PAUL LAWRIES OPEN BLOG FROM ROYAL LYTHAM

Rnd 2 - 65+71 (-4) 136

Played well the front nine to be out in -1 but made double bogeys at 10 and 12 with a birdie at the 11th in between.
I finished with 71 to be four under overall and still in a good position but now six behind as Snedeker has shot 66 and 64 which is very good round here this week but there's a long way to go. 
I have had tremendous support both days which is much appreciated.   
Paul Lawrie


FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Paul Lawrie is tied in fifth place alongside Graeme McDowell and, after his opening day 65, dropped only a single place despite a calamitous turn of events that saw him hit double bogeys at both the 10th and 12th.
After the second of those put him back to three under par he scowled at the ball in his hand and it seemed to exorcise whatever demons were hexing him. At the 14th he had an eagle putt from just off the green but converted the birdie from five feet.
“You’ve just got to keep going,” said the Scot. “It was a good performance to be fair. My head was a wee bit scrambled as you can imagine. I three putted from eight feet [at the 10th]. It’s just a shocker.
“Going down to the 13th my head was a wee bit scrambled. To come out of that and play under par from that point in, it was a good performance. It sets you up and gives you an outside chance at the weekend.”

HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 140 (2x70)
130 Brandt Snedeker (United States) 66 64
131 Adam Scott (Australia) 64 67
134 Tiger Woods (United States) 67 67
135 Thorbjorn Olesen (Norway) 69 66
136 Matt Kuchar (United States) 69 67, Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 65 71, Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 67 69, Thomas Aiken (South Africa) 68 68, Jason Dufner (United States) 70 66
137 Ernie Els (South Africa) 67 70
138 Steve Alken (Australia) 69 69, Luke Donald (England) 70 68, James Morrison (England) 68 70, Steve Stricker (United States) 67 71

SELECTED SCORES
137 Martin Laird (Scotland) 70 69 (T15)
140 Louis Oosthuizen (South AFrica) 72 68, Ian Pouter (England) 71 69 (T28).
142 Padraid Harrington (Ireland) 70 72, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 67 75 (T51)
143 Lee Westwood (England) 73 70, Tom Watson (United States) 71 72 (T68)

MISSED THE CUT (143 and better qualified)
144 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 72 72, Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 72 73, Justin Rose (England 74 70.
145 David Duval (United States) 76 71, Stewart Cink (United States) 72 73
146 Sandy Lyle (Scotland 74 72, Steven O'Hara (Scotland) 74 72.
147 Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland) 76 71
151 Phil Mickelson (United States) 73 78, Paul Casey (England) 72 79.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TEE TIMES

2.50 Dufner and McDowell
3.00 Kuchar and Lawrie
3.10 Woods and Olesen
3.20 Snedeker and Scott

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