Three Scots make halfway cut in Alfred Dunhill Championship
Pablo Martin leads by four at halfway in South Africa
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Less than a month after fearing for his European Tour future, Spaniard Pablo Martin has charged into a four-stroke halfway lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek, Malelane in South Africa.
Martin, whose game nose-dived after he became the circuit's first amateur winner two years ago, followed eight birdies with a closing eagle for a dazzling 63.
The 23-year-old is on 13 under par, but title favourite Ernie Els and in-form Italian Edoardo Molinari look set to test him over the weekend.
They are joint second after Els also had eight birdies in a 67 and Molinari kept alive his hopes for a remarkable fifth win in his last seven events with a 69.
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Martin missed the halfway cut in his first seven tournaments this year and it was not until the last day of his season that he avoided a trip to last week's qualifying school.
He has still had only one top-10 finish as a professional, but his 63 matched the lowest round of his career after he played the last eight holes in six under.
Els needs to repeat his 2005 victory at Leopard Creek to extend a remarkable record of at least one win every year since 1990.
He would have been only one behind but for three bogeys and said on the Sunshine Tour website: "They were very soft bogeys, two three-putts and a pretty basic up and down that I didn't do.
"But I feel like I'm playing well enough to shoot some really good numbers."
Molinari's best win came two weeks ago when he teamed up with his brother Francesco to give Italy their first World Cup success.
Players had to shoot at least one-under-par 143) to survive the halfway cut. Three Scots - Alan McLean (141), Andrew Coltart (142) and Peter Whiteford (143) - did. Four Scots did not - Richie Ramsay (145), David Drysdale (147), Callum Macaulay (149) and Andrew McArthur (152).
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
131 Pablo Martin (Spa) 68 63
135 Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 67, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 66 69
136 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 64 72, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 67 69, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 65 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 68
137 Robert Rock 69 68, Damien McGrane 67 70, Sion Bebb 67 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 67 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 68
138 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 71 67, Anders Hansen (Den) 68 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 70, Gareth Maybin 68 70, Richard McEvoy 68 70, Dawie Van der Walt (Rsa) 68 70, Shane Lowry 67 71, David Dixon 70 68, Dale Whitnell 70 68, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 72 66
139 Titch Moore (Rsa) 66 73, Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 71 68, Carl Suneson (Spa) 71 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 68 71, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 71 68, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 72, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 71 68
140 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 71 69, Steve Basson (Rsa) 70 70, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 70, Nic Henning (Rsa) 69 71, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 70 70, Kenneth Ferrie 72 68, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 67 73, Markus Brier (Aut) 72 68, James Kamte (Rsa) 69 71
141 Jamie Elson 71 70, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 71 70, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 68 73, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 70 71, Alan McLean 67 74, Benn Barham 68 73, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 70
142 Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 72 70, Tjaart Van der Walt (Rsa) 67 75, Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 71, Mark f Haastrup (Den) 72 70, Andrew Coltart 70 72, Louis De jager (Rsa) 69 73, Michael Hoey 73 69
143 Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 73 70, Doug McGuigan 70 73, Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 72 71, Warren Abery (Rsa) 72 71, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 74 69, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 74 69, Peter Whiteford 69 74, Peter Baker 74 69, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 74, Vaughan Bradford (Rsa) 69 74, Rhys Davies 71 72, Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 69 74, Richard Finch 69 74, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 72 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 75 68, James Ruth 72 71, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 71
MISSED THE CUT
144 Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 75 69, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 71 73, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 74 70, Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa) 71 73, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 77 67, Branden Grace (Rsa) 70 74, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 74 70, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 75 69, Marco Ruiz (Par) 72 72, Gary Boyd 70 74, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 71 73, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 75 69, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 71 73
145 Richie Ramsay 73 72, Robert Coles 75 70, TC Charamba (Zim) 71 74, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 71 74, Phillip Price 74 71, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 74 71, David Hewan (Rsa) 71 74, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 75 70
146 Richard Bland 74 72, John Parry 71 75, Anton Haig (Rsa) 71 75, Jake Roos (Rsa) 77 69, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 73 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 74 72, Gary Clark 76 70, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 72 74, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 77 69
147 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 76, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 75 72, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 77 70, Gary Lockerbie 74 73, David Drysdale 77 70, Toto Thimba (Rsa) 70 77, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 76 71, Justin Walters (Rsa) 73 74, Desmond Terblanche (Rsa) 73 74, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 72 75
148 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 76, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 71 77, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 77 71, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 73 75, Omar Sandys (Rsa) 75 73, James Morrison 71 77
149 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 70 79, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 76 73, Tyrone Mordt (Rsa) 76 73, Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 72 77, Gary Murphy 72 77, Callum Macaulay 73 76, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 79 70, Francois Calmels (Fra) 77 72
150 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 73 77, Keenan Davidse (Rsa) 73 77, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 71 79, Grant Veenstra (Rsa) 75 75, John Bickerton 81 69, Lee Slattery 75 75
151 Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 76 75, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 76 75, George Coetzee (Rsa) 73 78, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 75 76
152 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 77 75, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 75 77, Andrew McArthur 78 74, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 78 74, Albert Pistorius (Rsa) 77 75, Barry Lane 76 76, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 78 74
153 Ross Wellington (Rsa) 74 79, Gian Scarola (Rsa) 79 74, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 72 81, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 77 76, Mark Murless (Rsa) 77 76
154 Jeff Inglis (Rsa) 76 78, Stephan Gross (Ger) 76 78
155 Brett Liddle (Rsa) 78 77, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 82 73, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 75 80
156 Andrew Butterfield 75 81, Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa) 77 79
160 Clifford Howes (Rsa) 78 82, Oliver Fisher 80 80
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Less than a month after fearing for his European Tour future, Spaniard Pablo Martin has charged into a four-stroke halfway lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek, Malelane in South Africa.
Martin, whose game nose-dived after he became the circuit's first amateur winner two years ago, followed eight birdies with a closing eagle for a dazzling 63.
The 23-year-old is on 13 under par, but title favourite Ernie Els and in-form Italian Edoardo Molinari look set to test him over the weekend.
They are joint second after Els also had eight birdies in a 67 and Molinari kept alive his hopes for a remarkable fifth win in his last seven events with a 69.
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Martin missed the halfway cut in his first seven tournaments this year and it was not until the last day of his season that he avoided a trip to last week's qualifying school.
He has still had only one top-10 finish as a professional, but his 63 matched the lowest round of his career after he played the last eight holes in six under.
Els needs to repeat his 2005 victory at Leopard Creek to extend a remarkable record of at least one win every year since 1990.
He would have been only one behind but for three bogeys and said on the Sunshine Tour website: "They were very soft bogeys, two three-putts and a pretty basic up and down that I didn't do.
"But I feel like I'm playing well enough to shoot some really good numbers."
Molinari's best win came two weeks ago when he teamed up with his brother Francesco to give Italy their first World Cup success.
Players had to shoot at least one-under-par 143) to survive the halfway cut. Three Scots - Alan McLean (141), Andrew Coltart (142) and Peter Whiteford (143) - did. Four Scots did not - Richie Ramsay (145), David Drysdale (147), Callum Macaulay (149) and Andrew McArthur (152).
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
131 Pablo Martin (Spa) 68 63
135 Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 67, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 66 69
136 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 64 72, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 67 69, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 65 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 68
137 Robert Rock 69 68, Damien McGrane 67 70, Sion Bebb 67 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 67 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 68
138 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 71 67, Anders Hansen (Den) 68 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 70, Gareth Maybin 68 70, Richard McEvoy 68 70, Dawie Van der Walt (Rsa) 68 70, Shane Lowry 67 71, David Dixon 70 68, Dale Whitnell 70 68, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 72 66
139 Titch Moore (Rsa) 66 73, Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 71 68, Carl Suneson (Spa) 71 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 68 71, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 71 68, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 72, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 71 68
140 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 71 69, Steve Basson (Rsa) 70 70, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 70, Nic Henning (Rsa) 69 71, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 70 70, Kenneth Ferrie 72 68, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 67 73, Markus Brier (Aut) 72 68, James Kamte (Rsa) 69 71
141 Jamie Elson 71 70, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 71 70, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 68 73, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 70 71, Alan McLean 67 74, Benn Barham 68 73, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 70
142 Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 72 70, Tjaart Van der Walt (Rsa) 67 75, Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 71, Mark f Haastrup (Den) 72 70, Andrew Coltart 70 72, Louis De jager (Rsa) 69 73, Michael Hoey 73 69
143 Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 73 70, Doug McGuigan 70 73, Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 72 71, Warren Abery (Rsa) 72 71, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 74 69, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 74 69, Peter Whiteford 69 74, Peter Baker 74 69, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 74, Vaughan Bradford (Rsa) 69 74, Rhys Davies 71 72, Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 69 74, Richard Finch 69 74, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 72 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 75 68, James Ruth 72 71, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 71
MISSED THE CUT
144 Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 75 69, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 71 73, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 74 70, Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa) 71 73, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 77 67, Branden Grace (Rsa) 70 74, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 74 70, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 75 69, Marco Ruiz (Par) 72 72, Gary Boyd 70 74, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 71 73, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 75 69, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 71 73
145 Richie Ramsay 73 72, Robert Coles 75 70, TC Charamba (Zim) 71 74, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 71 74, Phillip Price 74 71, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 74 71, David Hewan (Rsa) 71 74, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 75 70
146 Richard Bland 74 72, John Parry 71 75, Anton Haig (Rsa) 71 75, Jake Roos (Rsa) 77 69, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 73 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 74 72, Gary Clark 76 70, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 72 74, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 77 69
147 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 76, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 75 72, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 77 70, Gary Lockerbie 74 73, David Drysdale 77 70, Toto Thimba (Rsa) 70 77, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 76 71, Justin Walters (Rsa) 73 74, Desmond Terblanche (Rsa) 73 74, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 72 75
148 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 76, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 71 77, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 77 71, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 73 75, Omar Sandys (Rsa) 75 73, James Morrison 71 77
149 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 70 79, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 76 73, Tyrone Mordt (Rsa) 76 73, Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 72 77, Gary Murphy 72 77, Callum Macaulay 73 76, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 79 70, Francois Calmels (Fra) 77 72
150 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 73 77, Keenan Davidse (Rsa) 73 77, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 71 79, Grant Veenstra (Rsa) 75 75, John Bickerton 81 69, Lee Slattery 75 75
151 Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 76 75, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 76 75, George Coetzee (Rsa) 73 78, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 75 76
152 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 77 75, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 75 77, Andrew McArthur 78 74, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 78 74, Albert Pistorius (Rsa) 77 75, Barry Lane 76 76, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 78 74
153 Ross Wellington (Rsa) 74 79, Gian Scarola (Rsa) 79 74, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 72 81, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 77 76, Mark Murless (Rsa) 77 76
154 Jeff Inglis (Rsa) 76 78, Stephan Gross (Ger) 76 78
155 Brett Liddle (Rsa) 78 77, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 82 73, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 75 80
156 Andrew Butterfield 75 81, Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa) 77 79
160 Clifford Howes (Rsa) 78 82, Oliver Fisher 80 80
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