GAVIN DEAR HAS GREAT CHANCE OF VICTORY IN MOROCCO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
It's been a while since Gavin Dear entered the winner's enclosure but that could be about to change on Saturday in Morocco.
The in-form Dear improved on his first-round 69 today and has an excellent chance to win the 5,000 Euros first prize in the EPD (German PGA) Tour event, the Amelkis Classic at Marrakesh.
The Murrayshall man, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, packed seven birdies and two bogeys, both at short holes, into a five-under-par second-round 67 to be sharing the lead with one round to go on eight-under 136 with local hero Younes El Hassani who has scored 62-74.
The third-placed Frenchman, Damien Perrier is two shots behind.
Ellon's Ross Cameron had a three-birdie 70 for 142 to be sharing 16th place.
Aberdeen's David Law (72-72) and Philip McLean (Peterhead) (74-70) are sharing 26th place on 144.
Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) beat the 146 cut by a shot, thanks to improving on his first round by seven shots with a four-birdie 69.
Fraserburgh's Jordan Findlay had a five-birdie day but a 73 for 148 left him o the sidelines once again.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
136 Gavin Dear (Sco) 69 67, Younes El Hassani (Mor) 62 74.
138 Damien Perrier (Fra) 69 69.
139 Constantin Schwierz (Ger) 70 69, Anton Kirsten (Ger) 72 67.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
142 Ross Cameron 72 70 (T16).
144 David Law 72 72, Philip McLean 74 70 (T26).
145 Paul O'Hara 76 69 (T29).

MISSED THE CUT (146 and better qualified)
148 Jordan Findlay 75 73.



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