GEORGE MURRAY TOP SCOT, SEVEN OFF THE PACE
PALMER (Jason, that is) LEADS BELGIAN
CHALLENGE OPEN AFTER A 63
Jason Palmer surged into the lead at the Belgian Challenge Open thanks to a fine eight under par 63 in the second round at the idyllic Cleydael Golf and Country Club.
Palmer, who won three times last year on Challenge Tour satellite circuit, The Alps Tour, moved to 13 under par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Mexican Rodolfo Cazaubon, and three clear of Frenchman Joël Stalter and Germany’s Florian Fritsch.
The 29 year old could have gone even lower had he started as he finished, but the Englishman still had every reason to be upbeat about his display.
“My start was steady, but it wasn’t great,” said Palmer. “At the start you really need to get a score going but I was only one under par through six holes so I was a little bit disappointed with that.
“But I birdied seven which was a good gain. I then birdied eight and then the putts just seemed to keep dropping. Once I saw one going in, I felt that I could hole every single putt and that's kind of what happened.”
The conditions were more favourable in northern Belgium on Friday, a factor which Palmer took full advantage of. His memorable performance puts the Alps Tour back in the spotlight, with fellow former graduate Thomas Linard having triumphed at the D+D Real Czech Challenge earlier this month.
“Thomas’ win in the Czech Republic was just fantastic,” Palmer continued. “It shows what is possible for all of the Alps Tour graduates. It is great to see all the Alps Tour guys doing well.”
Promising young Frenchman Stalter holds a share of third place heading into the weekend after also going low with eight birdies coming in the 21 year old’s seven under par 64.
Stalter was one of the hottest prospects in American college golf while representing the University of California, having claimed five senior titles, overtaking former Challenge Tour winner Julien Brun as the number one French amateur in the process.
And it seems Stalter is already adapting to the new surroundings in what is only his second appearance as a professional.
“It is wetter here compared to the States, so you have to hit more controlled shots,” he said. “I had a game plan and I worked on a few different shots at the range that I knew I would need to hit this week. I have been working really well with my caddy and I think we played the right shots at the right time.”
Germany’s Fritsch is alongside Stalter after he followed up his opening round of 64 with a three under par 68 while Spaniard Alvaro Velasco is a further shot back at nine under overall alongside Englishman William Harrold.
Meanwhile, overnight leader Dave Coupland dropped back into a tie for ninth, after shooting a one over par 72.
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
par 142 (2x71)
129 J Palmer (Eng) 66 63
131 R Cazaubon (Mex) 65 66
132 F Fritsch (Ger) 64 68, J Stalter (Fra) 68 64
133 W Harrold (Eng) 70 63, A Velasco (Esp) 67 66
134 S Little (Eng) 67 67, R McEvoy (Eng) 69 65 135 C Paisley (Eng) 66 69, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 65 70, D Coupland (Eng) 63 72
136 G Murray (Sco) 66 70, J Wilson (Aus) 69 67, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 70, T Lee (USA) 68 68, K Hesbois (am) (Bel) 66 70
137 F Delamontagne (Fra) 70 67, C Aguilar (Esp) 68 69, W Roebuck (Eng) 68 69, N Ravano (Ita) 66 71, M Jonzon (Swe) 68 69, H Joannes (Bel) 66 71, E Espana (Fra) 68 69, P Edberg (Swe) 67 70, R Kind (Ned) 66 71
138 A Rota (Ita) 66 72, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 69, P McKechnie (Sco) 69 69, C Arendell (USA) 70 68, J Lara (Esp) 71 67, P Dwyer (Eng) 68 70,
139 S Arnold (Aus) 72 67, W Booth (Sco) 70 69, S Hutsby (Eng) 69 70, R Coles (Eng) 74 65, A Perrino (Ita) 67 72, M Rominger (Sui) 70 69, P Maddy (Eng) 72 67, J Makitalo (Fin) 71 68, L Goddard (Eng) 71 68, B Henson (USA) 71 68, A Björk (Swe) 70 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 70 69
140 R Davies (Wal) 72 68, L Gagli (Ita) 71 69, W Besseling (Ned) 71 69, J Gonnet (Fra) 71 69, M Glauert (Ger) 69 71, A Domingo (Esp) 69 71, J Barnes (Eng) 73 67, B Hebert (Fra) 68 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 71 69, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 71, R McGowan (Eng) 67 73, J Mikkelsen (Nor) 71 69, N Kearney (Irl) 71 69, B Åkesson (Swe) 67 73, N Dougherty (Eng) 70 70,
141 B An (Kor) 74 67, O Farr (Wal) 68 73, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 70, Z Scotland (Eng) 71 70, A Dunbar (Nir) 69 72, F Becker (Ger) 70 71, J Gibb (Eng) 71 70, P Gal (Cze) 67 74, G Main (USA) 70 71, R Steiner (Aut) 69 72,
142 A Bernadet (Fra) 69 73, L Richard (Bel) 69 73, P Erofejeff (Fin) 70 72, J Kelly (Nor) 70 72, G Pinto (Por) 75 67, G Boyd (Eng) 71 71, G Houston (Wal) 72 70, E Johansen (Nor) 70 72, N Johansson (Swe) 72 70,
143 O Wilson (Eng) 73 70, B Stone (RSA) 70 73, A Hortal (Esp) 74 69, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 74 69, D Merckx (am) (Bel) 73 70,
144 T Murray (Eng) 72 72, D Van Doren (Bel) 72 72, B Chapellan (Fra) 71 73, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 75 69, P Relecom (Bel) 70 74, M Trappel (Aut) 73 71, F De Vries (Ned) 75 69, M Southgate (Eng) 69 75, M Vyncke (Bel) 75 69, C Ford (Eng) 71 73,
145 C Russo (Fra) 72 73, C Mivis (Bel) 72 73, N Henriques (Por) 69 76, D Perrier (Fra) 74 71, J Huldahl (Den) 74 71, G Lockerbie (Eng) 72 73, M Haines (Eng) 71 74, C Macaulay (Sco) 74 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 74, J Pastor (Esp) 76 69, J Timmis (Eng) 73 72, O Lieser (Cze) 74 71, G Watremez (Bel) 74 71,
146 J Lucquin (Fra) 70 76, R Russell (Sco) 70 76, M Lafeber (Ned) 73 73, B Parker (Eng) 70 76, B Virto (Esp) 73 73, J Gallegos (Esp) 76 70, X Puig (Esp) 68 78, T Pulkkanen (Fin) 76 70, J Winther (Den) 71 75, M Haastrup (Den) 73 73, J Moul (Eng) 70 76, G Seegmuller (Bel) 73 73, M Dobias (Sui) 70 76, K Le Sager (Fra) 73 73
147 F Laporta (Ita) 72 75, T Sluiter (Ned) 75 72, V Phillips (Eng) 71 76, K Benz (Sui) 75 72, S Hansen (Nor) 74 73, M Ford (Eng) 72 75, M Boesmans (am) (Bel) 76 71
148 O Floren (Swe) 75 73, G Gresse (Bel) 75 73, D De Vooght (Bel) 73 75, R Megens (Bel) 72 76, X Ruiz Fonhof (Ned) 76 72, M Novy (Cze) 73 75, A De Bondt (am) (Bel) 72 76
149 J Rask (Swe) 73 76, T Linard (Fra) 79 70, C Brazillier (Fra) 75 74, L Saltman (Sco) 78 71,
150 N Lemke (Swe) 75 75, M De Craecker (am) (Bel) 81 69
151 N Nissen (Den) 74 77, M Wendel (Swe) 79 72
152 D Suchan (Cze) 77 75, A Beaupain (Bel) 77 75
153 N Meitinger (Ger) 75 78, M Hocaoglu (Tur) 79 74, G Debusscher (am) (Bel) 77 76
154 A Dumont (Bel) 74 80, O Withofs (Bel) 80 74
156 R Enoch (Wal) 76 80
160 M Fenten (Ger) 80 80, G Snow (Ken) 77 83,
162 J Swallow (Eng) 79 83
164 K Kalafatoglu (Tur) 84 80, J Davin (Bel) 81 83,
** J Howarth (Eng) 77 RT, F Praegant (Aut) WD 0,
CHALLENGE OPEN AFTER A 63
Jason Palmer surged into the lead at the Belgian Challenge Open thanks to a fine eight under par 63 in the second round at the idyllic Cleydael Golf and Country Club.
Palmer, who won three times last year on Challenge Tour satellite circuit, The Alps Tour, moved to 13 under par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Mexican Rodolfo Cazaubon, and three clear of Frenchman Joël Stalter and Germany’s Florian Fritsch.
The 29 year old could have gone even lower had he started as he finished, but the Englishman still had every reason to be upbeat about his display.
“My start was steady, but it wasn’t great,” said Palmer. “At the start you really need to get a score going but I was only one under par through six holes so I was a little bit disappointed with that.
“But I birdied seven which was a good gain. I then birdied eight and then the putts just seemed to keep dropping. Once I saw one going in, I felt that I could hole every single putt and that's kind of what happened.”
The conditions were more favourable in northern Belgium on Friday, a factor which Palmer took full advantage of. His memorable performance puts the Alps Tour back in the spotlight, with fellow former graduate Thomas Linard having triumphed at the D+D Real Czech Challenge earlier this month.
“Thomas’ win in the Czech Republic was just fantastic,” Palmer continued. “It shows what is possible for all of the Alps Tour graduates. It is great to see all the Alps Tour guys doing well.”
Promising young Frenchman Stalter holds a share of third place heading into the weekend after also going low with eight birdies coming in the 21 year old’s seven under par 64.
Stalter was one of the hottest prospects in American college golf while representing the University of California, having claimed five senior titles, overtaking former Challenge Tour winner Julien Brun as the number one French amateur in the process.
And it seems Stalter is already adapting to the new surroundings in what is only his second appearance as a professional.
“It is wetter here compared to the States, so you have to hit more controlled shots,” he said. “I had a game plan and I worked on a few different shots at the range that I knew I would need to hit this week. I have been working really well with my caddy and I think we played the right shots at the right time.”
Germany’s Fritsch is alongside Stalter after he followed up his opening round of 64 with a three under par 68 while Spaniard Alvaro Velasco is a further shot back at nine under overall alongside Englishman William Harrold.
Meanwhile, overnight leader Dave Coupland dropped back into a tie for ninth, after shooting a one over par 72.
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
par 142 (2x71)
129 J Palmer (Eng) 66 63
131 R Cazaubon (Mex) 65 66
132 F Fritsch (Ger) 64 68, J Stalter (Fra) 68 64
133 W Harrold (Eng) 70 63, A Velasco (Esp) 67 66
134 S Little (Eng) 67 67, R McEvoy (Eng) 69 65 135 C Paisley (Eng) 66 69, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 65 70, D Coupland (Eng) 63 72
136 G Murray (Sco) 66 70, J Wilson (Aus) 69 67, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 70, T Lee (USA) 68 68, K Hesbois (am) (Bel) 66 70
137 F Delamontagne (Fra) 70 67, C Aguilar (Esp) 68 69, W Roebuck (Eng) 68 69, N Ravano (Ita) 66 71, M Jonzon (Swe) 68 69, H Joannes (Bel) 66 71, E Espana (Fra) 68 69, P Edberg (Swe) 67 70, R Kind (Ned) 66 71
138 A Rota (Ita) 66 72, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 69, P McKechnie (Sco) 69 69, C Arendell (USA) 70 68, J Lara (Esp) 71 67, P Dwyer (Eng) 68 70,
139 S Arnold (Aus) 72 67, W Booth (Sco) 70 69, S Hutsby (Eng) 69 70, R Coles (Eng) 74 65, A Perrino (Ita) 67 72, M Rominger (Sui) 70 69, P Maddy (Eng) 72 67, J Makitalo (Fin) 71 68, L Goddard (Eng) 71 68, B Henson (USA) 71 68, A Björk (Swe) 70 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 70 69
140 R Davies (Wal) 72 68, L Gagli (Ita) 71 69, W Besseling (Ned) 71 69, J Gonnet (Fra) 71 69, M Glauert (Ger) 69 71, A Domingo (Esp) 69 71, J Barnes (Eng) 73 67, B Hebert (Fra) 68 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 71 69, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 71, R McGowan (Eng) 67 73, J Mikkelsen (Nor) 71 69, N Kearney (Irl) 71 69, B Åkesson (Swe) 67 73, N Dougherty (Eng) 70 70,
141 B An (Kor) 74 67, O Farr (Wal) 68 73, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 70, Z Scotland (Eng) 71 70, A Dunbar (Nir) 69 72, F Becker (Ger) 70 71, J Gibb (Eng) 71 70, P Gal (Cze) 67 74, G Main (USA) 70 71, R Steiner (Aut) 69 72,
142 A Bernadet (Fra) 69 73, L Richard (Bel) 69 73, P Erofejeff (Fin) 70 72, J Kelly (Nor) 70 72, G Pinto (Por) 75 67, G Boyd (Eng) 71 71, G Houston (Wal) 72 70, E Johansen (Nor) 70 72, N Johansson (Swe) 72 70,
143 O Wilson (Eng) 73 70, B Stone (RSA) 70 73, A Hortal (Esp) 74 69, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 74 69, D Merckx (am) (Bel) 73 70,
144 T Murray (Eng) 72 72, D Van Doren (Bel) 72 72, B Chapellan (Fra) 71 73, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 75 69, P Relecom (Bel) 70 74, M Trappel (Aut) 73 71, F De Vries (Ned) 75 69, M Southgate (Eng) 69 75, M Vyncke (Bel) 75 69, C Ford (Eng) 71 73,
145 C Russo (Fra) 72 73, C Mivis (Bel) 72 73, N Henriques (Por) 69 76, D Perrier (Fra) 74 71, J Huldahl (Den) 74 71, G Lockerbie (Eng) 72 73, M Haines (Eng) 71 74, C Macaulay (Sco) 74 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 74, J Pastor (Esp) 76 69, J Timmis (Eng) 73 72, O Lieser (Cze) 74 71, G Watremez (Bel) 74 71,
146 J Lucquin (Fra) 70 76, R Russell (Sco) 70 76, M Lafeber (Ned) 73 73, B Parker (Eng) 70 76, B Virto (Esp) 73 73, J Gallegos (Esp) 76 70, X Puig (Esp) 68 78, T Pulkkanen (Fin) 76 70, J Winther (Den) 71 75, M Haastrup (Den) 73 73, J Moul (Eng) 70 76, G Seegmuller (Bel) 73 73, M Dobias (Sui) 70 76, K Le Sager (Fra) 73 73
147 F Laporta (Ita) 72 75, T Sluiter (Ned) 75 72, V Phillips (Eng) 71 76, K Benz (Sui) 75 72, S Hansen (Nor) 74 73, M Ford (Eng) 72 75, M Boesmans (am) (Bel) 76 71
148 O Floren (Swe) 75 73, G Gresse (Bel) 75 73, D De Vooght (Bel) 73 75, R Megens (Bel) 72 76, X Ruiz Fonhof (Ned) 76 72, M Novy (Cze) 73 75, A De Bondt (am) (Bel) 72 76
149 J Rask (Swe) 73 76, T Linard (Fra) 79 70, C Brazillier (Fra) 75 74, L Saltman (Sco) 78 71,
150 N Lemke (Swe) 75 75, M De Craecker (am) (Bel) 81 69
151 N Nissen (Den) 74 77, M Wendel (Swe) 79 72
152 D Suchan (Cze) 77 75, A Beaupain (Bel) 77 75
153 N Meitinger (Ger) 75 78, M Hocaoglu (Tur) 79 74, G Debusscher (am) (Bel) 77 76
154 A Dumont (Bel) 74 80, O Withofs (Bel) 80 74
156 R Enoch (Wal) 76 80
160 M Fenten (Ger) 80 80, G Snow (Ken) 77 83,
162 J Swallow (Eng) 79 83
164 K Kalafatoglu (Tur) 84 80, J Davin (Bel) 81 83,
** J Howarth (Eng) 77 RT, F Praegant (Aut) WD 0,
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