Watson was 60 on Friday - and look what he did in The Open.
Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay missed the cut by one shot, even with scores of 70 and 71, and Marc Warren, Steven O'Hara and Andrew Coltart were also eliminated but Scott Drummond, Callum Macaulay, David Drysdale and Gary Orr will be involved in the weekend action.
Labels: EUROPEAN TOUR
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