ROSS DRUMMOND ON THE CLIMB IN CANNES' SENIORS EVENT

By STEVE TODD

European Seniors Tour Press Officer
Ross Drummond fired a superb second round 67 to move up the leaderboard in the Cannes Mougins Masters today.
The 6ft 4in Scot, pictured, is in a share of 12th place, six shots off the pace set by Australian Mike Harwood after the joint lowest round of the day in France.
Drummond bogeyed the second hole but carded birdies on the fourth, seventh, eighth, 13th, 14th and 16th holes.
Fellow Scot Gordon Brand Junior signed for a level par 72 to remain one under par for the tournament at Cannes Mougins, alongside compatriot Bill Longmuir who carded a 73.
Harwood, meanwhile, made an explosive start to his second round with four consecutive birdies from the third hole but after establishing a two-stroke cushion at the top of the leaderboard he then relinquished it with dropped shots on the 10th and 12th holes.
However, further birdies on the 14th and 16th holes saw him re-establish the outright lead and move to ten under par for the tournament, with Argentine Horacio Carbonetti his nearest rival on eight under par.
“My round was totally different to yesterday,” said Harwood, who opened with a 66. “Yesterday I played terrific tee to green and putted pretty miserably. Today I played miserably tee to green and putted terrific. If you can figure that one out let me know.
“The plan is to figure it out for tomorrow and put it together. This course doesn’t suit my striking at all. It’s quite difficult round that middle part with all the dog-legs right to left, when I hit it left to right. I’m fighting it a little bit and got through it alright.
“I started really well with lots of threes and lots of twos then I was pretty stagnant in the middle part and played pretty nicely coming in, so I’m happy overall.”

SECOND-ROUND TOTALSPar 144 (2x72)
134 M Harwood (Australia 66 68,
136 H Carbonetti (Argentina) 68 68, M Farry (France) 66 70,
137 J Quiros (Spain) 69 68, B Vaughan (USA) 66 71,
139 M Mouland (Wal) 71 68, D Smyth (Irl) 69 70, J Pate (USA) 72 67, R Davis (Aus) 72 67, F Illouz (Fra) 70 69, A Franco (Par) 69 70,
140 R Drummond (Sco) 73 67, B Cameron (Eng) 70 70, A Sowa (Arg) 70 70,
141 G Wolstenholme (Eng) 74 67, L Carbonetti (Arg) 72 69,
142 N Ratcliffe (Aus) 70 72, B Lane (Eng) 70 72, D Merriman (Aus) 69 73,
143 T Thelen (USA) 73 70, B Longmuir (Sco) 70 73, D O'Sullivan (Irl) 75 68, P Fowler (Aus) 72 71, G Brand Jnr (Sco) 71 72,
144 A Oldcorn (Sco) 72 72, J Sallat (Fra) 72 72, B Lincoln (RSA) 75 69, M Belsham (Eng) 76 68, C Rocca (Ita) 72 72,
145 K Tomori (Jpn) 73 72, I Woosnam (Wal) 76 69, J Gould (Eng) 76 69, G Ralph (Eng) 73 72
146 N Job (Eng) 72 74, D Russell (Eng) 73 73, J Harrison (Eng) 74 72, C Williams (RSA) 72 74, A Sherborne (Eng) 73 73, D Durnian (Eng) 72 74, M Cunning (USA) 74 72, C Mason (Eng) 71 75
147 A Forsbrand (Swe) 75 72, P Dugeny (Fra) 76 71, B Smit (RSA) 73 74, G Ryall (Eng) 70 77, J Stuart (USA) 76 71, P Mitchell (Eng) 72 75
148 A Fernandez (Chi) 76 72
149 T Charnley (Eng) 75 74, G Cali (Ita) 74 75
151 G Brand (Eng) 74 77, M Moreno (Esp) 69 82, M Clayton (Aus) 72 79
152 P Dahlberg (Swe) 73 79, J Bruner (USA) 76 76, K Spurgeon (Eng) 74 78
155 S Torrance (Sco) 79 76, M Miller (Sco) 79 76, D Cambridge (Jam) 80 75
157 A Garrido (Esp) 78 79