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Bob Larratt five shots ahead in Senior PGA pro championship
FROM THE PGA WEBSITE
Leicestershire's Bob Larratt put one hand firmly on the Senior PGA Professional Championship title after another scintillating 66 at Northants County.
The 2005 champion from Kibworth, who is on course to become only the second player to win it more than once in the tournament's 16-year history, stretched his overnight lead to five shots after another four-under-par round having begun the day just two ahead of his main rivals.
South Essex Golf Club PGA professional Steve Cipa is his nearest challenger after he moved up a place to second after another sub-par round, this time a two-under-par 68 to leave him three-under for 36 holes.
Matfen Hall's John Harrison remains the only other player in the red after he followed his opening 68 with a 'disappointing' level par 70.
But despite his advantage, Larratt, who has insisted this is his final tournament of the season to concentrate on caddying for his daughter on the Ladies European Tour, refuses to get carried by the prospect of strolling to the title.
"I may have a five-shot lead but you never know what can happen round this course - you've still got to play well," said the 57-year-old.
"As for any tactics, it depends on how the course is set up. If they put the pins away I won't go for any of them - never do round here. It's just try and get uphill putts and keep the ball in play as best you can.
"I suppose it's more for me to lose than the others to win, but you can't think like that. You've just got to play your own game and keep it solid."
Larratt's display, which began with a bogey but ended with a birdie, was another display of exquisite golf as he sank six birdies in all handing two shots back.
"I played nicely after a shaky start," he said. "I holed a good putt for birdie on the second and that seemed to steady me.
"I putted nicely, putted better than I have for a long time. It helped the course wasn't as vicious as yesterday after the overnight rain.
"The last was a good tee shot. I was in between clubs and just hit a perfect three wood. I didn't see the putt for eagle move as much as it did but I'd have taken the birdie."
Second-placed Cipa, making his championship debut, again showed excellent course management skills to stay in the hunt for the title."
It was a really basic style of play. It was a very cautious approach with three woods off the tee as I only hit the driver twice as I respected the golf course," he said.
"I played very well, missed only three greens so it was a good solid round. All-in-all it was a very good workmanlike performance.
"As for the final round, I'll just concentrate where I want my ball to go. If I do that then I will have succeeded."
Third-placed Harrison, also a first timer at the tournament, was left bemoaning his luck with the putter having chalked up three three-putts over his round to leave him six adrift of Larratt.
"I played better today but just putted badly," he said. "There were too many shots that I gave back to the course from good positions. There were too many three putts, I had three of them.
"The greens are tricky but they're not quick and I'm disappointed because I felt I should have been four-under for my round at least."
The cut came at nine-over with 43 players battling it out for a share of the £35,000 prize fund. Defending champion George Ryall (Players Club) is six-over-par after a second round 70.
The top 20 finishers will qualify for the £250,000 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall next month, while the winner will also compete in the Scottish Seniors Open.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
132 Bob Larratt (Kibworth 66 66 »»
137 Steve Cipa (South Essex Golf Club 69 68 »»
138 John Harrison (Matfen Hall 68 70 »»
140 Glyn Davies (Celtic Manor 71 69, Richard Green (Bramhall 73 67 »»
141 Steve McNally (De Vere Slaley Hall 69 72 »»
142 John McTear (McTear Golf 72 70, Stephen W. Craig (Frankfurt) 71 71 »»
143 Simon Wood (Hythe Imperial 73 70, Dave Padgett (Pannal 73 70 »»
144 John Gould (Vidauban Golf 73 71 »»
145 Simon Parker (Peinerhof/Parker Golf 69 76, Terry Burgoyne (Sweden) 73 72, John Hoskison (Newbury Golf Centre 74 71, Nick Newman (Boothferry) 72 73, Hogan Stott (Korineum) 72 73.
146 George Ryall (Players Club 76 70, Peter Allan (Ashton-in-Makerfield 75 71, Roddy Watkins (Solent Meads 74 72, Gordon Townhill (Brough 73 73, Barrie Stevens (Beau Desert 73 73, Michael Deeley (La Moye 73 73.
147 John Lower (ENG) Wollaton Park 79 68, John Hudson (Rivenhall Oaks 73 74 »»
148 Graham Burroughs (Boyce Hill 76 72, Gary Potter (Links Country Park 74 74, Alastair Webster (Edzell 76 72, Tim Rouse (Northamptonshire Co) 75 73, Donald Stirling (Swingtowin) 80 68.
149 Brian Evans (Pinheiros Altos 71 78, Bill Lockie (North Gailes 75 74, Peter Barber (Didsbury 76 73, Robin Mann (Felixstowe Golf Range 79 70, Iain Clark 75 74, Garry Harvey (Kinross Golf 74 75, Glyn Krause (Elton Furze 76 73 »»
150 Lawrence Farmer (Moor Park 78 72, Alan Roach (West Midlands 77 73, Stewart Graham (Golf De Bondues 79 71, Phil Hinton (Chesterton Valley 77 73, Mark Bevan (Newquay 77 73, Alan Hemsley (Barnham Broom 73 77, Robert Evans (Pyle and Kenfig 75 75 »»
MISSED THE CUT
151 Duncan Williamson (Kirkhill 79 72, Murray White (Penfold Park 80 71, Stephen Bradley (Marine Praha 78 73, Mike Pashley (Plumtree Golf School 77 74, Marcus Urbye (Parkstone 73 78, Andrew Bownes (North Warwickshire 77 74, Roy Williams (North Wales 71 80, Jack Hammond (Ormskirk 73 78.
152 Mark Desmond (Swanmore Golf 78 74, Ian Richardson (Flying Golfer Holidays 80 72, Graham Laing (North Wilts 76 76, Nigel Hirst (Dewsbury and Dist) 74 78, Stewart Adwick (Tiverton 78 74, Paul Milton (Surbiton 77 75, Mike Gallagher (Farthingstone 80 72, Stephen Bonham (Lostwithiel 74 78, Peter Ridley (Steisslingen 80 72.
153 John Barnett (Royal St Davids 74 79, Michael McLean (Chesterfield 78 75, Frank Kiddie (Hawkstone Park 82 71, Peter Garratt (Naunton Downs 80 73, Roger Fidler (retired) 76 77, Nicholas Williams (St Enodoc 81 72, Mark Angel (Colchester 75 78, Peter O'Hagan (Peter O Hagan.com 81 72, David Allen (Benross 73 80, Chris Hebdon (Hoebridge Golf Centre 76 77, Peter Goldthorpe (Handley Wood Driving Range 78 75, Richard Masters (Baildon 79 74
154 Martin Morbey 81 73, Brian Sharrock (BFS Trading 77 77, Rosario Giardina (Hartsbourne 81 73, Brent Ellis (Filton 80 74, Tim Rastall (Mottram Hall 77 77 »»
155 Andrew Reynolds (Royal Cinque Ports 75 80, Warwick Holland (Worcs and Herefordshire 82 73, Alan Humphrey (Shirley Park 73 82, Mark Whaler (North Downs 79 76, Stephen Rooke (Windermere 81 74, Roy Johnson (Port Sunlight Golf Centre Ltd 74 81, Alan Hall (Silvermere 78 77 »»
156 Mark Sharman (Quantum Golf School 79 77, Bob Longworth (Bolton 81 75,
157 Malcolm Edmunds (West Cornwall 79 78, Nigel Burch (Castle Point 85 72, Richard Morris (Enzesfeld 78 79, Peter Hickey (Cork 75 82, Stephen Marr (Withington 82 75, Nic Gilks (Bramcote Waters 86 71 158 David Regan (West Byfleet 79 79, John Cuddihy (Delapre Park 79 79, Ken Steadman (Swingrite Golf Driving Range 81 77, Tony Price (Alsace 79 79, Michael Greenough (Ashton and Lea 81 77 »»
159 Ronald Commans (Wisley 76 83, Ian Butcher (Kings Acre 80 79, David Edwards (David Edwards Golf Show 78 81, Glyn Stevens (G.C Toscana 79 80, Alistair Thomson (Inverness 81 78, Stephen Watkins (Etchinghill 78 81 »»
160 Daniel Fitzsimmons (Harpenden Common 79 81, Henry Arnott (Chesfield Downs 82 78, Grahame Atkinson (Radlett Golf Centre 80 80, Patrick O'Boyle (Bandon 82 78, John Heggarty (Royal Liverpool 78 82, Peter Maton (Henllys Hall 83 77, Graham Cant (Longhirst Hall 81 79 »»
161 Mark Stancer (N1 Golf 79 82.
162 Dirk Dekker (Amstelborgh 82 80, Paul Horridge (Bolton Old Links 82 80, Brian Larsen (Amstelborgh Golf Centre 88 74, Keith Vince (Lesum 79 83, Bruce Whipham (Kirby Muxloe 81 81, Steven Rastall (Sempachersee Golf Club 83 79, Frank Hill (Thorpeness 84 78, Peter Laugher (Thurlestone 86 76 »»
163 Robert Webster (retired 82 81, Chris Phillips (Golf Abbeville 85 78, John Halliwell (Royal Antwerp 82 81, Steve Harrison (Eden 80 83.
164 David Parsons (Bridport and W Dorset 83 81, David Wheeler (Crewe 80 84, Andrew Hall (Sand Martins 84 80.
166 Brian Burlison (Halfpenny Green Golf Centre 89 77, Jim Christine (Worplesdon 86 80 »»
167 Graham Hawkings (Malvern College 89 78 »»
169 Mike Peel (unattached 83 86 »»
172 John Hearn (Sittingbourne and Milton Regis 90 82 »»
RTD - Lionel Platts (Three Rivers, Martin Jackson (Morpeth, Kenneth Howarth (Ampleforth College.
Ian Howieson (Leatherhead, David Marcks (Rittergut Birkhof Golf Park 84
DSQ - Shaun Ball (South Staffs, Martin Smith (Hartley Wintney, Martyn Vaughan (Hacienda Del Alamo
David Screeton (Marriott Worsley Park, Terry Hanson (Cardiff, Ken Williams (Eichenried 82 DSQ
FROM THE PGA WEBSITE
Leicestershire's Bob Larratt put one hand firmly on the Senior PGA Professional Championship title after another scintillating 66 at Northants County.
The 2005 champion from Kibworth, who is on course to become only the second player to win it more than once in the tournament's 16-year history, stretched his overnight lead to five shots after another four-under-par round having begun the day just two ahead of his main rivals.
South Essex Golf Club PGA professional Steve Cipa is his nearest challenger after he moved up a place to second after another sub-par round, this time a two-under-par 68 to leave him three-under for 36 holes.
Matfen Hall's John Harrison remains the only other player in the red after he followed his opening 68 with a 'disappointing' level par 70.
But despite his advantage, Larratt, who has insisted this is his final tournament of the season to concentrate on caddying for his daughter on the Ladies European Tour, refuses to get carried by the prospect of strolling to the title.
"I may have a five-shot lead but you never know what can happen round this course - you've still got to play well," said the 57-year-old.
"As for any tactics, it depends on how the course is set up. If they put the pins away I won't go for any of them - never do round here. It's just try and get uphill putts and keep the ball in play as best you can.
"I suppose it's more for me to lose than the others to win, but you can't think like that. You've just got to play your own game and keep it solid."
Larratt's display, which began with a bogey but ended with a birdie, was another display of exquisite golf as he sank six birdies in all handing two shots back.
"I played nicely after a shaky start," he said. "I holed a good putt for birdie on the second and that seemed to steady me.
"I putted nicely, putted better than I have for a long time. It helped the course wasn't as vicious as yesterday after the overnight rain.
"The last was a good tee shot. I was in between clubs and just hit a perfect three wood. I didn't see the putt for eagle move as much as it did but I'd have taken the birdie."
Second-placed Cipa, making his championship debut, again showed excellent course management skills to stay in the hunt for the title."
It was a really basic style of play. It was a very cautious approach with three woods off the tee as I only hit the driver twice as I respected the golf course," he said.
"I played very well, missed only three greens so it was a good solid round. All-in-all it was a very good workmanlike performance.
"As for the final round, I'll just concentrate where I want my ball to go. If I do that then I will have succeeded."
Third-placed Harrison, also a first timer at the tournament, was left bemoaning his luck with the putter having chalked up three three-putts over his round to leave him six adrift of Larratt.
"I played better today but just putted badly," he said. "There were too many shots that I gave back to the course from good positions. There were too many three putts, I had three of them.
"The greens are tricky but they're not quick and I'm disappointed because I felt I should have been four-under for my round at least."
The cut came at nine-over with 43 players battling it out for a share of the £35,000 prize fund. Defending champion George Ryall (Players Club) is six-over-par after a second round 70.
The top 20 finishers will qualify for the £250,000 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall next month, while the winner will also compete in the Scottish Seniors Open.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
132 Bob Larratt (Kibworth 66 66 »»
137 Steve Cipa (South Essex Golf Club 69 68 »»
138 John Harrison (Matfen Hall 68 70 »»
140 Glyn Davies (Celtic Manor 71 69, Richard Green (Bramhall 73 67 »»
141 Steve McNally (De Vere Slaley Hall 69 72 »»
142 John McTear (McTear Golf 72 70, Stephen W. Craig (Frankfurt) 71 71 »»
143 Simon Wood (Hythe Imperial 73 70, Dave Padgett (Pannal 73 70 »»
144 John Gould (Vidauban Golf 73 71 »»
145 Simon Parker (Peinerhof/Parker Golf 69 76, Terry Burgoyne (Sweden) 73 72, John Hoskison (Newbury Golf Centre 74 71, Nick Newman (Boothferry) 72 73, Hogan Stott (Korineum) 72 73.
146 George Ryall (Players Club 76 70, Peter Allan (Ashton-in-Makerfield 75 71, Roddy Watkins (Solent Meads 74 72, Gordon Townhill (Brough 73 73, Barrie Stevens (Beau Desert 73 73, Michael Deeley (La Moye 73 73.
147 John Lower (ENG) Wollaton Park 79 68, John Hudson (Rivenhall Oaks 73 74 »»
148 Graham Burroughs (Boyce Hill 76 72, Gary Potter (Links Country Park 74 74, Alastair Webster (Edzell 76 72, Tim Rouse (Northamptonshire Co) 75 73, Donald Stirling (Swingtowin) 80 68.
149 Brian Evans (Pinheiros Altos 71 78, Bill Lockie (North Gailes 75 74, Peter Barber (Didsbury 76 73, Robin Mann (Felixstowe Golf Range 79 70, Iain Clark 75 74, Garry Harvey (Kinross Golf 74 75, Glyn Krause (Elton Furze 76 73 »»
150 Lawrence Farmer (Moor Park 78 72, Alan Roach (West Midlands 77 73, Stewart Graham (Golf De Bondues 79 71, Phil Hinton (Chesterton Valley 77 73, Mark Bevan (Newquay 77 73, Alan Hemsley (Barnham Broom 73 77, Robert Evans (Pyle and Kenfig 75 75 »»
MISSED THE CUT
151 Duncan Williamson (Kirkhill 79 72, Murray White (Penfold Park 80 71, Stephen Bradley (Marine Praha 78 73, Mike Pashley (Plumtree Golf School 77 74, Marcus Urbye (Parkstone 73 78, Andrew Bownes (North Warwickshire 77 74, Roy Williams (North Wales 71 80, Jack Hammond (Ormskirk 73 78.
152 Mark Desmond (Swanmore Golf 78 74, Ian Richardson (Flying Golfer Holidays 80 72, Graham Laing (North Wilts 76 76, Nigel Hirst (Dewsbury and Dist) 74 78, Stewart Adwick (Tiverton 78 74, Paul Milton (Surbiton 77 75, Mike Gallagher (Farthingstone 80 72, Stephen Bonham (Lostwithiel 74 78, Peter Ridley (Steisslingen 80 72.
153 John Barnett (Royal St Davids 74 79, Michael McLean (Chesterfield 78 75, Frank Kiddie (Hawkstone Park 82 71, Peter Garratt (Naunton Downs 80 73, Roger Fidler (retired) 76 77, Nicholas Williams (St Enodoc 81 72, Mark Angel (Colchester 75 78, Peter O'Hagan (Peter O Hagan.com 81 72, David Allen (Benross 73 80, Chris Hebdon (Hoebridge Golf Centre 76 77, Peter Goldthorpe (Handley Wood Driving Range 78 75, Richard Masters (Baildon 79 74
154 Martin Morbey 81 73, Brian Sharrock (BFS Trading 77 77, Rosario Giardina (Hartsbourne 81 73, Brent Ellis (Filton 80 74, Tim Rastall (Mottram Hall 77 77 »»
155 Andrew Reynolds (Royal Cinque Ports 75 80, Warwick Holland (Worcs and Herefordshire 82 73, Alan Humphrey (Shirley Park 73 82, Mark Whaler (North Downs 79 76, Stephen Rooke (Windermere 81 74, Roy Johnson (Port Sunlight Golf Centre Ltd 74 81, Alan Hall (Silvermere 78 77 »»
156 Mark Sharman (Quantum Golf School 79 77, Bob Longworth (Bolton 81 75,
157 Malcolm Edmunds (West Cornwall 79 78, Nigel Burch (Castle Point 85 72, Richard Morris (Enzesfeld 78 79, Peter Hickey (Cork 75 82, Stephen Marr (Withington 82 75, Nic Gilks (Bramcote Waters 86 71 158 David Regan (West Byfleet 79 79, John Cuddihy (Delapre Park 79 79, Ken Steadman (Swingrite Golf Driving Range 81 77, Tony Price (Alsace 79 79, Michael Greenough (Ashton and Lea 81 77 »»
159 Ronald Commans (Wisley 76 83, Ian Butcher (Kings Acre 80 79, David Edwards (David Edwards Golf Show 78 81, Glyn Stevens (G.C Toscana 79 80, Alistair Thomson (Inverness 81 78, Stephen Watkins (Etchinghill 78 81 »»
160 Daniel Fitzsimmons (Harpenden Common 79 81, Henry Arnott (Chesfield Downs 82 78, Grahame Atkinson (Radlett Golf Centre 80 80, Patrick O'Boyle (Bandon 82 78, John Heggarty (Royal Liverpool 78 82, Peter Maton (Henllys Hall 83 77, Graham Cant (Longhirst Hall 81 79 »»
161 Mark Stancer (N1 Golf 79 82.
162 Dirk Dekker (Amstelborgh 82 80, Paul Horridge (Bolton Old Links 82 80, Brian Larsen (Amstelborgh Golf Centre 88 74, Keith Vince (Lesum 79 83, Bruce Whipham (Kirby Muxloe 81 81, Steven Rastall (Sempachersee Golf Club 83 79, Frank Hill (Thorpeness 84 78, Peter Laugher (Thurlestone 86 76 »»
163 Robert Webster (retired 82 81, Chris Phillips (Golf Abbeville 85 78, John Halliwell (Royal Antwerp 82 81, Steve Harrison (Eden 80 83.
164 David Parsons (Bridport and W Dorset 83 81, David Wheeler (Crewe 80 84, Andrew Hall (Sand Martins 84 80.
166 Brian Burlison (Halfpenny Green Golf Centre 89 77, Jim Christine (Worplesdon 86 80 »»
167 Graham Hawkings (Malvern College 89 78 »»
169 Mike Peel (unattached 83 86 »»
172 John Hearn (Sittingbourne and Milton Regis 90 82 »»
RTD - Lionel Platts (Three Rivers, Martin Jackson (Morpeth, Kenneth Howarth (Ampleforth College.
Ian Howieson (Leatherhead, David Marcks (Rittergut Birkhof Golf Park 84
DSQ - Shaun Ball (South Staffs, Martin Smith (Hartley Wintney, Martyn Vaughan (Hacienda Del Alamo
David Screeton (Marriott Worsley Park, Terry Hanson (Cardiff, Ken Williams (Eichenried 82 DSQ
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