JAMIE McLEARY ON THE CHALLENGE TOUR MOVE IN AUSTRIA

A second consecutive 68 saw Jamie McLeary move into contention at the European Challenge Tour’s Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda.

McLeary’s eight under par total, just four shots off the pace set by young Frenchman Gary Stal, will see him lead the Scottish charge over the weekend, but he will be supported by no less than five of his countrymen at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim in south east Austria.
Scott Henry, third last week in Tenerife, matched McLeary’s second round 68 to move to six under for the tournament, while Scott Drummond (-5), Callum Macaulay (-4), David Law (-3) and Gavin Dear (-2) all survived the halfway cut to keep their hopes alive over the final two rounds.
“I am very pleased with the last two days,” said McLeary. “I have to be honest and say that I didn’t think I was going to have a great week because this golf course didn’t seem to fit my eye when we got here.
“But I have managed to get it round and hit a lot of fairways and greens so I should really change that attitude for the weekend. It feels good to be up there and in contention again.”
While McLeary and his five fellow Scots go on the hunt for their first Challenge Tour title of the season, they will no doubt spare a thought for Chris Doak, who began the day on five under par and reached the turn on eight under before a nightmare finish saw him drop seven strokes in seven holes to miss the cut by one and join James Byrne (+6), Jack Doherty (+8) and Andrew McArthur (+8) on an early flight home.

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