DUNCAN STEWART MAINTAINS LEAD IN SAUDI ARABIA

Duncan Stewart did not quite match his course record-equalling 66  of the previous day but a three-under-par 69 for nine-under 135 kept him at the head of the field after 36 holes in the MENA Tour's Dirab Championship at Dirab Golf and Country Club, Saudi Arabia today (Tuesday).
The Grantown-on-Spey player birdied the third, long 13th and long 15th in a bogey-free round.
Second place has been taken over by American Tommy Mou with 69 and 67 for 136.
Mortonhall's Greg Nicolson dropped from to joint seventh place on 142 after following up a 68 with a 74.

DIRAB CHAMPIONSHIP
Dirab Golf and Country Club, Saudi Arabia
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
1335 Duncan Stewart (Sco) 66 69
136 Tommy Mou (US) 69 67
138 Fredrik Quicker (Swe) 70 68
 140 Michael Harradine (Swi) (am) 70 70, Zane Scotland (Eng) 68 72
141 William Harrold (Eng) 70 71

OTHER SCOTS SCORES
142 Greg Nicolson 68 74 (T7)
151 Clarke Lutton 76 75 (T44)
156 Ted Innes Ker 74 82 (55th)
160 Graeme Stewart 83 77 (T61)

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