KRIS NICOL MISSES CUT IN SPAIN

Fraserburgh rookie professional Kris Nicol missed the cut by three shots after the second round of the Peugeot Alps de Barcelona at Golf Sant Cugat today. Nicol shot a pair of 71s for 142 after a double bogey at the 10th. Spaniard Pabla Larrazabal covered his last 14 holes in six-under-par for a six-under 64 to lead on 11-under-par 129 with a round to go. Seve Ballesteros's son Javier, a student in Madrid, made the cut with a shot to spare with a 73 for 138. SECOND-ROUND LEADERS Par 140 (2x70) 129 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 64 65. 130 Jaime Camargo (Spa) 66 64. 131 Ivo Giner (Spa) 62 69. 132 Carlos Aguilar (Spa) 64 68. SELECTED SCORES 133 Jack Senior (Eng) 63 70 (T5) 134 Brendan McCarroll (Ire) 67 67, Stiggy Hodgson (Eng) 67 67 (T8) 136 Matthew Cryer (Eng) 67 69 (T15) 137 Gareth Shaw (N Ireland) 68 9, Ricki Neil-Jones (Eng) 65 72 (T21) 138 Javier Ballesteros (Spa) (am) 65 73. MISSED THE CUT (139 or better qualified) 142 Kris Nicol (Sco) 71 71.