Friday, March 29, 2013

MARCEL SIEM SITTING PRETTY IN MOROCCO LEAD



FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
A second round of four under par 68 from Marcel Siem (pictured above in action today by courtesy of Getty Images(c) at the magnificent Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir on Morocco's western Atlantic coastline was good enough to maintain the German’s three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Trophée Hassan II.


In need of a victory to have any chance of breaking into the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking and therefore earn last-minute place in the Masters in a fortnight’s time, the 32 year old followed up on his brilliant first round 64 with a fine 68 to stay three clear of Englishman David Horsey and Finland’s Miko Ilonen heading into the weekend.


“It’s always nice to go under par after such a low round the day before because that can be quite difficult to follow up on sometimes,” said Siem. 

“I also don’t think I have had such a big lead before so there were points win the round today when I wasn’t sure whether or not I should be aggressive or try and hold back at points.


“I am trying my best for the Masters. It is a tournament I have always wanted to play and if I can keep calm and play the way that I have been for the first two days here then I have a chance.” 

Horsey and Ilonen are Siem’s closest challengers but the German will be also be wary of an in-form Pablo Larrazabal after the Spaniard’s outstanding second round of eight under par 64 took him to within four strokes of Siem’s 12 under leading total.


Three players share fifth place on six under – Denmark’s Andreas Hartø, Scotland’s Craig Lee and the Austrian Bernd Wiesberger – while Joost Luiten of Holland is a shot further back.

  Only players with totals of 147 or better qualified for the final two rounds.
 
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)

132 M Siem  (Ger) 64 68

135 D Horsey (Eng) 68 67; M Ilonen  (Fin) 69 66

136 P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 64

138 B Wiesberger  (Aut) 72 66; A Hartø  (Den) 71 67; C Lee (Sco) 69 69

139 J Luiten (Ned) 70 69

140 G Mulroy (RSA) 73 67; C Paisley  (Eng) 73 67; S Wakefield (Eng) 68 72; C Lloyd (Eng) 72 68

141 R McEvoy  (Eng) 71 70; A Velasco (Esp) 67 74; G Havret  (Fra) 70 71; D Howell (Eng) 71 70

142 S Arnold  (Aus) 71 71; M Baldwin (Eng) 72 70; D Brooks (Eng) 72 70; O Fisher  (Eng) 73 69; A Snobeck  (Fra) 75 67; M Lundberg (Swe) 73 69; J Walters (RSA) 71 71

143 S Gallacher (Sco) 75 68; J Lara (Esp) 72 71; S Henry  (Sco) 72 71; P Waring  (Eng) 71 72; R Ramsay  (Sco) 74 69; M Hoey  (Nir) 74 69; J Quesne  (Fra) 71 72

144 M Lafeber (Ned) 77 67; A Marshall (Eng) 73 71; S Dodd (Wal) 74 70; F Molinari (Ita) 73 71; M Wiegele  (Aut) 75 69; D Popovic (Aus) 72 72; M Delpodio  (Ita) 74 70; E Grillo (Arg) 74 70

145 L Slattery (Eng) 74 71; S Luna (Esp) 72 73; P Erofejeff (Fin) 76 69; G Storm  (Eng) 68 77; G Lockerbie  (Eng) 69 76;

146 B Ritthammer (Ger) 73 73; R Coles (Eng) 76 70; J Parry (Eng) 73 73; K Horne (RSA) 77 69; S Webster (Eng) 74 72; J Elson  (Eng) 77 69; R Green (Aus) 75 71; I Garrido (Esp) 77 69; D Drysdale (Sco) 74 72; C Del Moral (Esp) 78 68; J Campillo (Esp) 72 74; A Tadini (Ita) 72 74; A Cañizares  (Esp) 73 73; J Hansen  (Den) 73 73

147 M Madsen  (Den) 78 69; A Levy (Fra) 73 74; F Andersson Hed (Swe) 75 72; L Gagli  (Ita) 74 73; E Molinari  (Ita) 81 66; M Korhonen (Fin) 76 71; E Kofstad (Nor) 74 73; M Southgate  (Eng) 72 75; J Sjöholm (Swe) 78 69 

MISSED THE CUT

148 B Rumford (Aus) 73 75; R Jacquelin (Fra) 76 72; K Broberg (Swe) 76 72; G Orr (Sco) 79 69; R Wattel  (Fra) 77 71; M Lampert (Ger) 72 76; T Fleetwood  (Eng) 75 73; S Hansen (Den) 76 72; D Higgins (Irl) 73 75; E De La Riva  (Esp) 73 75; S Kjeldsen (Den) 78 70

149 J Olazábal (Esp) 79 70; R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 74 75; P Lawrie (Irl) 75 74; M Foster (Eng) 82 67; G Maybin (Nir) 79 70; R Davies (Wal) 73 76; R Rock (Eng) 73 76; K Kyung-Nam (Kor) 71 78; J Lagergren (Swe) 74 75; J Morrison  (Eng) 74 75; N Fasth (Swe) 81 68; M Zions (Aus) 78 71; G Murray  (Sco) 74 75; D Gaunt (Aus) 75 74

150 C Cévaër (Fra) 75 75; S Little (Eng) 76 74; E Porter (Aus) 73 77; J Edfors (Swe) 76 74; R Derksen (Ned) 78 72; L Jensen (Den) 75 75; F Aguilar (Chi) 79 71

151 M Carlsson  (Swe) 80 71; T Van Der Walt (RSA) 78 73; B Dredge (Wal) 78 73; E Pepperell (Eng) 80 71; S Walker (Eng) 79 72; G Cambis  (Fra) 76 75; T Levet (Fra) 75 76

152 Y El Hassani (Mar) 77 75

153 E Goya (Arg) 81 72; S Benson (Eng) 80 73; R Bland (Eng) 77 76; J Busby (Eng) 76 77; P Whiteford (Sco) 81 72

154 A Forsyth (Sco) 79 75; A Joudar (Mar) 78 76; D McGrane (Irl) 80 74

155 P Hedblom (Swe) 80 75; A Sullivan (Eng) 78 77; F Serghini  (Mar) 80 75; M Crespi  (Ita) 82 73; S Jamieson  (Sco) 77 78; A Kaleka  (Fra) 76 79; M Glauert (Ger) 83 72

156 J Gonnet  (Fra) 83 73; M Jonzon (Swe) 80 76; M Tullo (Chi) 80 76; O Floren  (Swe) 80 76; G Bourdy (Fra) 83 73

157 G Boyd  (Eng) 84 73; M Kieffer (Ger) 85 72; C Macaulay  (Sco) 85 72; A Quiros  (Esp) 76 81

159 C Yuan (am) (Chn) 84 75

161 M Nixon (Eng) 84 77; B Åkesson (Swe) 81 80; M El Maouas (am) (Mar) 82 79

162 O Wilson (Eng) 85 77

 ** C Doak (Sco) 79 WD; P Price (Wal) 79 WD; J Svoboda (Cze) Retired
 
 

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