ROOKIE STILL LEADS ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP

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Rookie Anthony Michael continued his excellent start to the Alfred Dunhill Championship by moving two strokes clear at the halfway stage in Malelane.
The little-known South African carded a three-under-par 69 to follow up his 66 on day one - although his round was more up and down as it included three bogeys mixed amongst six birdies.
However, it was good enough to keep him top of the leaderboard at the Leopard Creek Country Club, where his closest challenge was coming from a trio of players in countrymen Alex Haindl and Dawie Van der Walt along with Englishman Robert Rock.
Haindl was particularly impressive storming his way around the course in a bogey-free six-under 66, a round that was set up by a set of eagles on the par-five 15th and par-five second along with two birdies.
Norwegian Marius Thorp was all alone on six under par overall after following his 67 up with a 71, while six players were further back on five under.
Defending champion Pablo Martin was one of them after a round of 70, along with another local Keith Horne, Dane Thorbjorn Olesen, Swede Oskar Henningsson and Britons Scott Jamieson and Neil Cheetham.
Open champion Louis Oosthuizen continued his woeful record at the Mpumalanga course by missing the cut for a fifth year in succession.
The 28-year-old, the highest ranked player in the field with his world ranking of 24, improved in round two with a one-under 71, but his 76 on day one proved his downfall.
The other two high-profile home-favourites, Charl Schwartzel and Richard Sterne, did survive the weekend chop, though - the former with a second successive 72 (four under overall) and the latter ending round two with a level-par 72 (one over overall).
Scott Jamieson from Glasgow is a creditable joint sixth on 139 with scores of 71 and 68. David Drysdale is joint 12th with a pair of 70s for 140.
Peter Whiteford (153) and George Murray (157) missed the cut (147 or better made it) by a considerable margin.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
135 Anthony Michael (Rsa) 66 69
137 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66, Robert Rock 67 70, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70
138 Marius Thorp (Nor) 67 71
139 Neil Cheetham 71 68, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) 71 68, Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 69 70, Pablo Martin (Spa) 69 70, Scott Jamieson 71 68
140 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 70, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 68 72, David Drysdale 70 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 69 71, David Howell 72 68
141 Robert Dinwiddie 69 72, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 72 69, Sebastian Buhl (Ger) 67 74, Julio Zapata (Arg) 70 71, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 73
142 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 72 70, TC Charamba (Zim) 70 72, Mark Laskey 73 69
143 Jean-Nicolas Billot (Fra) 71 72, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 72, Julien Quesne (Fra) 73 70, Mark Brown (Nzl) 69 74, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 71 72
144 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 72 72, Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa) 71 73, Alan McLean 70 74, Kyron Sullivan 72 72, Matt Ford 76 68, Seve Benson 72 72, Alex Cejka (Ger) 75 69, Lee Slattery 71 73, Grant Muller (Rsa) 70 74, Dale Whitnell 74 70, Colin Nel (Rsa) 70 74, Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 70 74, Marcus Palm (Swe) 74 70, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 73
145 Justin Harding (Rsa) 74 71, Damien McGrane 72 73, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 73 72, Floris De Vries (Ned) 73 72, Phillip Price 70 75, Bradford Vaughan (Rsa) 72 73, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 77 68, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 75 70, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 74 71, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 73 72
146 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 73 73, Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 72 74, Jeremy Kavanagh 69 77, Garry Houston 76 70, Grant Jackson 78 68, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 74 72, Johan Du buisson (Rsa) 71 75, Doug McGuigan 74 72, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 68 78, Kenneth Ferrie 74 72, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 74 72, Gregory Molteni (Ita) 71 75, David Dixon 74 72, Michael Hoey 74 72
MISSED THE CUT
147 Richard Bland 74 73, Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 75 72, Bjorn Akesson (Swe) 73 74, Daniel Gaunt (Aus) 71 76, Marcel Siem (Ger) 74 73, Matthew Zions (Aus) 74 73, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 76 71, Louis Calitz (Rsa) 76 71, John Bickerton 71 76, Anthony Wall 74 73, Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 68 79, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 75 72, Gary Murphy 74 73, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 73 74, Tommy Fleetwood 72 75, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 74 73, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 76 71
148 John Parry 76 72, Andrew Butterfield 74 74, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 75 73, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 74 74, Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 71 77, Andre Bossert (Swi) 73 75, Joel Sjoholm (Swe) 72 76, Warren Abery (Rsa) 74 74, Louis De Jager (Rsa) 75 73, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 73 75
149 Ian Keenan 73 76, Kevin Stone (Rsa) 76 73, Gary Evans 72 77, Des Terblanche (Rsa) 75 74, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 78 71, Martin Maritz (Rsa) 73 76, Alan Michell (Rsa) 71 78
150 Andrew Johnston 73 77, Robert Coles 78 72, Steven Ferreira (Rsa) 78 72, Matt Haines 79 71, Teboho Sefatsa (Rsa) 77 73, Mark Murless (Rsa) 76 74, Darryn Lloyd (Rsa) 74 76, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 74 76, Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 72 78, Morne Buys (Rsa) 75 75, Jake Roos (Rsa) 77 73, Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 71 79, Gary Clark 75 75, Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 74 76, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 78 72, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 75 75
151 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 77 74, James Heath 76 75, Wallie Coetsee (Rsa) 75 76, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 79 72, Ben Mannix 75 76, Omar Sandys (Rsa) 69 82
152 Brett Liddle (Rsa) 77 75, Richard McEvoy 76 76, Florian Praegant (Aut) 79 73, Guillaume Watremez (Bel) 78 74
153 Titch Moore (Rsa) 74 79, Willie Van Der Merwe (Rsa) 78 75, Peter Whiteford 77 76, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 78 75, Derik Ferreira (Rsa) 76 77
154 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 78 76, Reggie Adams (Rsa) 75 79, Jamie Moul 76 78, Daniel Greene (Rsa) 72 82, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 77 77
155 Henk Alberts (Rsa) 76 79, David Hewan (Rsa) 82 73
156 Jonathan Caldwell 79 77, Toto Thimba jun (Rsa) 81 75, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 81 75, Matthew Baldwin 77 79, James Kamte (Rsa) 73 83
157 George Murray 79 78, Ryan Thompson (Rsa) 77 80, Warrick Druian (Rsa) 81 76
158 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 80 78, Matt Evans 78 80, Nick Mccarthy 76 82
159 Dean Burmester (Zim) 77 82
160 Steve Basson (Rsa) 79 81, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 75 85
Withdrew:  81 Steve Surry

SALTMAN BROTHERS BOTH WIN EUROPEAN TOUR CARDS

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Simon Wakefield secured a return to The European Tour for 2011, shooting a final round 67 to lead the 34 graduates at the Qualifying School on a day of fluctuating emotions in Girona, north-east Spain.
The 36 year old, who finished 63rd in the Challenge Tour Rankings, finished on 21 under par at PGA Catalunya Resort, two strokes clear of Spaniard Carlos Del Moral, with Finn Mikko Korhonen a further two shots back in third.

Wakefield is the second consecutive Englishman called Simon to win the Qualifying School and he will be hoping to follow a similar path to last year’s champion Simon Khan, whose victory 12 months ago led to further glory in The European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in May.

“The first goal was to make the cut and then it was to finish top 30, but the position I’ve been in the last couple of days, it was like 2005 again, when I’d lost my card by a few thousand Euros and came out to Qualifying school not feeling like I deserved to be there but put it behind me and finished second,” said Wakefield.
“It was so nice to go one better this time. I’ve had two or three second placs on the Tour in recent times and lost in a play-off, and I know this isn’t a tournament effectively but I’ve still had to win and I’ve broken my duck. This is as good as a win for me and I cannot wait to get home.”
Wakefield’s 407 aggregate total for the six-round Qualifying School was one stroke lower than Khan’s winning score in 2009 and was secured with a superb birdie on the last, stopping his five iron approach within two feet from the pin.
After starting the final day level with Del Moral, Wakefield pulled clear with a hat-trick of birdies after the turn and while his Spanish rival reduced the margin to one stroke with an eagle on the 15th, the Englishman’s closing birdie put daylight between the pair.
“You watch the top boys, Westwood and McDowell and the rest, and they make birdies down the last to win the tournament and that was going through my head on the last, when if there was one time I needed to pull off a perfect shot it was then,” said Wakefield.
“I hit a perfect five iron which rolled up to about 15 inches, so it’s fantastic and I’m absolutely delighted. It means the world to me.
“I had about four hours’ sleep last night. I knew the mark was going to be about nine or ten under and I was on 16 overnight but I was thinking of the five or six tough holes you really need to concentrate on. The game plan went great.”
Del Moral was equally delighted to secure his card after finishing an agonising 21st in the Challenge Tour Rankings, missing out by a mere €538.
“This is the one week where I really don’t mind finishing second,” said the 25 year old, who gained the third card in 2008. “Near the end of the round I saw that Simon and I were a few shots ahead, so for the first time I thought about really going for it and winning. But I came up just short in the end, and he deserved to win because he played very well today.
“It’s been a long season, and after finishing 21st in the Rankings I thought the year might end in disappointment. But I took a few days off to recover, and then prepared for this week. I’m so proud of the way I played here, and I have to give credit to my fitness coach, because he’s done a great job with me. It’s such a long week, but even today I didn’t feel too tired.”
As always at Qualifying School there were contrasting fortunes further down the leaderboard, with England’s Adam Gee and fourth-round leader Florian Fritsch, of Germany, both posting seven under par rounds of 65 to secure their cards.
Englishman Matthew Nixon, winner of the British boys' championship at Royal Aberdeen in 2006 and a strong candidate for a place in the GBandI team for next year's Walker Cup match at the same venue, survived a double bogey on the last as he became the only amateur to gain his card this year in a share of 11th spot.
Dane Andreas Hartø and Frenchman Romain Wattel, who both recently turned professional after winning on the Challenge Tour as amateurs in 2010, also progressed at the first attempt. Frenchman Alexandre Kaleka and Spaniard Manuel Quiros both signed for rounds of 68 to finish on 10 under par and nine under par – the cut mark for cards – respectively.

There was also joy for Welshman Liam Bond, who gained his European Tour card for the first time on his 16th visit to Qualifying School, while it will be a happy festive period in the Saltman household in the Lothians after Scottish brothers Elliot and Lloyd, pictured right, both graduated.

After a stellar amateur career, Lloyd has at last made it to the big stage, a year or two behind his 2007 Walker Cup team-mates, Rory McIlroy and Rhys Davies. Lloyd, who at 25 is the younger of the pair, carded a 69 to finish in a share of 11th place on 12 under par, while 28 year old Elliot had a nerve-racking wait to see if he would be joining him, eventually making it on the limit mark of nine under par after a 70.
Elliot, pictured below, said: “Our mum texted me last night and said she hoped either both of us made it or neither of us, so we could travel together again next season. It feels awesome to make it on to The European Tour with my brother and it should be a good Christmas in our house this year after this.”

Lloyd added: “It feels unbelievable, and to have Elliot get his card makes it extra special. I hardly put a foot wrong today – to make only one bogey on that course was pretty good going – so it’s up there with the best rounds of my career, and certainly the most important.
“I’ve been in the top 30 most of the week, and just lost a few places yesterday, but I’m proud of the way I finished the job off and I’m sure my parents are proud of me too. I owe them a lot for the support they’ve shown us, so hopefully this goes some way towards repaying them.”
There was disappointment, however, for the Saltman’s fellow Scot Chris Doak. The Northern Open champion started the day in 12th place but lipped out on the last hole to miss out by one stroke as he carded a 75.
Jack Doherty, the last of the four Scots to make it to the final day, finished with three indifferent rounds after shooting a 63 on Day 3. He missed the cut by seven shots on 426.
English amateur Matthew Southgate dropped two shots in his last three holes to drop out of the card places with a 75, his worst score of the six rounds,  while Spaniard Jorge Campillo, who had started the sixth and final round in a share of fifth place, posted a nine over par 81 to slip to 55th position and miss out.
FINAL TOTALS
Six-round par 428
Leading 34 earn European Tour cards for 2011
Figures at end of lines are prize money won, first in Euros, then converted to Sterling.
1 Simon WAKEFIELD ENG 70 68 65 70 67 67 407 -21 17,814.00 £15,000.00
2 Carlos DEL MORAL ESP 68 72 64 71 65 69 409 -19 13,063.60 £11,000.00
3 Mikko KORHONEN FIN 73 67 65 66 71 69 411 -17 10,094.60 £8,500.00
4 Adam GEE ENG 66 71 65 73 72 65 412 -16 7,861.91 £6,620.00
5 Jaco VAN ZYL RSA 72 67 65 69 73 67 413 -15 6,793.07 £5,720.00
6 Florian FRITSCH GER 69 65 68 73 74 65 414 -14 5,645.06 £4,753.33
7 Liam BOND WAL 66 69 67 71 73 68 414 -14 5,645.06 £4,753.33
8 Andreas HARTØ DEN 68 76 66 65 70 69 414 -14 5,645.06 £4,753.33
9 Romain WATTEL FRA 71 68 65 72 68 71 415 -13 4,815.72 £4,055.00
10 Stuart MANLEY WAL 74 65 64 73 67 72 415 -13 4,815.72 £4,055.00
11 Tim SLUITER NED 72 70 68 68 69 69 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
12 Lloyd SALTMAN SCO 68 69 65 72 73 69 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
13 Joakim HAEGGMAN SWE 70 73 68 68 67 70 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
14 Shaun NORRIS RSA 68 71 68 68 71 70 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
15 Victor DUBUISSON FRA 69 74 69 65 68 71 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
16 Jason KNUTZON USA 69 68 66 73 69 71 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
17 Thomas NORRET DEN 69 69 66 72 68 72 416 -12 3,776.57 £3,180.00
18 Matthew NIXON (amateur) ENG 74 69 65 64 71 73 416 -12
19 George COETZEE RSA 72 63 70 73 69 70 417 -11 2,866.07 £2,413.33
20 Steve LEWTON ENG 63 72 66 70 72 74 417 -11 2,866.07 £2,413.33
21 Alfredo GARCIA-HEREDIA ESP 70 67 64 69 71 76 417 -11 2,866.07£2,413.33
22 Alexandre KALEKA FRA 69 73 67 70 71 68 418 -10 2,422.70 £2,040.00
23 Fredrik OHLSSON SWE 67 69 68 75 69 70 418 -10 2,422.70 £2,040.00
24 Pedro ORIOL ESP 71 69 67 68 70 73 418 -10 2,422.70 £2,040.00
25 Wade ORMSBY AUS 66 71 66 72 70 73 418 -10 2,422.70 £2,040.00
26 Manuel QUIROS ESP 74 67 68 72 70 68 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
27 Sebi GARCIA ESP 70 68 66 77 68 70 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
28 Elliot SALTMAN SCO 66 71 64 74 74 70 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
29 Eirik Tage JOHANSEN NOR 67 73 65 70 73 71 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
30 François DELAMONTAGNE FRA 75 66 66 72 68 72 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
31 Markus BRIER AUT 71 68 65 75 68 72 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
32 Borja ETCHART ESP 71 69 64 71 71 73 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
33 Steven TILEY ENG 73 71 68 65 68 74 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
34 Roope KAKKO FIN 71 68 64 71 69 76 419 -9 2,020.24 £1,701.11
FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR EUROPEAN TOUR
35 Espen KOFSTAD NOR 71 64 69 75 74 67 420 -8 831.32 £700.
36 Miles TUNNICLIFF ENG 70 74 68 66 74 68 420 -8 831.32 £700.
37 Marco RUIZ PAR 68 73 67 71 72 69 420 -8 831.32 £700.
38 Mikael LUNDBERG SWE 73 71 69 67 70 70 420 -8 831.32 £700.
39 Antti AHOKAS FIN 75 69 70 66 69 71 420 -8 831.32 £700.
40 Jesus Maria ARRUTI ESP 74 66 69 68 70 73 420 -8 831.32 £700.
41 Chris DOAK SCO 67 73 64 73 68 75 420 -8 831.32 £700.
42 Alessandro TADINI ITA 68 73 64 72 73 71 421 -7 831.32 £700.
43 Paul DWYER ENG 72 72 71 64 70 72 421 -7 831.32 £700.
44 Tom WHITEHOUSE ENG 73 67 66 72 71 72 421 -7 831.32 £700.
45 Bernd RITTHAMMER GER 70 70 67 72 68 74 421 -7 831.32 £700.
46 Matthew SOUTHGATE ENG (amateur) 74 69 69 67 67 75 421 -7
47 Andrew TAMPION AUS 64 72 69 72 75 70 422 -6 831.32 £700.
48 Peter GUSTAFSSON SWE 75 70 70 65 71 71 422 -6 831.32 £700.
49 Sam LITTLE ENG 71 71 65 71 73 71 422 -6 831.32 £700.
50 Daniel DENISON ENG 70 71 66 74 69 72 422 -6 831.32 £700.
51 Edouard DUBOIS FRA 70 72 62 71 72 75 422 -6 831.32 £700.
52 Emanuele CANONICA ITA 69 69 65 71 73 75 422 -6 831.32 £700.
53 Thomas FEYRSINGER AUT 70 71 65 75 72 70 423 -5 831.32 £700.
54 Maximilian KIEFFER GER 70 71 63 72 73 74 423 -5 831.32 £700.
55 Jorge CAMPILLO ESP 66 71 68 69 69 81 424 -4 831.32 £700.
56 Chris LLOYD ENG (amateur) 69 71 67 70 77 71 425 -3
57 Fredrik HENGE SWE 69 75 70 67 71 73 425 -3 831.32 £700.
58 Scott HEND AUS 74 69 66 71 72 73 425 -3 831.32 £700.
59 Joakim LAGERGREN SWE 78 64 67 72 74 71 426 -2 831.32 £700.
60 Francis VALERA ESP 69 73 66 73 73 72 426 -2 831.32 £700.
61 Anthony GRENIER FRA 71 72 72 65 74 72 426 -2 831.32 £700.
62 Jack DOHERTY SCO 66 73 63 77 73 74 426 -2 831.32 £700.
63 Cesar MONASTERIO ARG 66 73 68 72 68 79 426 -2 831.32 £700.
64 Daniel BROOKS ENG 77 67 70 66 75 72 427 -1 831.32 £700.
65 François CALMELS FRA 72 70 64 73 76 72 427 -1 831.32 £700.
66 Ben EVANS ENG 70 72 65 71 75 74 427 -1 831.32 £700.
67 Niall KEARNEY IRL 76 65 67 72 76 72 428 0 831.32 £700.
68 Jamie ELSON ENG 76 69 67 63 78 76 429 1 831.32 £700.
69 Leif WESTERBERG SWE 72 70 68 70 74 76 430 2 831.32 £700.
70 James ROBINSON ENG 69 73 66 73 75 76 432 4 831.32 £700.The Saltmans, who will join Italian’s Edoardo and Francesco Molinari as the only other brothers on Tour, became the first siblings to graduate from the same Qualifying School.



BIRDIE BLAST GIVES WOLSTENHOLME MAURITIUS LEAD

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Gary Wolstenholme produced a mesmerising finish of four birdies on the spin to charge into a one-stroke lead over David Merriman and Sam Torrance at the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open today. 
The Englishman, who is fast becoming a dominant force on the European Senior Tour having won once and registered two third place finishes in just eight appearances since joining the Tour, birdied home from the 15th hole of the demanding Legends Course at the stunning Constance Belle Mare Plage Resort to establish a one-stroke advantage over Merriman and Torrance after round one.
“I am really pleased with that,” said Wolstenholme.”I actually felt that the round was getting away from me because I had made such a strong start and then got a little careless in the middle of the round. But just as I was thinking that I managed to refocus and finished with four birdies in a row which is a very good return considering the difficulty of this golf course.”
Wolstenholme turned professional earlier this year after a decorated amateur career during which he became England’s most capped player and he has taken to the professional game with aplomb.
“I am really looking forward to this new season, it is a very exciting time for me and my career. I look at the schedule for next year and then also hear of where we could be potentially playing and it is just a great opportunity for myself and the rest of the Senior Tour guys to play golf in some fantastic destinations.
“I am playing well but I don’t really set my expectations too high in respect of the year ahead – I am not really a goal-setter, I just hope to stay fit and well and try to enjoy this new adventure that I am on. If I do that then I am sure I can get a few good results along the way.”
Merriman will have pleased his growing fanbase on Facebook with a strong start to the week with five birdies and just the one dropped shot.
He said: “I missed a few short birdie putts early in the round and was starting to think that it was going to be one of those days and all of a sudden I started holing a few and picked up a few shots and I was off and running.
“It was satisfying to make the putts because I have been putting pretty well recently and have managed to get myself into that place where you believe that you can hole every putt you look at. You don’t get that too often when you are playing golf so to have that little extra layer of confidence really gives you an edge.”
Merriman drew inspiration from an article he read on his flight over to the honeymoon island of Mauritius.
“I coach myself which is great when things are going well but you do get moments when you can lose a few things in the swing and you just have to hit the range and pump the range balls until you find something.
“I actually took a little bit of inspiration from an article I was reading on the plane over here. It was a Tom Watson interview and there was a quote that really stuck in my mind. He said: ‘Sometimes you just have to stay on the range ‘till you find it...’
"That really struck a chord with me and you just have to look at Tom’s swing to know that he still puts the work in – no matter who you are you still have to work at it if you want to compete.”
Torrance is also right in the hunt after a four under par 68, picking up four shots in his last five holes.
“The finish was very satisfying – to make those birdies coming home was a nice way to finish the round because I really played beautifully today,” said the Scot.
“I have been playing well for the last few tournaments now, and the game has been getting better and better over the last couple of months so it is definitely on the way back.
“Mauritius is a beautiful place and I always enjoy coming here. It might be a bit hot for golf at some points – it was extremely humid today – but you just have to look around to see the natural beauty of the place.”
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
67 G Wolstenholme (Eng)
68 S Torrance (Sco), D Merriman (Aus) 
69 G Ryall (Eng), N Job (Eng), B Longmuir (Sco), S Bennett (Eng), G Ralph (Eng), P Allan (Eng) 
70 C Rocca (Ita), D Johnson (US), D Frost (RSA), J Stuart (US) , B Smit (RSA) ,
71 B Lincoln (RSA) , S Van Vuuren (RSA), R Chapman (Eng), G Banister (Aus) , J Chillas (Sco), J Harrison (Eng), J Bruner (US)
72 J Quiros (Esp) , M Farry (Fra) , A Sowa (Arg)
73 M Williams (Zim) , M Belsham (Eng) , R Drummond (Sco), B Ruangkit (Tha), G Brand (Eng) , B Lane (Eng) , P Harrison (Eng) , T Giedeon (Ger), M Miller (Sco) , F Illouz (Fra) , P Dugeny (Fra) , C Williams (RSA)
74 G Davies (Wal) , M Kierstenson (Eng) , F Mann (Sco), J Gould (Eng) , M Bembridge (Eng) , J Rivero (Esp) , R Stelten (US), D Durnian (Eng) , D O'Sullivan (Irl)
75 M Gray (Sco), J Heggarty (NIr), J Stansberry (US), S Cipa (Eng) , A Garrido (Esp), T Burgoyne (Sco), G Cali (Ita)
76 K Spurgeon (Eng) , P Dahlberg (Swe), J Sallat (Fra) , T Charnley (Eng) ,
77 J Hall (Eng) , M Briggs (Eng) , M Cunning (USA)
78 B Stevens (Eng)
79 B Hardwick (Can), D Cambridge (Jam) , V Garcia (Esp) 
80 D Young (Eng), C Linstead (Eng), T Jones (US) , G Watine (Fra) 
81 S Shields (Eng) 
82 N Clarke (RSA)
83 I Espitalier Noel (Mus) 
85 I Dougan (Sco)
Retired: P Hansson (Swe).

JOHNNIE WALKER CAMBODIAN OPEN REPORT, SCORES

FROM THE ASIAN TOUR
Siem Reap, Cambodia: Japan’s Kenichi Kuboya continued to take his lead into the weekend rounds after returning with a second-round, five-under-par 67 at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open today.
The first-round leader extended his lead to two after a two-day total of 12-under-par 132 while Australia’s Adam Groom who had taken the morning lead earlier carded a 66 to take second place alongside Korea’s Kim Hyung-sung who posted a 65 at the penultimate US$300,000 full field Asian Tour event before the season finale Black Mountain Masters in Hua Hin next week.
Thailand’s Panuwat Muenlek added a 67 to his opening 68 to take fourth place alongside young compatriot Atiwit Janewattananond, who at 15 years old, is seeking to become the youngest winner on the Asian Tour.
Defending champion Marcus Both of Australia posted a 69 for a share of sixth place with Indonesia’s Rory Hie and Guido Van der Valk of the Netherlands on matching 136s.
Kuboya showed no signs of relinquishing his first round lead when he got off strongly again by firing three birdies on holes 13th, 15th and 17th in his outward nine.
The Japanese continued to take command with another flawless round by adding further birdies on the second and sixth holes in his inward nine.
“It was another good day for me. The weather conditions were good and I putted really well today. I hope to cement my lead at the top tomorrow,” said the Japanese.
Groom, who finished second at the inaugural event in 2007, showed his liking for the Phokeethra Country Club again when he went on a birdie blitz, marking his card with a total of seven birdies.
Starting his round tied for fifth, the 31-year-old got off quickly with a birdie on the second hole. He dropped his only shot of the round at the par-three sixth but recovered quickly with birdies on holes seven and eight to reach the turn in 34.
“I didn’t play well at the sixth hole but I got back the birdies at the seventh and eighth holes. It was good to birdie those holes as they are one of the toughest here and it’s good to get to two under at the turn,” said Groom.
Groom continued to mark his card with another birdie on the 13th hole before storming home with three successive birdies starting from the 16th hole.
“I played pretty steady especially on my back-nine Those birdies on the last three holes were really good. It’s a relaxing week and I look forward to better golf this weekend,” added the Australian.
Panuwat kept up his charge for his career breakthrough on the Asian Tour by mixing seven birdies against two bogeys.
The 25-year-old Thai was, however, left to rue two costly dropped shots in his opening front-nine, which he felt tat he could have done better.
“I bogeyed the first and fourth holes as I couldn’t control the shots the way I wanted to. If not for these bogeys, my score would have been lower, giving me a better chance to win my first Asian Tour title,” said Panuwat.
Both posted another blemish-free round of 69 but continued to stay four back of the leader.
While he was satisfied with his position on the leaderboard, the defending champion knows that he will have to play better over the weekend to secure a double at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open.
“Three under is not too bad, just a couple of shots behind heading into the weekend rounds. However, I’m not entirely happy. There’s still a little bit of work to do but certainly better than the other players who were further down the leaderboard,” said Both.
“Having said that, I feel like I’m executing the game well and it’s just a matter of hitting a few more shots closer to the pins tomorrow,” added Both.
Meanwhile Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand made up for his slow start where he posted an opening 70 with a 67 for a share of ninth place.
“It was a good day today and I played really well. I was just getting back into my rhythm after a week’s break at home and I feel like I’m all ready to compete again,” said the three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner.
A total of 68 players made the cut which was set at one-under.
SCOTSWATCH: Ross Bain (70 for 142) was the only Scot to survive the cut at 143 or better. Lee Harper  (75-71) and Simon Dunn (73-73) missed out by three shots on 146. Harper birdied the fourth, 11th, 16th and 17th in halves of 36 and 35. He bogeyed the ninth, 14th and 15th.
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
132 - Kenichi Kuboya (JPN) 65-67
134 - Adam Groom (AUS) 68-66, Kim Hyung-sung (KOR) 69-65
135 - Atiwit Janewattananond (THA) 66-69, Panuwat Muenlek (THA) 68-67
136 - Marcus Both (AUS) 67-69, Rory Hie (INA) 69-67, Guido Van Der Valk (NED) 69-67
137 - Mo Joong-kyung (KOR) 68-69, Lu Wen-teh (TPE) 69-68, Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 70-67, Lucas Lee (BRA) 70-67
138 - Quincy Quek (SIN) 69-69, Shaaban Hussin (MAS) 70-68, Martin Rominger (SUI) 70-68, Iain Steel (MAS) 72-66
139 - Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 69-70, Joshua Kelley (USA) 69-70, Lam Chih Bing (SIN) 69-70, Mardan Mamat (SIN) 70-69, Chawalit Plaphol (THA) 71-68, Chapchai Nirat (THA) 75-64
Selected scores
141 Mark Foster (England) 73 68 (jt 33rd).
142 Ross Bain (Scotland) 72 70 (jt 40th).
143 Chris Rodgers (England) 76 67 (jt 49th).
MISSED THE CUT
144 Justin Evans (England) 70 74.
146 Lee Harper (Scotland) 75 71, Simon Dunn (Scotland) 73 73.
154 Simon Griffiths (England) 75 79.

 

MICHAEL SIM, ADAM SCOTT MISS AUSSIE PGA CUT

Scots-born Simon Yates survived the halfway cut with nothing to space in the Australian PGA Championship. He has had rounds of 71 and 73 for 144, the cut-off mark.
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim and Adam Scott, one of the Aussie favourites, missed out on the same mark, 148. Sim nosedived from an opening 70 to a second-round 78 while Scott had uninspired scores of 73 and 75.
Another big-name failure was John Daly who had a total of 154 despite a first-round 73. Daly's second-round, strewn with double bogeys, totalled 83.
American Bobby Gates leads with 64 and 69 for 133.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
Players from Australia unless stated
133 Bobby Gates (USA) 64 69
134 John Senden 69 65, Wen-chong Liang (China) 66 68
135 Aaron Townsend 68 67
136 Chris Campbell 72 64, Andre Stolz 67 69, Peter Fowler 66 70
137 Peter Senior 70 67
138 Ji-Ho Jung (SKor) 71 67, Robert Allenby 70 68, Stephen Dartnell 69 69, Matthew Griffin 68 70
139 Rodney Pampling 68 71, Andrew Buckle 64 75, Geoff Ogilvy 70 69, Stephen Allan 70 69, Adam Crawford 68 71, Akio Sadakata (Jpn) 67 72, Bradley Hughes 68 71, Peter O'Malley 72 67
140 Hamish Robertson (Nzl) 72 68, Jordan Sherratt 69 71, Michael Hendry (Nzl) 69 71, Anthony Summers 68 72, Nick O'Hern 70 70, Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn) 70 70, Henry Epstein 69 71, Gary Simpson 71 69, Matthew Millar 67 73, In-woo Lee (SKor) 70 70, Richard Green 72 68, Craig Hasthorpe 72 68, Brad Kennedy 68 72
141 David McKenzie 73 68, Nathan Green 71 70, Brad McIntosh 69 72, Panupol Pittayarat (Tha) 70 71, C J Gatto (US) 69 72, Michael Wright 72 69
142 Richard Lee (Nzl) 71 71, Scott Laycock 68 74, Borworn Chaisri (Tha) 73 69, Ryan Haller 69 73, Steven Bowditch 66 76, James Nitties 67 75, Marcus Fraser 72 70, Joon woo Choi (SKor) 70 72
143 Tetsuya Haraguchi (Jpn) 69 74, Daniel Fox 72 71, Kieran Pratt 67 76, Scott Strange 74 69, Cui-Lin Gu (Chn) 69 74, Brett Rumford 71 72, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 68 75, Brad Smith (Eng) 69 74, Marc Leishman 72 71, Craig Parry 71 72
144 Aron Price 72 72, Joon-eob Son (SKor) 74 70, Craig Hancock 75 69, Simon Yates (Sco) 71 73, Terry Pilkadaris 69 75, Stuart Bouvier 73 71, Pornpong Phatlum (Tha) 75 69, Jarrod Lyle 74 70, Tristan Lambert 73 71, Alistair Presnell 72 72, Anthony Brown 76 68, Steven Jones 69 75, Matthew Rogers 69 75
MISSED THE CUT
145 Stephen Leaney 71 74, Byung-min Cho (SKor) 76 69, Andrew Dodt 69 76, Do eun An (SKor) 70 75, Corey Hale 71 74, Quan Yang (Chn) 75 70, Michael Long (Nzl) 69 76, Paul Donahoo 70 75, Peter Wilson 71 74
146 Tony Carolan 68 78, Andrew Martin 71 75, Brad Andrews 72 74, Ed Stedman 72 74, David Bransdon 74 72, Marcus Cain 77 69, Leigh Mckechnie 73 73, Nicholas Piani 74 72, Heath Reed 73 7
147 Paul Gow 70 77, Wei-Tze Yeh (Tai) 72 75, Chris Gaunt 78 69, Brent McCullough 74 73, Josh Geary (Nzl) 79 68, Tae hee Lee (SKor) 74 73, Clint Rice 72 75, Craig Scott 72 75, Jamie Arnold 75 72
148 Michael Sim 70 78, Adam Scott 73 75, Mitchell Brown 74 74, Kurt Barnes 74 74, Ronald Harvey (Can) 73 75, Andrew McKenzie 73 75, Peter Lonard 74 74
149 David Oh (US) 74 75, Heung-chol Joo (SKor) 71 78, Zhi jun Ou (Chn) 76 73, Michael Curtain 75 74, Richie Caracella 74 75, Ji-Man Kang (SKor) 71 78, David Choi 73 76, Matthew Jones 73 76
150 Rudi Bezuidenhout 77 73, Shih-Chang Chan (Taipei) 75 75, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 71 79, Andrew Kelly 76 74, Steven Jeffress 70 80, Nick Flanagan 71 79, David Diaz 76 74, Jin Jeong (SKor) 73 77, Hao Yuan (China) 73 77, Kim Felton 73 77
151 Ewan Porter 72 79, Sam Brazel 74 77, Paul Sheehan 79 72
152 Do-hoon Kim (Pkr) 76 76, Kevin Chen (Chn) 73 79, Eun shin Park (SKor) 77 75, Andrew Tschudin 76 76, Rodger Davis 74 78, Chang-kyu Hong (US) 72 80, Brendan Smith 78 74, Tae-kyu Lee (Kor) 76 76
153 Brendan Stuart (Nzl) 73 80, Brad Lamb 74 79
154 John Daly (US) 71 83, Mahal Pearce (Nzl) 74 80, Adam Bland 78 76
155 Paul Marantz 76 79, Tungshu Hsieh (Taipei) 74 81, Pravee Visalkit (Thailand) 77 78
156 Doo-hwan Bang (SKor) 76 80, Jason Pavese 75 81
157 Daniel Tyzzer-Garcia (Spain) 80 77, Terry Price 74 83, Wittawat Sae-ung (Thailand) 77 80, Qin Xu (China) 76 81
158 Kyu-ha Sim 76 82, Craig Spence 78 80
159 Kelvin Jones (Nzl) 81 78, Gui Ming Liao (China) 76 83
166 Jian Hou (China) 85 81
169 Sean Crowe 87 82