Ross Kellett too ill to complete good second round
SCOTS REGAIN THEIR
PRIDE IN ARGENTINA
FIGHTBACK
LATER NEWS: World men's amateur team championship has been reduced to three rounds because of Friday's bad weather which meant that a number of teams will not complete their second rounds until Saturday. The final round will still be played on Sunday.
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
By ROSS DUNCAN
A four-under par 68 from James Byrne lifted Scotland into the top ten of the leaderboard on day two of the World Amateur Team Championship amid thunder and lightning storms in Buenos Aires.
Lying in a lowly 42nd position overnight, the defending champions posted a second day aggregate of 140 to move to four-over par for the championship and within ten shots of clubhouse leaders Denmark with two-thirds of the field still out on the course in deteriorating conditions.
Byrne’s 68 was followed up by a level par 72 from Scottish Amateur Champion Michael Stewart but the Scots score could have been even better had illness not forced Ross Kellett to retire, having been two-under par with six holes remaining.
After the disappointment of the first day, the Scots got off to a flyer with Stewart holing a magnificent 35-foot putt for eagle at the par five 10th, his first hole of the day, although he immediately bogeyed the 11th. Kellett also started well and was two-under par for the first six holes before thunder and lightning forced a two-hour suspension of play.
Despite feeling ill, Kellett’s good form continued and the Colville Park man picked up two more birdies to be four-under at the turn. He managed just three holes of the back nine however and had to make his way back to the clubhouse having been sick several times out on the course.
Byrne, Scotland’s leading amateur in the world rankings, birdied the par five 15th to move to one-under par for the front nine and played some fantastic golf down the stretch, grabbing three birdies in the closing five holes including a sublime two at the 220-yard fifth after hitting his tee-shot to 8-feet.
Stewart found water of the tee at the 18th – his 9th – to drop another shot and turn in level par, but despite dropping shots at the 4th and 8th, picked up birdies at the 1st and 7th to finish level for his round.
SGU national coach Ian Rae was delighted with his team’s performance on day two: “The players were fantastic out there today and posted a really good score in horrendous weather. It was really windy first thing before the thunderstorms came and the rest of the round was played in torrential rain.”
“They were really fired up this morning and got off to great start. I was worried the delay would halt the momentum but they played great golf after the restart and James showed his class on the back nine which has put us back in the hunt.”
On Ross Kellett’s sickness enforced withdrawal he added: “Ross is in a pretty bad way and he’s off to see a doctor. Hopefully he’ll recover for tomorrow and he could get some more respite if the bad weather continues as it’s likely they’ll have to complete the second round on Saturday.”
A second round 69 from Denmark’s Joachim Hansen put his side on 280, six-under par for the championship, with the USA five shots back among the early clubhouse finishers.
Click here to follow the second round leaderboard.
Great Danes lead after rain-hit Day 2
NEWS RELEASEDenmark, with a 3-under-par 141, made a forceful move in steady, day-long rain on Friday to gain the lead in the weather-suspended second round of the 2010 World Amateur Team Championship at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Danes were among the 35 of the 69 teams in the field to complete play. They hold a lead over two teams that did not finish the second round: Canada at five under par through three holes and first-day leader France at three under par through nine holes. The Danes’ 36-hole total is 280.
The second round was suspended twice and then called for the day because of dangerous weather and course conditions. It will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday. Following completion of the round and a re-draw based on scores, the third round will begin in the mid-to-late afternoon.
The leading teams will play at Buenos Aires Golf Club in the third round and the lower half will play at Olivos Golf Club. The championship is now reduced to 54 holes and will conclude on Sunday.
Playing at Buenos Aires Golf Club, the Danes, who were tied for third place after the first round, were buoyed by another strong round from Joachim Hansen, the 2010 Finnish Amateur champion, who recently shot 59 in Denmark. His second-round 69 gave him a 36-hole total of 7-under-par 136. Teammate Lucas Bjerregaard, the 2010 European Amateur winner, shot even-par 72.
“It was very difficult out there,” Hansen said. “But, my swing was working and I hit it very well off the tee. These weather conditions are better than Denmark, where it’s colder. “
Sweden, in fourth, and England, tied for fifth, did not finish the second round either. They stood at two under and one under, respectively, through six holes.
Rain was constant all afternoon and temperatures were in the lows 60s with little wind. Total rainfall was approximately one inch.
Danish captain Torben Nyehuus credited his team’s preparation for their good play.
“Our original goal was to finish in the five top positions,” Nyehuus said. “Our players have been playing very well this year on tough courses and for that reason, I think we can do it. We play seven months a year in Denmark, so the rest of the time we have to play in places like Spain, Paris, Florida and Turkey. In the winter, at home, we work very hard on the technical and physical part of our game at indoor places.”
The USA jumped to a tie for fifth position at 1-under-par 285 on the scores of David Chung (70) and Peter Uihlein (72), who were 2010 U.S. Amateur finalists. They were followed by New Zealand at even par 286.
PRIDE IN ARGENTINA
FIGHTBACK
LATER NEWS: World men's amateur team championship has been reduced to three rounds because of Friday's bad weather which meant that a number of teams will not complete their second rounds until Saturday. The final round will still be played on Sunday.
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
By ROSS DUNCAN
A four-under par 68 from James Byrne lifted Scotland into the top ten of the leaderboard on day two of the World Amateur Team Championship amid thunder and lightning storms in Buenos Aires.
Lying in a lowly 42nd position overnight, the defending champions posted a second day aggregate of 140 to move to four-over par for the championship and within ten shots of clubhouse leaders Denmark with two-thirds of the field still out on the course in deteriorating conditions.
Byrne’s 68 was followed up by a level par 72 from Scottish Amateur Champion Michael Stewart but the Scots score could have been even better had illness not forced Ross Kellett to retire, having been two-under par with six holes remaining.
After the disappointment of the first day, the Scots got off to a flyer with Stewart holing a magnificent 35-foot putt for eagle at the par five 10th, his first hole of the day, although he immediately bogeyed the 11th. Kellett also started well and was two-under par for the first six holes before thunder and lightning forced a two-hour suspension of play.
Despite feeling ill, Kellett’s good form continued and the Colville Park man picked up two more birdies to be four-under at the turn. He managed just three holes of the back nine however and had to make his way back to the clubhouse having been sick several times out on the course.
Byrne, Scotland’s leading amateur in the world rankings, birdied the par five 15th to move to one-under par for the front nine and played some fantastic golf down the stretch, grabbing three birdies in the closing five holes including a sublime two at the 220-yard fifth after hitting his tee-shot to 8-feet.
Stewart found water of the tee at the 18th – his 9th – to drop another shot and turn in level par, but despite dropping shots at the 4th and 8th, picked up birdies at the 1st and 7th to finish level for his round.
SGU national coach Ian Rae was delighted with his team’s performance on day two: “The players were fantastic out there today and posted a really good score in horrendous weather. It was really windy first thing before the thunderstorms came and the rest of the round was played in torrential rain.”
“They were really fired up this morning and got off to great start. I was worried the delay would halt the momentum but they played great golf after the restart and James showed his class on the back nine which has put us back in the hunt.”
On Ross Kellett’s sickness enforced withdrawal he added: “Ross is in a pretty bad way and he’s off to see a doctor. Hopefully he’ll recover for tomorrow and he could get some more respite if the bad weather continues as it’s likely they’ll have to complete the second round on Saturday.”
A second round 69 from Denmark’s Joachim Hansen put his side on 280, six-under par for the championship, with the USA five shots back among the early clubhouse finishers.
Click here to follow the second round leaderboard.
Great Danes lead after rain-hit Day 2
NEWS RELEASEDenmark, with a 3-under-par 141, made a forceful move in steady, day-long rain on Friday to gain the lead in the weather-suspended second round of the 2010 World Amateur Team Championship at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Danes were among the 35 of the 69 teams in the field to complete play. They hold a lead over two teams that did not finish the second round: Canada at five under par through three holes and first-day leader France at three under par through nine holes. The Danes’ 36-hole total is 280.
The second round was suspended twice and then called for the day because of dangerous weather and course conditions. It will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday. Following completion of the round and a re-draw based on scores, the third round will begin in the mid-to-late afternoon.
The leading teams will play at Buenos Aires Golf Club in the third round and the lower half will play at Olivos Golf Club. The championship is now reduced to 54 holes and will conclude on Sunday.
Playing at Buenos Aires Golf Club, the Danes, who were tied for third place after the first round, were buoyed by another strong round from Joachim Hansen, the 2010 Finnish Amateur champion, who recently shot 59 in Denmark. His second-round 69 gave him a 36-hole total of 7-under-par 136. Teammate Lucas Bjerregaard, the 2010 European Amateur winner, shot even-par 72.
“It was very difficult out there,” Hansen said. “But, my swing was working and I hit it very well off the tee. These weather conditions are better than Denmark, where it’s colder. “
Sweden, in fourth, and England, tied for fifth, did not finish the second round either. They stood at two under and one under, respectively, through six holes.
Rain was constant all afternoon and temperatures were in the lows 60s with little wind. Total rainfall was approximately one inch.
Danish captain Torben Nyehuus credited his team’s preparation for their good play.
“Our original goal was to finish in the five top positions,” Nyehuus said. “Our players have been playing very well this year on tough courses and for that reason, I think we can do it. We play seven months a year in Denmark, so the rest of the time we have to play in places like Spain, Paris, Florida and Turkey. In the winter, at home, we work very hard on the technical and physical part of our game at indoor places.”
The USA jumped to a tie for fifth position at 1-under-par 285 on the scores of David Chung (70) and Peter Uihlein (72), who were 2010 U.S. Amateur finalists. They were followed by New Zealand at even par 286.
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