Scots up for the Challenge at Toulouse

By RODDY WILLIAMS
European Tour Press Staff
Jamie McLeary, Raymond Russell and Lloyd Saltman are well placed to mount a Scottish challenge over the weekend of the ALLIANZ Golf Open du Grand Toulouse in France.
McLeary lies joint eighth on three under par 139 after his five bogeys were cancelled out by three bogeys and a double bogey on his way to a 71 at Golf de Toulouse – Seilh. Russell and Saltman are a shot further back on one under par 140 after rounds of 69 and 73 respectively.
They trail leader Charles-Edouard Russo after the Frenchman defied the strong winds that swept across the Midi Pyrenees region of France to shoot a five under par 66 for a halfway total of 135, seven under par.
Russo, who hails from Bussy St Georges near Paris, a club that has bred 2007 Barclays Scottish Open Champion Gregory Havret, 2010 Scottish Amateur champion Romain Wattel and fellow Challenge Tour professional Francois Calmels, carded a five under par 66 to move to seven under par 135.
Capitalising on the calm morning conditions, Russo picked up three birdies in his first five holes before the wind got up to average speeds of 20mph. By then Russo, who started on the tenth, was on a roll and picked up further shots on the 17th , first and seventh holes before dropping his only shot of the day on the long eighth.
“The conditions were very hard,” he said. “After picking up shots early on, I kept going and took no risks, playing to the middle of the greens and I’m very pleased with five under.”
Russo has slipped down the Challenge Tour Rankings from a high of 16th after the Aa St Omer Open to his current position of 40th. The top 45 after the next three events will qualify for the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, after which the top 20 graduate to The European Tour.
“I like this course as I finished fifth last year and the long par fives suit me as I hit the ball a long way,” said Russo. “That should suit me as I try and get into the Grand Final.”


SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
135 C Russo (Fra) 69 66,
138 J Clément (Sui) 70 68, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 69,
139 J Sjöholm (Swe) 70 69, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 70 69, S Walker (Eng) 70 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 71 68,
140 J Grillon (Fra) 69 71, G Houston (Wal) 71 69, B Wiesberger (Aut) 70 70, J McLeary (Sco) 69 71, A Wagner (Arg) 69 71,
141 T Olesen (Den) 74 67, Å Nilsson (Swe) 69 72, O David (Fra) 68 73, L Saltman (Sco) 68 73, C Moriarty (Irl) 71 70, R Russell (Sco) 72 69,
142 S Jeppesen (Swe) 73 69, I Giner (Esp) 69 73, S Manley (Wal) 68 74, C Gane (Eng) 73 69, J Billot (Fra) 71 71, S Davis (Eng) 67 75, J Lopez Lazaro (am) (Fra) 71 71,
143 J Xanthopoulos (Fra) 73 70, W Besseling (Ned) 70 73, M Tullo (Chi) 74 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 71 72, A McArthur (Sco) 70 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 70 73, T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 73,
144 J Guerrier (Fra) 76 68, G Clark (Eng) 72 72, L Jensen (Den) 70 74, B Teilleria (Fra) 73 71, F Fritsch (Ger) 71 73, F Colombo (Ita) 71 73, R Steiner (Aut) 73 71, P Golding (Eng) 74 70,
145 A Hansen (Den) 72 73, B Nicolay (Fra) 73 72, R Eyraud (Fra) 73 72, A Tadini (Ita) 73 72, J Foret (Fra) 73 72, B Lecuona (Fra) 72 73, A Bernadet (Fra) 74 71, L Kennedy (Eng) 74 71, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 69 76, R Kakko (Fin) 72 73, K Le Sager (Fra) 72 73, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 72, D Perrier (Fra) 71 74,
146 J Colomo (Esp) 74 72, C Ford (Eng) 72 74, B Grace (RSA) 72 74, E Dubois (Fra) 74 72, C Lee (Sco) 69 77, M Hill (Fra) 75 71,
147 B Chapellan (Fra) 77 70, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 72, G Murray (Sco) 74 73, J Zapata (Arg) 74 73, S Gross Jr (Ger) 73 74, D Nouailhac (Fra) 73 74, L Slattery (Eng) 71 76, J Garcia (Esp) 73 74, M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 73 74, M Thorp (Nor) 74 73, N Meitinger (Ger) 74 73, L Richard (Bel) 76 71, A Marshall (Eng) 76 71, R Wattel (am) (Fra) 73 74,
MISSED THE CUT
148 A Velasco (Esp) 71 77, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 76, O Whiteley (Eng) 74 74, J Ruth (Eng) 72 76, M Carlsson (Swe) 73 75, F Calmels (Fra) 73 75, A Hartø (Den) 72 76,
149 M Zions (Aus) 77 72, A Gee (Eng) 74 75, S Robinson (Eng) 76 73, L Bond (Wal) 76 73,
150 L Gagli (Ita) 73 77, F De Vries (Ned) 76 74, C Gallois (Fra) 77 73, A Ahokas (Fin) 73 77, A Högberg (Swe) 80 70, N Kearney (Irl) 75 75, A Perrino (Ita) 76 74, F Marty (Fra) 75 75, V Riu (Fra) 74 76,
151 O Floren (Swe) 79 72, C Macaulay (Sco) 78 73, M Ford (Eng) 75 76, N Porteboeuf (Fra) 74 77, M Quiros (Esp) 74 77, K Eriksson (Swe) 76 75, B Evans (Eng) 77 74, F Praegant (Aut) 78 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 79 72,
152 A Kaleka (Fra) 75 77, G Rosier (Fra) 75 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 77 75, A Grenier (Fra) 74 78, S Tiley (Eng) 75 77, C Brazillier (Fra) 78 74,
153 D Gaunt (Aus) 77 76, B Hebert (Fra) 72 81, T Fournier (Fra) 76 77, A Levy (am) (Fra) 76 77,
154 D Vanegas (Col) 79 75,
155 L Claverie (Esp) 78 77, P Valmary (Fra) 81 74,
156 E Chaudouet (Fra) 79 77,
157 L Salgado (Fra) 79 78,
158 P Erice Ibanez (Esp) 76 82, T Stewart (Aus) 76 82,
** S Surry (Eng) 82 DQ,














135 C Russo (Fra) 69 66,

138 J Clément (Sui) 70 68, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 69,

139 J Sjöholm (Swe) 70 69, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 70 69, S Walker (Eng) 70 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 71 68,

140 J Grillon (Fra) 69 71, G Houston (Wal) 71 69, B Wiesberger (Aut) 70 70, J McLeary (Sco) 69 71, A Wagner (Arg) 69 71,

141 T Olesen (Den) 74 67, Å Nilsson (Swe) 69 72, O David (Fra) 68 73, L Saltman (Sco) 68 73, C Moriarty (Irl) 71 70, R Russell (Sco) 72 69,

142 S Jeppesen (Swe) 73 69, I Giner (Esp) 69 73, S Manley (Wal) 68 74, C Gane (Eng) 73 69, J Billot (Fra) 71 71, S Davis (Eng) 67 75, J Lopez Lazaro (am) (Fra) 71 71,

143 J Xanthopoulos (Fra) 73 70, W Besseling (Ned) 70 73, M Tullo (Chi) 74 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 71 72, A McArthur (Sco) 70 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 70 73, T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 73,

144 J Guerrier (Fra) 76 68, G Clark (Eng) 72 72, L Jensen (Den) 70 74, B Teilleria (Fra) 73 71, F Fritsch (Ger) 71 73, F Colombo (Ita) 71 73, R Steiner (Aut) 73 71, P Golding (Eng) 74 70,

145 A Hansen (Den) 72 73, B Nicolay (Fra) 73 72, R Eyraud (Fra) 73 72, A Tadini (Ita) 73 72, J Foret (Fra) 73 72, B Lecuona (Fra) 72 73, A Bernadet (Fra) 74 71, L Kennedy (Eng) 74 71, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 69 76, R Kakko (Fin) 72 73, K Le Sager (Fra) 72 73, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 72, D Perrier (Fra) 71 74,

146 J Colomo (Esp) 74 72, C Ford (Eng) 72 74, B Grace (RSA) 72 74, E Dubois (Fra) 74 72, C Lee (Sco) 69 77, M Hill (Fra) 75 71,

147 B Chapellan (Fra) 77 70, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 72, G Murray (Sco) 74 73, J Zapata (Arg) 74 73, S Gross Jr (Ger) 73 74, D Nouailhac (Fra) 73 74, L Slattery (Eng) 71 76, J Garcia (Esp) 73 74, M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 73 74, M Thorp (Nor) 74 73, N Meitinger (Ger) 74 73, L Richard (Bel) 76 71, A Marshall (Eng) 76 71, R Wattel (am) (Fra) 73 74,

148 A Velasco (Esp) 71 77, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 76, O Whiteley (Eng) 74 74, J Ruth (Eng) 72 76, M Carlsson (Swe) 73 75, F Calmels (Fra) 73 75, A Hartø (Den) 72 76,

149 M Zions (Aus) 77 72, A Gee (Eng) 74 75, S Robinson (Eng) 76 73, L Bond (Wal) 76 73,

150 L Gagli (Ita) 73 77, F De Vries (Ned) 76 74, C Gallois (Fra) 77 73, A Ahokas (Fin) 73 77, A Högberg (Swe) 80 70, N Kearney (Irl) 75 75, A Perrino (Ita) 76 74, F Marty (Fra) 75 75, V Riu (Fra) 74 76,

151 O Floren (Swe) 79 72, C Macaulay (Sco) 78 73, M Ford (Eng) 75 76, N Porteboeuf (Fra) 74 77, M Quiros (Esp) 74 77, K Eriksson (Swe) 76 75, B Evans (Eng) 77 74, F Praegant (Aut) 78 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 79 72,

152 A Kaleka (Fra) 75 77, G Rosier (Fra) 75 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 77 75, A Grenier (Fra) 74 78, S Tiley (Eng) 75 77, C Brazillier (Fra) 78 74,

153 D Gaunt (Aus) 77 76, B Hebert (Fra) 72 81, T Fournier (Fra) 76 77, A Levy (am) (Fra) 76 77,

154 D Vanegas (Col) 79 75,

155 L Claverie (Esp) 78 77, P Valmary (Fra) 81 74,

156 E Chaudouet (Fra) 79 77,

157 L Salgado (Fra) 79 78,

158 P Erice Ibanez (Esp) 76 82, T Stewart (Aus) 76 82,

** S Surry (Eng) 82 DQ,



Roddy Williams