TWO ENGLAND PLAYERS IN TOP TEN AT JONES CUP

England's Ben Stow is the leading British or Irish player after two rounds of the Jones Cup international amateur tournament at Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island in the State of Georgia.
Stow shot 73-70 for 143 over the 7,321yd course to be sharing second place with Dutchman Rowin Caron, three shots behind the leader, American Cory Whitesett (68-72 for four-under 140).
Another England player, Jack Hiluta, a former US college student, shot 74-71 for 145 and eighth place with a round to go..
Jason Shufflebotham from Wales was lying T15 on 148 (76-72) with Kevin Phelan (Ireland) T13 on 149 (73-76).
Seb Crookall-Nixon (England) was T29 on 150 (76-74) two shots ahead of Dumfries-born Liam Johnston, currently a student at East Tennessee State University, who is T38 with scores of 75-77.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Yardage 7,321
Players from US unless stated
140 Cory Whitsett 68 72
143 Rowin Caron (Netherlands) 68 75, Ben Stow (England) 73 70
144 Alex Carpenter  72 72, Sean Dale 71 73, T J Mitchell 70 74, Davis White 74 70.
145 Jack Hiluta (England) 74 71

SELECTED TOTALS
148 Jason Shufflebotham (Wales) 76 72 (T15)
149 Kevin Phela (Ireland) 73 76 (T23)
150 Seb Crookall-Nixon (England) 76 74 9T29)
152 Liam Johnston (Scotland) 75 77 (T38)
153 Gregory Eason (England) 78 75, Ben  Westgate (Wales) 75 78 (T40)
154 Jonathan Bale (Wales) 79 75 (T55)
156 Richard James (Wales) 81 75 (T66)
Withdrew: Richard James (Wales) 79 wd.