JOHN JERMINE TO BE NEW GOLF UNION OF WALES CHAIRMN

FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE GOLF UNION OF WALES
Ryder Cup Wales chairman John Jermine,   pictured, is to take over in a similar role at the Golf Union of Wales next year, a move that will ensure continuity in taking the game forward.
Current chairman Louise Fleet will become the first female president of the GUW when her fixed term ends next March, after four years in the role successfully launching the merged men's and ladies Unions.
With Ryder Cup Wales due to finish in the same month, the move is perfectly timed as Welsh golf looks to continue to build on the massive progress made in the last few years.
The Ryder Cup was such a huge success and with a staggering increase in the numbers playing golf and plenty of new golfing facilities round Wales thanks to the Legacy Fund, but the next challenge for both Jermine and Fleet is to see membership of clubs bucking the national trend and start rising.
“I am looking forward to it. I have had seven marvellous years with Ryder Cup Wales which was capped by Ryder Cup week which went about as well as I could have hoped for it to go,” said Jermine.
“The Legacy Fund is more or less completed with 40 new facilities around Wales and more than 100,000 people introduced to the game of golf.
“The big challenge now is to convert those new players into members of clubs and to ensure those clubs go from strength to strength.
“A lot of clubs have done very well out of the Ryder Cup with golf tourism more than doubling, some clubs have had a spectacular rise in green fees, so we have to keep that going.
“We are a merged Union so we need more women members and more juniors who will become the lifeblood going forward. Golf Development Wales have done a spectacularly good job as part of the Golf Union of Wales.
“We have a good coaching structure in place as well, so we need to reinforce that to produce the next Rhys Davies. The women have done very well recently, but we are also looking for another guy who wins on the international stage.
“There is a very good team at the Union led by Richard Dixon, with Nigel Edwards in charge of coaching, Hannah Fitzpatrick in golf development and Liz Edwards running the championships. I am looking forward to working with them.
“I am also delighted that Louise Fleet will still be involved and is moving up to president. She has been a marvellous director of Ryder Cup Wales and chairman of the merged Union so there will be a lot of continuity there.”
Jermine, a former chartered accountant with plenty of business experience as well as being one of Wales' most successful amateur golfers over the last few decades, will take over from Fleet who became the first chairman of the merged Golf Union of Wales.
“I have had a really good four years and I am looking forward to having a new kind of role that will be rewarding in a different way,” said Fleet.
“I will get to more golfing events and see more golf, which will be nice, and I will still be on the GUW Board. We have come a long way in the last four years and hopefully I have played a part in that.
“Merging the two Unions was part of the Ryder Cup bid and we had to overcome barriers and concerns, but once the decision was taken the merged body has taken enormous strides forward for both men and women.
“A single Union has been able to take advantage of the Ryder Cup in a way that two Unions would not have been able to.
“The Ryder Cup was such a tremendous event and raised the profile of golf in Wales, now we have got to build on that and focus on encouraging people to become members of clubs.
“The Ryder Cup has stimulated interest, now we want to see people becoming a permanent part of that through club membership to sustain it going forward.
“The Golf Union of Wales will have an even bigger role in that and so it will be good to have John's expertise and experience having been in a prime position with Ryder Cup Wales.”

FROST WINS PLAY-OFF FOR MAURITIUS SENIOR OPEN

FROM MICHAEL GIBBONS
European Senior Tour Press Officer
South African David Frost conjured a magnificent eagle 3 on the 18th hole to force the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open into a play-off in which he defeated England’s Roger Chapman at the second extra hole.
After a thrilling final round that had seen Chapman overhaul a four-shot deficit and take a two-stroke lead down the final hole, Frost saved his best till last with a brilliant drive followed by a sublime three-iron to 15 feet that he rolled home for eagle and a final round score of three under par 69.
With Chapman making a par 5 on the last to sign for a seven under 65, it meant both men finished locked together on 13 under for the tournament, and forced them back to the 18th tee to slug it out in a sudden-death format.
Two perfect drives were followed by two approaches that found the fringes of the green – Chapman was pin high to the right and Frost just off the back of the putting surfaces. Two fine chips to four feet were then followed by solid putts to force the play-off back to the 18th tee once again.
Chapman then hit his only bad shot of what had been an inspired final round, tugging his drive into the deep left rough. The Englishman was fortunate to get a free drop from a nearby wall but his luck was instantly snatched away as his second shot struck a tree and stayed in the rough, forcing him to play out of the heavy stuff left-handed.
After watching Chapman’s drive find trouble, Frost elected a three wood off the tee, from where he laid up to 50 yards short of the green. Chapman then hit a fine rescue towards the target but ran out of green and found the sand.
His opponent made no mistake with his third shot, leaving it 15 feet short and when Chapman couldn’t hole his bunker shot Frost took his two putts to secure the title.
“It was a great final round and a great victory for me because when I was standing on the 18th tee two shots back I didn’t think I had any chance,” admitted Frost who picks up €42,000 for picking up the Mauritius Commercial Bank Trophy and moves to fifth on the 2011 Senior Tour Order of Merit.
“Roger had made a great birdie putt on 17 so I didn’t give myself much hope. Then I saw him take three wood and thought he was playing for a par so I had one chance to make eagle.
“Thankfully I hit a good drive and a great three iron to set-up a makeable putt which I finally made after missing so many great chances throughout the day. I’m delighted to have won here – it is another great experience in my life that I will never forget. I have been very privileged to play and win all over the world and this is another chapter for me.”
For Chapman, his defeat brought a bitter end to what has been a truly emotive week. The Englishman lost his life-long friend, mentor and coach, George Will, last Monday and his performance was certainly inspired by the memory of one of golf’s great men.
Given those circumstances, a play-off defeat was certainly a cruel end to a day in which the classy Englishman had performed with the kind courage, determination and skill that would have made Will not only a satisfied coach, but, more importantly, a proud friend.
“I wanted to do it for George but it wasn’t meant to be,” said Chapman after the play-off. “I was very emotional out there today – in fact I have been emotional all week – and I didn’t put a foot wrong during regulation play. But you have to take your hat off to David, he made that eagle on the last when he absolutely had to and then I made the mistake in the play-off so you have to say the best man won.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). Yardage: 6,584.
203 D Frost (RSA) 70 64 69; R Chapman (Eng) 71 67 65 (Frost won sudden-death play-off at second extra hole).
207 G Wolstenholme (Eng) 67 69 71
208 B Lane (Eng) 73 67 68
209 B Smit (RSA) 70 71 68
210 R Drummond (Sco) 73 70 67; A Sowa (Arg) 72 68 70; G Banister (Aus) 71 71 68
211 D O'Sullivan (Irl) 74 69 68; D Johnson (US) 70 72 69; B Ruangkit (Tha) 73 72 66; C Rocca (Ita) 70 72 69
212 S Van Vuuren (RSA) 71 70 71
213 N Job (Eng) 69 73 71
214 S Torrance (Sco) 68 75 71; D Merriman (Aus) 68 76 70; J Harrison (Eng) 71 71 72;
215 G Ryall (Eng) 69 77 69; G Ralph (Eng) 69 76 70; M Cunning (US) 77 70 68; M Farry (Fra) 72 69 74; J Quiros (Esp) 72 71 72;
216 G Brand (Eng) 73 71 72; S Cipa (Eng) 75 72 69; J Rivero (Esp) 74 75 67; J Gould (Eng) 74 75 67;
217 C Williams (RSA) 73 76 68; K Spurgeon (Eng) 76 71 70; S Bennett (Eng) 69 74 74; J Bruner (USA) 71 73 73;
218 M Gray (Sco) 75 75 68; B Longmuir (Sco) 69 74 75; J Stuart (US) 70 74 74; J Heggarty (Nir) 75 70 73
219 F Mann (Sco) 74 76 69; F Illouz (Fra) 73 72 74; M Kierstenson (Eng) 74 71 74; M Belsham (Eng) 73 73 73
220 G Cali (Ita) 75 69 76
222 M Briggs (Eng) 77 73 72; P Dugeny (Fra) 73 75 74; D Durnian (Eng) 74 74 74;
223 J Sallat (Fra) 76 73 74; B Lincoln (RSA) 71 78 74;
224 P Allan (Eng) 69 76 79; J Stansberry (US) 75 78 71;
225 P Harrison (Eng) 73 78 74
227 J Chillas (Sco) 71 76 80; T Burgoyne (Sco) 75 76 76; M Bembridge (Eng) 74 73 80; T Giedeon (Ger) 73 78 76; M Williams (Zim) 73 77 77;
228 J Hall (Eng) 77 74 77; G Watine (Fra) 80 71 77; D Cambridge (Jam) 79 75 74; M Miller (Sco) 73 80 75; T Charnley (Eng) 76 79 73;
229 G Davies (Wal) 74 78 77; B Hardwick (Can) 79 74 76;
230 N Clarke (RSA) 82 76 72; S Shields (Eng) 81 76 73;
231 V Garcia (Spa) 79 74 78;
232 B Stevens (Eng) 78 80 74;
233 R Stelten (US) 74 84 75; A Garrido (Spa) 75 76 82;
236 P Dahlberg (Swe) 76 81 79; D Young (Eng) 80 79 77;
239 T Jones (US) 80 74 85;
245 I Espitalier Noel (Mus) 83 78 84;
246 C Linstead (Eng) 80 78 88;
247 I Dougan (Sco) 85 83 79;

THONGCHAI SWOOPS TO WIN JOHNNIE WALKER CAMBODIAN OPEN

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Siem Reap, Cambodia: Three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand showed why he is one of Asia’s best when he won his unprecedented 13th Asian Tour title at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open today.
The decorated Thai star, pictured with the handsome Johnnie Walker Trophy, was clearly in a class of his own when he posted a final round seven-under-par 65 to win the US$300,000 full field Asian Tour event by four shots with a four-day total of 21-under-par 267.
Japan’s Kenichi Kuboya, who held the lead for three rounds, had to settle for second place after signing off with a 70 for a 271 total at the Phokeethra Country Club.
Korea’s Kim Hyung-sung returned with a 72 to take third place on 273 while India’s Anirban Lahiri and Guido Van der Valk of the Netherlands took a share of fourth place on matching 274s.
Australia’s Marcus Both together with Malaysia’s Iain Steel and Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng took equal sixth on 275.
“I played really solid all week and I’ve no complains. This is my second win at the Johnnie Walker Cambodia Open and I’m really proud of myself,” said Thongchai.
It was a close tussle at the top with Thongchai and Kuboya fighting neck-to-neck for supremacy through the first 12 holes of the final day.
Playing together in the last group, Thongchai, who started his round in third place, got off strongly with two birdies in his opening two holes to grab a share of the lead with Kuboya.
The Japanese responded with birdies on the second and fourth holes to regain the outright lead after six holes. However it was at the par-four seventh where the lead changed hands again. Kuboya dropped his first shot of the week there while Thongchai birdied his to move atop the leaderboard.
Kuboya regained the share of the lead briefly after another birdie on the 11th hole but Thongchai responded with another birdie of his own at the par-four 12th to move ahead at 18-under with six holes to play.
The contest was virtually over when Kuboya made a costly mess at the par-three 14th with a double bogey, giving Thongchai a three-shot lead.
Thongchai stormed home convincingly with three birdies in his last three holes to secure his first win this season and a record 13th career title on the Asian Tour.
“If I continue my good form, there is a good chance of winning again next week,” said Thongchai of his title aspirations at next week’s Black Mountain Masters which is also the Asian Tour’s season finale in Hua Hin.
“I would like to thank my coach and sponsors for supporting me for without them, I would not be able to achieve so much success,” added the Thai star.
While Lahiri hopes of winning his maiden Asian Tour title did not materialise this week, he was able to take comfort with his solid play that led him to this third top-10 finish this season.
“I only made one mistake today, a triple bogey on the seventh hole but I’m really proud that I made four birdies in a row after that to come back into it,” said Lahiri.
With his Tour card also secured, the 23-year-old Indian is now looking forward to cap his season on a winning note at the season finale Black Mountain Masters next week.
“I’m happy with the way it has ended up and hopefully it should be enough to secure my Tour card for next year. I played really well in Black Mountain last year and now I’ve got to go there and try and win and get my rankings further up,” said the Indian who finished fourth at the Black Mountain Golf Club last year.
Meanwhile Steel could only rue his calamitous hole at the par-three 14th during his opening round where he recorded an eight which cost him his chance of winning his maiden Asian Tour title.
“It was just one bad hole which cost me the tournament this week. Apart from that, it was a birdie fest,” said Steel.
“There was no chance of me catching the leaders today. I had to shoot 58 or something today but realistically I wanted to play well by making birdies and move up the leaderboard,” added the Malaysian.
Meanwhile a total of US$3,000 was donated this week by title sponsor Johnnie Walker, Phokeethra Country Club, Asian Tour and players as part of their combined charity efforts to raise funds for the Smiling Hearts Association for Children.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
267 - Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 70-67-65-65
271 - Kenichi Kuboya (JPN) 65-67-69-70
273 - Kim Hyung-sung (S KOR) 69-65-67-72
274 - Guido Van Der Valk (NED) 69-67-68-70, Anirban Lahiri (IND) 73-67-65-69
275 - Marcus Both (AUS) 67-69-68-71, Prayad Marksaeng (THA) 71-69-64-71, Iain Steel (MAS) 72-66-71-66
277 - Martin Rominger (SUI) 70-68-67-72
278 - Shaaban Hussin (MAS) 70-68-70-70, Mo Joong-kyung (S KOR) 68-69-73-68, Mark Foster (ENG) 73-68-69-68
279 - Adam Groom (AUS) 68-66-72-73, Lucas Lee (BRA) 70-67-70-72, Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 69-70-70-70, Lam Chih Bing (SIN) 69-70-72-68, Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 69-71-73-66
280 - Artemio Murakami (PHI) 73-68-68-71,
281 - Rory Hie (INA) 69-67-72-73, Mardan Mamat (SIN) 70-69-71-71, Siddikur (BAN) 67-73-72-69, Himmat Rai (IND) 71-71-70-69

SELECTED SCORES
284 Nick Redfern (England) 72 71 71 70 (jt 36th).
285 Ross Bain (Scotland) 72 70 71 72 (jt 41st).
287 Chris Rodgers (England) 76 67 70 75 (jt 50th).

PABLO MARTIN RETAINS ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Pablo Martin overcame a back-nine blip to successfully defend his Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa today.
Having gone five shots clear at the start of the back nine, the Spaniard saw his lead reduced to one after a triple bogey at the 17th.
But the former British boys champion (2001) held his nerve for a birdie at the last for a third European Tour title.
Martin's closing two under par 70 gave him an 11 under total and two-shot victory over South Africans Charl Schwartzel and Anthony Michael and Danish Challenge Tour graduate Thorbjorn Olesen.
It was 25 year old rookie Michael who started the day top of the leaderboard, but when Martin, pictured above, almost holed his approach to the first and tapped in for birdie then sank a 10ft eagle putt at the second it was all change.
Michael made his own birdie at the first, but parred the next and took two shots to get out of a greenside bunker on the third and bogeyed.
Martin holed 8ft putts for birdie on the seventh and ninth to turn in 30, although Michael had a birdie of his own on the eighth to maintain the pressure.
But the former professional baseball hopeful Michael snap-hooked his drive way left on the 11th and double bogeyed, leaving Martin five in front with seven to play.
It appeared all over at that point, but nerves crept into 24 year old Martin's game and he was lucky to escape from the par five 13th with par after a wretched approach left him perched on a wall to play his third shot out the bunker.
He dropped a shot at the 14th after hitting a three wood into the trees, before a penultimate hole he later described as "a big mess".
Having driven into sand, he then found his ball plugged in long grass, and despite a free drop needed four shots to find the green and three putts for a 7.
However, he banished any negative thought to nail a perfect drive down the middle of the 18th fairway and displayed nerves of steel to land a five wood in the heart of the water-surrounded green.
Michael then attempted to follow his playing partner, but his ball splashed in the drink - although he commendably salvaged par.
"I played really well on the front nine," said Martin. "I didn't get in too much trouble and I holed a couple of good putts.
"I got really lucky on 13, I've not been swinging that great the whole week. It's winner's luck I guess.
"Luckily I was able to hit some good shots coming in, especially on 18. I've been playing decent lately and I wanted to try my best and do as good as I can."
Martin claims €158,500 and for the second year running becomes the first leader of this season's Race to Dubai.
He is the first player to successfully defend a European Tour title since Padraig Harrington won the 2008 Open Championship, and also received a drenching from a bucket of water tipped over him by fellow Spaniards Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Alvaro Velasco.
“Normally, they throw people into ponds and stuff,” he said, “but I’m glad they restrained themselves today, because there are crocodiles around here.”
Olesen began his maiden European Tour campaign with a best-of-the-day 66, while Schwartzel finishes runner-up for the fourth time in the event he won in 2004 after a 70.
SCOTSWATCH. Dunbar's David Drysdale finished joint eighth with Robert Rock with on five-under-par 283 with four rounds that could hardly have been steadier - 70, 70, 72 and 71. He earned 23,100 Euros. Alan McLean, from Glasgow originally, earned 10,650 Euros for a share of 21st place on 287. A final round of 68 was his best of the four (earlier rounds 70-74-75). Glasgow Scott's Jamieson was in the top 10 with his score for the first 36 holes (71-68 for 139) but his second 36 holes was not in the same class, costing him 151 shots with rounds of 74 and 77. He dropped to a final standing of joint 30th and a pay cheque for 8,100 Euros which should have been a lot more. Still, the former Scottish boys' stroke-play champion and US college circuit player made the cut in his first European Tour outing since acquiring Premier League status and he will build on this performance.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72). Prizemoney in Euros
277 Pablo Martin (Spa) 69 70 68 70 (158,500).
279 Anthony Michael (Rsa) 66 69 71 73, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 70 69 70, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) 71 68 74 66 (77,767 each).
281 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 72 72 67 70 (41,300).
282 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66 72 73, Robert Dinwiddie 69 72 71 70 (32,450 each).
283 David Drysdale 70 70 72 71, Robert Rock 67 70 75 71 (23,100 each).
284 Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70 70 77, James Kingston (Rsa) 69 71 77 67, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 72 69 71 72
285 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 70 75 70, David Howell 72 68 74 71
286 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 73 72 71 70, Grant Muller (Rsa) 70 74 70 72, T C Charamba (Zim) 70 72 70 74, Phillip Price 70 75 68 73, Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 71 75 72, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 73 76 69
287 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 72 70 75 70, Alan McLean 70 74 75 68, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 68 78 72 69, Julien Quesne (Fra) 73 70 72 72, Marius Thorp (Nor) 67 71 77 72, Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 71 72 75 69 (10,650 each).
289 Floris De Vries (Ned) 73 72 74 70, Matt Ford 76 68 74 71, Sebastian Buhl (Ger) 67 74 75 73
290 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 72 74 72 72, Gregory Molteni (Ita) 71 75 75 69, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 74 71 74 71, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 77 68 76 69, Scott Jamieson 71 68 74 77, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 73 72 72 73, Michael Hoey 74 72 72 72 (8,100 each).
291 Lee Slattery 71 73 73 74, Kyron Sullivan 72 72 72 75, Doug McGuigan 74 72 76 69, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 74 72 72 73
292 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 68 72 76 76, Neil Cheetham 71 68 77 76
293 Damien McGrane 72 73 73 75, Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa) 71 73 77 72, Julio Zapata (Arg) 70 71 76 76, Kenneth Ferrie 74 72 75 72, Bradford Vaughan (Rsa) 72 73 76 72, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 75 70 74 74, Jean-Nicolas Billot (Fra) 71 72 78 72, Colin Nel (Rsa) 70 74 77 72
294 Garry Houston 76 70 78 70, Dale Whitnell 74 70 70 80, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 74 72 70 78, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 69 70 81 74, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 73 71 79, Seve Benson 72 72 72 78, Alex Cejka (Ger) 75 69 78 72
295 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 73 73 75 74, Mark Laskey 73 69 80 73, Marcus Palm (Swe) 74 70 78 73
296 Justin Harding (Rsa) 74 71 80 71, Mark Brown (Nzl) 69 74 80 73
297 Jeremy Kavanagh 69 77 75 76, Johan du Buisson (Rsa) 71 75 81 70, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 72 80 74
301 Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 70 74 77 80
304 Grant Jackson 78 68 78 80
305 David Dixon 74 72 81 78


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MONDAY FINISH FOR RAIN-HIT AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

FROM THE PGA OF AUSTRALIA WEBSITE
The Australian PGA Championship will be completed on Monday after constant, heavy rain that began falling on Saturday night left officials with no choice but to suspend play on Sunday afternoon (local time) at Hyatt Regency Coolum.
More than 60mm of rain has fallen since 6pm (AEST) Saturday night on Australia's  Sunshine Coast and while 46 players managed to complete their final rounds on Sunday, 24 were still on the course when organisers made the decision to call them back to the clubhouse at 2pm.
With about two hours' play remaining in the event, with the final group of leader Peter Senior and American Bobby Gates having reached the 10th tee when the siren was sounded to suspend play, it had been hoped that play could continue later on Sunday.
But after further assessments of the course, it was decided at 4:28pm to leave a resumption until 6am on Monday morning, meaning Australia will have its first fifth-day finish to an event since the 1987 Australian Open.
Senior will begin on Monday at 12 under and leading by a shot from fellow Australian veteran Peter Fowler and New Zealand Open champion Gates, although Senior's tee shot at the 10th went to the right and found the trees.
Two strokes back are 2008 champion and last-start Australian Open winner Geoff Ogilvy, his playing partner Richard Green, Matthew Griffin and Andre Stolz, who briefly shared the lead earlier in the day.
Defending champion Robert Allenby has also loomed into contention at minus nine, along with John Senden and Aaron Townsend while Liang Wenchong and Nick O'Hern, twice a winner previously at Coolum, are equal 11th on eight under.
While the elements often intervene at Coolum, which has received 385mm or 15.4 inches of rain in the past eight days, the tournament has always been completed on time at the venue although the first visit in 2002 saw Peter Lonard and Jarrod Moseley tie for the title.
The pair had played three holes of a sudden-death playoff after tying at 72 holes but with the light fading and neither player wanting to return on the Monday to find a winner they decided to share the crown.
With the course softened by so much rain, Gates had looked steady out in front at 13 under after he'd recovered from a bogey at the 2nd with a pair of birdies at the next two holes.
Having briefly dropped back to a share of the lead with Senior, Stolz and Townsend, Gates had regained control when Stolz and Townsend both dropped shots almost immediately and then he collected the back-to-back birdies.
But he had a birdie putt at the 5th lip out and then Senior finally rolled in his first birdie of the day at moments later to cut the deficit to a stroke, soon after 1983 Australian Open champion Fowler had also birdied the 5th to climb to 11 under.
Things began to go wrong for Gates when he missed a 1m putt for par at the 8th to share the lead with Senior before he found further trouble at the 9th when he hit into a bunker and eventually missed a 5m par putt that lipped out, with Senior holing his own 3.5m putt for the outright lead.
Victorian Marc Leishman and New Zealander Richard Lee shared completed round of the day honours with matching six-under 66s although Lee's score could have been even lower after he collected two eagles and five birdies but also had a double bogey and a bogey.
Victorian Jarrod Lyle looked set to possibly go as low as 64 when he was six under for the day after seven holes thanks to an eagle and four birdies but finished with a 67 after a pair of late bogeys while Western Australian Brett Rumford had six birdies in his first 10 holes but also shot 67.

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SHARK SHOOTOUT IN FLORIDA

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NAPLES, FLORIDA (AP) — Champions Tour players Fred Funk and Kenny Perry shot a 10-under 62 in better-ball play Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Shark Shootout with defending champions Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly.
Stricker and Kelly, who rallied to beat Perry and J.B. Holmes last year in the final round, had a 63 to match Funk and Perry at 18 under on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort's Tiburon Golf Club course, Florida.
Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter shot a 64 to finish the day at 17 under.
The 12 teams will play a scramble format Sunday.
Last year, Perry and Holmes had a two-stroke lead with four holes to play in the final-round scramble format, only to see Stricker and Kelly take the title.
"I'm not taking for granted anything," said Perry, who won with John Huston in 2006 and Scott Hoch in 2008. "They're great putters; we're good putters. If I drive it well, it's going to set up the whole day for us."
Stricker and Kelly, both from Madison, Wisconsin, birdied four of their last six holes.
"When we're playing together and we're feeding off each other, it's fun," said Kelly, who did most of the talking because Stricker is losing his voice. "A fun, competitive arena. But we're just really going to enjoy what we're doing, and not really worry about where everybody else is."Perry birdied the first six holes of the day, and Funk made three of the team's four remaining birdies. Funk was amazed by Perry's streak, which ended when he missed a 4-footer for birdie on No. 7.
"Nobody's hit it that good for that long a stretch that I've seen," said Funk, who characterized Perry's play as the best in his 21 or 22 years of professional golf. "That was phenomenal. I've seen some really good golf for 18 holes, but that seven holes was as good a quality as you'll ever see."
Perry admitted missing the short birdie putt shook him up a little bit.
"I was so zoned in for the first seven holes, when I missed that putt on No. 7, it was like somebody stuck a needle in a balloon," he said. "Life just went right out of my body. It was the weirdest feeling. It was like all of a sudden my focus, I lost it for a few holes."

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