SCOT DUNN NEEDS CHOCOLATE OVERDOSE TO KEEP GOING
FROM THE MENA GOLF TOUR WEBSITE
By Viren Varma
DUBAI – Peter Richardson, 27, a former England boy international from Carlisle, can sense a possible victory going into the final round of the Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open, the third event on the MENA Golf Tour, after producing another superb round at Al Badia Golf Club today.
Richardson, who played on the US college circuit as a student at Purdue University earlier in the 2000s, followed his sizzling 66 on the opening day with a tidy 68 to go 10-under for the tournament to maintain his stranglehold on the $50,000 event.
Snapping at his heels, two shots behind, is his compatriot Dale Marmion, who closed with back-to-back rounds of 68. Aadil Jehangir of Pakistan, Morocco’s Faycal Serghini and England's Chris Chamberlain and ex-pat Scot Simon Dunn headed the chasing pack on seven under par 137.
With just three shots separating the top six, the prognosis for the final day points to an exciting finish. On ‘moving day,’ as the terminology goes, nobody moved more noticeably than the young Englishman Charles Tetlow, who matched the day’s second best score of 67 to go level-par for the tournament. Moroccan ace Serghini, Chamberlain and Sean McNamara of the US were the three other players who signed off with a 67 each to charge back into contention.
It was Richardson who held centre-stage with another impeccable performance.
“I have put myself in a good position. Let’s see how things unfold in the final round,” he said, adding: “My game plan will, however, remain the same: hit as many greens as possible and make putts.”
England’s Marmion attributed his second 68 on the trot to staying patient on the course. “The key to posting good numbers on this beautiful course is to avoid going into hazards – and there are many. You have to be patient."
The Middle East North Africa (MENA) Tour, he said, is pretty well organised.
“I have played all over the world, and can tell from my experience that it has the potential to grow. I will try and encourage fellow golfers to be part of this tour.”
Scots-born Simon Dunn, who is just three shots off the pace, endured what he called a “strange day” before shooting an eventful 66. “My blood sugar level dropped dramatically and I needed heavy intake of chocolates to keep going,” said Dunn who, at one stage, went seven under for the day when he holed from 98 yards on the 17th, but dropped a shot on the 18th after hitting his wedge into water.
Playing with a broken bone in his right foot, Zane Scotland struggled to a level-par 72.
“When injury keeps weighing on your head, it’s too difficult to concentrate and string together a good round. I still managed to finish the round and that was a big plus.”
The cut was made at six-over-par 150 with top 40 professionals and 11 amateurs making it to the final round.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Peter Richardson (Eng) 66 68
136 Dale Marmion (Eng) 68 68
137 Aadil Jehangir (Pak) 68 69, Faycal Sherghini (Mor) 70 67, Chris Chamberlain (Eng) 70 67, Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 66
140 Brian Njoroge (Ken) 69 71, Lindsay Renolds (Can) 70 70, Ross Canavan (Eng) 72 68, Shafiq Masih (Pak) 71 69, Gary Birch (Ger) 70 70, Sean McNamara (US) 73 67, Ganeev Giddie (Ken) 72 68
141 Zane Scotland (Eng) 69 72, Shahid Murtaza Ahmed (Pak) 68 73, Jonathan Porteous (Sco) 71 70
142 Cennydd Mills (Wal) 68 74, Greg Nicolson (Sco) 70 72
143 Ahmed Al Musharrekh (UAE) (am) 72 71, Ubi Michael Eteng (Nig) 70 73, Jake Shepherd (Eng) 71 72
144 Trevor Marshall (NZ) 72 72, Geoff Lound (Aus) 74 70, Anil Shah (Ken) 69 75, Charles Tetlow (Eng) 77 67
145 Khalid Yousuf (UAE) (am), Nasser Yacoob (Bahrain) (am) 71 74, Paul King (Eng) (am) 74 71
By Viren Varma
DUBAI – Peter Richardson, 27, a former England boy international from Carlisle, can sense a possible victory going into the final round of the Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open, the third event on the MENA Golf Tour, after producing another superb round at Al Badia Golf Club today.
Richardson, who played on the US college circuit as a student at Purdue University earlier in the 2000s, followed his sizzling 66 on the opening day with a tidy 68 to go 10-under for the tournament to maintain his stranglehold on the $50,000 event.
Snapping at his heels, two shots behind, is his compatriot Dale Marmion, who closed with back-to-back rounds of 68. Aadil Jehangir of Pakistan, Morocco’s Faycal Serghini and England's Chris Chamberlain and ex-pat Scot Simon Dunn headed the chasing pack on seven under par 137.
With just three shots separating the top six, the prognosis for the final day points to an exciting finish. On ‘moving day,’ as the terminology goes, nobody moved more noticeably than the young Englishman Charles Tetlow, who matched the day’s second best score of 67 to go level-par for the tournament. Moroccan ace Serghini, Chamberlain and Sean McNamara of the US were the three other players who signed off with a 67 each to charge back into contention.
It was Richardson who held centre-stage with another impeccable performance.
“I have put myself in a good position. Let’s see how things unfold in the final round,” he said, adding: “My game plan will, however, remain the same: hit as many greens as possible and make putts.”
England’s Marmion attributed his second 68 on the trot to staying patient on the course. “The key to posting good numbers on this beautiful course is to avoid going into hazards – and there are many. You have to be patient."
The Middle East North Africa (MENA) Tour, he said, is pretty well organised.
“I have played all over the world, and can tell from my experience that it has the potential to grow. I will try and encourage fellow golfers to be part of this tour.”
Scots-born Simon Dunn, who is just three shots off the pace, endured what he called a “strange day” before shooting an eventful 66. “My blood sugar level dropped dramatically and I needed heavy intake of chocolates to keep going,” said Dunn who, at one stage, went seven under for the day when he holed from 98 yards on the 17th, but dropped a shot on the 18th after hitting his wedge into water.
Playing with a broken bone in his right foot, Zane Scotland struggled to a level-par 72.
“When injury keeps weighing on your head, it’s too difficult to concentrate and string together a good round. I still managed to finish the round and that was a big plus.”
The cut was made at six-over-par 150 with top 40 professionals and 11 amateurs making it to the final round.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Peter Richardson (Eng) 66 68
136 Dale Marmion (Eng) 68 68
137 Aadil Jehangir (Pak) 68 69, Faycal Sherghini (Mor) 70 67, Chris Chamberlain (Eng) 70 67, Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 66
140 Brian Njoroge (Ken) 69 71, Lindsay Renolds (Can) 70 70, Ross Canavan (Eng) 72 68, Shafiq Masih (Pak) 71 69, Gary Birch (Ger) 70 70, Sean McNamara (US) 73 67, Ganeev Giddie (Ken) 72 68
141 Zane Scotland (Eng) 69 72, Shahid Murtaza Ahmed (Pak) 68 73, Jonathan Porteous (Sco) 71 70
142 Cennydd Mills (Wal) 68 74, Greg Nicolson (Sco) 70 72
143 Ahmed Al Musharrekh (UAE) (am) 72 71, Ubi Michael Eteng (Nig) 70 73, Jake Shepherd (Eng) 71 72
144 Trevor Marshall (NZ) 72 72, Geoff Lound (Aus) 74 70, Anil Shah (Ken) 69 75, Charles Tetlow (Eng) 77 67
145 Khalid Yousuf (UAE) (am), Nasser Yacoob (Bahrain) (am) 71 74, Paul King (Eng) (am) 74 71
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