KRIS NICOL LEADS SCOTS AT RED SEA OPEN

Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) is the leading Scot after two rounds of the Alps Tour's Red Sea Little Venice Open at Sokhna Golf Club, Egypt. Nicol, pictured, repeated his opening 71 for a two-under-par tally of 142 - five shots behind the leader, Welshman Rhys Enoch who had a 70 for 137. Nicol birdied the second, 16th and 18th but bogeyd the six and long 17th. He is lying joint 13th. Ross Kellett from Motherwell fell back with a couple of double bogey 6s in a 75 for 146 and joint 32nd place. Kellett had birdied the fifth, ninth, 13th and 17th. Former Walker Cup player Michael Stewart from Troon made the cut on the limit mark of 148 with a repeat 74. Out in 33 with birdies at the short fifth, sixth and long seventh, the Ayrshire man looked set to break 80. But he had double bogey 6s at the 11th and 14th in an inward 41. Ellon's Ross Cameron (75 for 149 missed the cut by one. He will be rueing a double bogey 6 at the third.John Hendry was well off the mark with a 78 for 153. LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES Par 144 (2x72) 137 Rhys Enoch (Wal) 67 70. 138 Gerard Piris Mateu (Spa) 71 67, Andrew Cooley (Eng) 70 68, Tom Shadbolt (Eng) 71 67. 139 Jason Palmer (Eng) 69 70, Edouard Espana (Fra) 70 69 SELECTED SCORES 142 Kris Nicol (Sco) 71 71, Steven Brown (Eng) 72 70, Michael Bush (Eng) 73 69 (T13). 146 Ross Kellett (Sco) 73 75 (T32). 148 Michael Stewart (Sco) 74 74 (T39). MISSED THE CUT (148 and better qualified)] 149 Ross Cameron (Sco) 74 75 153 John Henry (Sco) 75 78