Sim, Macaulay only Scots to make Aussie Masters cut
Woods tames wind for a 68 and three-stroke lead
Tiger Woods battled swirling breezes and some wayward driving to card a patient four-under-par 68 and take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Australian Masters today.
Woods, joint leader overnight, made two of his four birdies in his first two holes to take the outright lead, then held firm with six successive pars to finish with a 10-under total of 134 in bright sunshine at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
"Today I didn't really do anything great but I made two big par putts at nine and 14 to keep the round going," said Woods later.
"To shoot 68 today, I thought it was a pretty good number considering the conditions ... To not drop a shot today was hard. Those are always days that you feel quite good about."
Woods' patience was in marked contrast to his nearest challengers, who threatened at times but crumbled with bogeys late on as the wind picked up in the afternoon.
Australian James Nitties, who shared a one-stroke lead with Woods and South Africa's Branden Grace overnight, clawed within a stroke of Woods with his third birdie on the par-five 14th.
However, he fell back with two late bogeys to join compatriot Greg Chalmers and American Jason Dufner in joint second on seven under.
Australia's Adam Scott shot a one-under 71 to match his first round score and is eight strokes behind Woods on two under.
The cut was three-over-par 147. Only two Scots-born players qualified - US-based Australian Michael Sim from Aberdeen with 70-71 for 141 and Callum Macaulay from Tulliallan with 75 and 71 for 146. Andrew Coltart (77-75 for 152) and Steven O'Hara (80-74 for 154) both failed and look to be heading back to Tour School.
All is not lost for Coltart despite woe down under
FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Andrew Coltart missed the cut in Melbourne, but the former Ryder Cup player could still earn a reprieve in his bid to retain a European Tour card.
The Edinburgh-based golfer headed to Australia hoping he could move up from 122nd on the money-list and into the top 115, but finished on eight-over after a second-round 75 at Kingston Heath.
Coltart had said before the event that he would be willing to return to the Qualifying School, but, despite his disappointment Down Under, that may not be necessary. Due to the number of affiliate members and players who've not played the minimum required events in the top 115 at the moment, those as far down as 125 could retain their cards.
Callum Macaulay, last year's Scottish amateur champion, survived the cut in Melbourne on a 146 after a battling 71 but he still needs two miraculous closing rounds to make the £50,000 needed to break into the top 115.
Another former Scottish amateur champion Steven O'Hara will definitely be heading for the Qualifying School after missing out on 154 after a 74.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Tiger Woods (USA) 66 68
137 Jason Dufner (USA) 70 67, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 68 69, James Nitties (Aus) 66 71
138 Manny Villegas (Col) 70 68, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 68 70, Ashley Hall (Aus) 69 69
139 Mahal Pearce (Nzl) 71 68, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 71 68, Cameron Percy (Aus) 67 72, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 72 67, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 69 70
140 Scott Laycock (Aus) 72 68, Peter Nolan (Aus) 68 72, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 71 69
141 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 73 68, Michael Sim (Sco) 70 71, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 71 70, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 66 75, Doug Holloway (Nzl) 67 74
142 David McKenzie (Aus) 70 72, Adam Scott (Aus) 71 71, John Senden (Aus) 73 69, Sam Little 71 71, Seve Benson 71 71, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl) 71 71
143 Craig Scott (Aus) 71 72, Richard Green (Aus) 72 71, Kurt Barnes (Aus) 70 73, Matthew Giles (Aus) 74 69, Lee Slattery 69 74, Adam Groom (Aus) 73 70
144 Richard Bland 71 73, Frank Power (Aus) 74 70, Ryan Haller (Aus) 70 74, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 71 73, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 73, Gary Murphy 71 73, Anthony Brown (Aus) 72 72, Leigh Mckechnie (Aus) 73 71
145 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 72 73, Andrew Tschudin (Aus) 73 72, Rohan Blizard (Aus) 69 76, Josh Younger (Aus) 72 73, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 69 76, Marc Leishman (Aus) 72 73, Alistair Presnell (Aus) 72 73, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 73 72, Andre Stolz (Aus) 71 74, Terry Price (Aus) 73 72, Heath Reed (Aus) 77 68, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 74, Paul Sheehan (Aus) 73 72
146 Andrew Tampion (Aus) 71 75, Callum Macaulay 75 71, Michael Long (Nzl) 71 75, Craig Parry (Aus) 70 76, Peter Wilson (Aus) 73 73, Miles Tunnicliff 74 72, Matthew Griffin (Aus) 71 75, Michael Wright (Aus) 73 73
147 Aaron Townsend (Aus) 75 72, Andrew Bonhomme (Aus) 73 74, Aaron Pike (Aus) 74 73, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 75 72, Damien Jordon (Aus) 69 78, Jason Norris (Aus) 73 74, Adam Bland (Aus) 72 75, Ewan Porter (Aus) 71 76, Matthew Millar (Aus) 71 76, Simon Furneaux (Aus) 73 74, Craig Spence (Aus) 72 75, Ryan Hammond (Aus) 75 72, Steven Jones (Aus) 72 75, Kim Felton (Aus) 76 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 74 73
MISSED THE CUT
148 Josh Carmichael (Aus) 73 75, Hamish Robertson (Nzl) 73 75, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 74 74, Brad Andrews (Aus) 73 75, Todd Nicholson (Nzl) 73 75, Josh Geary (Nzl) 72 76
149 Rudi Bezuidenhout (Aus) 74 75, Paul Waring 74 75, Ed Stedman (Aus) 74 75, Michael Hendry (Nzl) 75 74, Brendan Stuart (Nzl) 76 73, Mark Purser (Nzl) 73 76, Brett Rumford (Aus) 74 75, Michael Light (Aus) 72 77
150 Richard Moir (Aus) 74 76, James Carr (Aus) 75 75, Michael Brennan (Aus) 75 75, Benn Barham 72 78, Sam Saunders (USA) 73 77, Michael Curtain (Aus) 70 80
151 Paul Marantz (Aus) 74 77, Leighton Lyle (Aus) 80 71, Tim Wood (Aus) 75 76, Brad Shilton (Nzl) 76 75, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 74 77, Adam Blyth (Aus) 75 76
152 Tim Wise (Aus) 74 78, Andrew Martin (Aus) 73 79, Andrew Coltart 77 75, Marcus Cain (Aus) 76 76, Stuart Bouvier (Aus) 76 76, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 72 80, Adam Wilcox (Aus) 77 75, Rodney Booth (Aus) 73 79
153 Peter Cooke (Aus) 75 78, Andrew Pitt (Aus) 75 78, Jens Nilsson (Swe) 77 76, Nick Cullen (Aus) 78 75, Dean Kinney (Aus) 77 76
154 Jarrod Moseley (Aus) 74 80, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 78 76, Martin Doyle (Aus) 76 78, Steven O'Hara 80 74
155 Chris Downes (Aus) 79 76, Kurt Carlson (Aus) 74 81, Ben Burge (Aus) 80 75, Ben Bunny (Aus) 76 79
156 Grant Scott (Aus) 82 74, Aaron Black (Aus) 76 80, Anthony Summers (Aus) 75 81, Michael McGrath (Aus) 75 81, Alex Cejka (Ger) 76 80, Brad Lamb (Aus) 81 75, Adam Crawford (Aus) 76 80
157 Chris Gaunt (Aus) 75 82, Rory Hie (Id) 78 79
158 Richie Gallichan (Aus) 81 77, Nathan Uebergang (Aus) 81 77, Daniel Morrison (Aus) 78 80
159 Jared Pender (Nzl) 82 77, Kai Mckay (Aus) 78 81, Michael Moore (Aus) 80 79
160 Tom Prowse (Aus) 80 80, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 83 77
161 Mathew Holten (Nzl) 83 78, Sam Brazel (Aus) 76 85
164 Michael Choi (Aus) 78 86
Tiger Woods battled swirling breezes and some wayward driving to card a patient four-under-par 68 and take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Australian Masters today.
Woods, joint leader overnight, made two of his four birdies in his first two holes to take the outright lead, then held firm with six successive pars to finish with a 10-under total of 134 in bright sunshine at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
"Today I didn't really do anything great but I made two big par putts at nine and 14 to keep the round going," said Woods later.
"To shoot 68 today, I thought it was a pretty good number considering the conditions ... To not drop a shot today was hard. Those are always days that you feel quite good about."
Woods' patience was in marked contrast to his nearest challengers, who threatened at times but crumbled with bogeys late on as the wind picked up in the afternoon.
Australian James Nitties, who shared a one-stroke lead with Woods and South Africa's Branden Grace overnight, clawed within a stroke of Woods with his third birdie on the par-five 14th.
However, he fell back with two late bogeys to join compatriot Greg Chalmers and American Jason Dufner in joint second on seven under.
Australia's Adam Scott shot a one-under 71 to match his first round score and is eight strokes behind Woods on two under.
The cut was three-over-par 147. Only two Scots-born players qualified - US-based Australian Michael Sim from Aberdeen with 70-71 for 141 and Callum Macaulay from Tulliallan with 75 and 71 for 146. Andrew Coltart (77-75 for 152) and Steven O'Hara (80-74 for 154) both failed and look to be heading back to Tour School.
All is not lost for Coltart despite woe down under
FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Andrew Coltart missed the cut in Melbourne, but the former Ryder Cup player could still earn a reprieve in his bid to retain a European Tour card.
The Edinburgh-based golfer headed to Australia hoping he could move up from 122nd on the money-list and into the top 115, but finished on eight-over after a second-round 75 at Kingston Heath.
Coltart had said before the event that he would be willing to return to the Qualifying School, but, despite his disappointment Down Under, that may not be necessary. Due to the number of affiliate members and players who've not played the minimum required events in the top 115 at the moment, those as far down as 125 could retain their cards.
Callum Macaulay, last year's Scottish amateur champion, survived the cut in Melbourne on a 146 after a battling 71 but he still needs two miraculous closing rounds to make the £50,000 needed to break into the top 115.
Another former Scottish amateur champion Steven O'Hara will definitely be heading for the Qualifying School after missing out on 154 after a 74.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Tiger Woods (USA) 66 68
137 Jason Dufner (USA) 70 67, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 68 69, James Nitties (Aus) 66 71
138 Manny Villegas (Col) 70 68, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 68 70, Ashley Hall (Aus) 69 69
139 Mahal Pearce (Nzl) 71 68, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 71 68, Cameron Percy (Aus) 67 72, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 72 67, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 69 70
140 Scott Laycock (Aus) 72 68, Peter Nolan (Aus) 68 72, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 71 69
141 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 73 68, Michael Sim (Sco) 70 71, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 71 70, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 66 75, Doug Holloway (Nzl) 67 74
142 David McKenzie (Aus) 70 72, Adam Scott (Aus) 71 71, John Senden (Aus) 73 69, Sam Little 71 71, Seve Benson 71 71, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl) 71 71
143 Craig Scott (Aus) 71 72, Richard Green (Aus) 72 71, Kurt Barnes (Aus) 70 73, Matthew Giles (Aus) 74 69, Lee Slattery 69 74, Adam Groom (Aus) 73 70
144 Richard Bland 71 73, Frank Power (Aus) 74 70, Ryan Haller (Aus) 70 74, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 71 73, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 73, Gary Murphy 71 73, Anthony Brown (Aus) 72 72, Leigh Mckechnie (Aus) 73 71
145 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 72 73, Andrew Tschudin (Aus) 73 72, Rohan Blizard (Aus) 69 76, Josh Younger (Aus) 72 73, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 69 76, Marc Leishman (Aus) 72 73, Alistair Presnell (Aus) 72 73, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 73 72, Andre Stolz (Aus) 71 74, Terry Price (Aus) 73 72, Heath Reed (Aus) 77 68, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 74, Paul Sheehan (Aus) 73 72
146 Andrew Tampion (Aus) 71 75, Callum Macaulay 75 71, Michael Long (Nzl) 71 75, Craig Parry (Aus) 70 76, Peter Wilson (Aus) 73 73, Miles Tunnicliff 74 72, Matthew Griffin (Aus) 71 75, Michael Wright (Aus) 73 73
147 Aaron Townsend (Aus) 75 72, Andrew Bonhomme (Aus) 73 74, Aaron Pike (Aus) 74 73, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 75 72, Damien Jordon (Aus) 69 78, Jason Norris (Aus) 73 74, Adam Bland (Aus) 72 75, Ewan Porter (Aus) 71 76, Matthew Millar (Aus) 71 76, Simon Furneaux (Aus) 73 74, Craig Spence (Aus) 72 75, Ryan Hammond (Aus) 75 72, Steven Jones (Aus) 72 75, Kim Felton (Aus) 76 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 74 73
MISSED THE CUT
148 Josh Carmichael (Aus) 73 75, Hamish Robertson (Nzl) 73 75, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 74 74, Brad Andrews (Aus) 73 75, Todd Nicholson (Nzl) 73 75, Josh Geary (Nzl) 72 76
149 Rudi Bezuidenhout (Aus) 74 75, Paul Waring 74 75, Ed Stedman (Aus) 74 75, Michael Hendry (Nzl) 75 74, Brendan Stuart (Nzl) 76 73, Mark Purser (Nzl) 73 76, Brett Rumford (Aus) 74 75, Michael Light (Aus) 72 77
150 Richard Moir (Aus) 74 76, James Carr (Aus) 75 75, Michael Brennan (Aus) 75 75, Benn Barham 72 78, Sam Saunders (USA) 73 77, Michael Curtain (Aus) 70 80
151 Paul Marantz (Aus) 74 77, Leighton Lyle (Aus) 80 71, Tim Wood (Aus) 75 76, Brad Shilton (Nzl) 76 75, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 74 77, Adam Blyth (Aus) 75 76
152 Tim Wise (Aus) 74 78, Andrew Martin (Aus) 73 79, Andrew Coltart 77 75, Marcus Cain (Aus) 76 76, Stuart Bouvier (Aus) 76 76, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 72 80, Adam Wilcox (Aus) 77 75, Rodney Booth (Aus) 73 79
153 Peter Cooke (Aus) 75 78, Andrew Pitt (Aus) 75 78, Jens Nilsson (Swe) 77 76, Nick Cullen (Aus) 78 75, Dean Kinney (Aus) 77 76
154 Jarrod Moseley (Aus) 74 80, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 78 76, Martin Doyle (Aus) 76 78, Steven O'Hara 80 74
155 Chris Downes (Aus) 79 76, Kurt Carlson (Aus) 74 81, Ben Burge (Aus) 80 75, Ben Bunny (Aus) 76 79
156 Grant Scott (Aus) 82 74, Aaron Black (Aus) 76 80, Anthony Summers (Aus) 75 81, Michael McGrath (Aus) 75 81, Alex Cejka (Ger) 76 80, Brad Lamb (Aus) 81 75, Adam Crawford (Aus) 76 80
157 Chris Gaunt (Aus) 75 82, Rory Hie (Id) 78 79
158 Richie Gallichan (Aus) 81 77, Nathan Uebergang (Aus) 81 77, Daniel Morrison (Aus) 78 80
159 Jared Pender (Nzl) 82 77, Kai Mckay (Aus) 78 81, Michael Moore (Aus) 80 79
160 Tom Prowse (Aus) 80 80, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 83 77
161 Mathew Holten (Nzl) 83 78, Sam Brazel (Aus) 76 85
164 Michael Choi (Aus) 78 86
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