MCLEARY, MACAULAY MAY BE ONLY SCOTS QUALIFIERS IN ITALY

Only Jamie McLeary and Callum Macaulay of the 13 Scots in the field are likely to survive the cut, delayed until Saturday morning because of thunderstorms, at the halfway stage of the Challenge Tour event, the Montecchia Open at Padova, near Venice, Italy.

McLeary (69-69) and Macaulay (70-68) are both on four-under-par 138 and in joint 27th position behind the English leader, Jamie Moule (65-67 for 132).

The forecast is for aggregates of two-under 140 and better to be needed to beat the cut.

Lloyd Saltman (71-70) and Alastair Forsyth (70-71) are on 141.

Raymond Russell (72-7o) is a shot behind on 142.

Ross Kellett has scored 74-69 for 143.

Andrew McArthur (73-71) is on 144 and Duncan Stewart (71-78) on 149.

Scots who will complete their second rounds early Saturday morning are David Law, Jack Doherty, Wallace Booth, Steven O'Hara and George Murray. All of them need to improve their positions at the suspension if they are to hit 140 or better.

MONTECCHIA OPEN

Padova, nr Venice, Italy

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 142 (2x71)

132 Jamie Moul (Eng) 65 67.
133 Gareth Shaw (NIre) 65 68, Brooks Koepka (US) 66 67, Edouard Espana (Fra) 65 68, Julien Gerrier (Fra) 68 65.

SCOTS' SCORES

139 Jamie McLeary 69 69, Callum Macaulay 70 68 (T27)

141 Lloyd Saltman 71 70, Alastair Forsyth 70 71.

142 Raymond Russell 72 70.

143 Ross Kellett 74 69.

144 Andrew McArthur 73 71.

149 Duncan Stewart  71 78.

To complete second rounds: David Law, Jack Doherty, Wallace Booth, Steven O'Hara, George Murray.

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