THAILAND REPORT AND SCORES

POOM DODGES  BOGEY MAN FOR 

SECOND DAY IN ROW AT QUEEN'S CUP
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Samui, Thailand: Thai rookie Poom Saksansin stayed bogey-free for the second straight day at the Queen’s Cup as a four-under-par 67 gave him a two-shot halfway lead over South Korea’s Baek Seuk-hyun on Friday.

The 21-year-old former amateur star produced some breath-taking golf at the Santiburi Samui Country Club as he fired four birdies, including a 30-footer on the third hole, to edge towards a surprise victory in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event with his two-day total of nine-under-par 133.

Bangkok-based Baek sank eight birdies en route to the day’s joint best of 66 to move into contention for a first victory on the region’s premier Tour while another Thai newcomer Donlaphatchai Niyomchon shot a 68 to lie three back in the prestigious event which has been won four times by Thai golfers over the past five seasons.

 SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

  Par 142 (2x71) Yardage 6,823

133 Poom SAKSANSIN (THA) 66-67.

135 BAEK Seuk-hyun (SKOR) 69-66.

136 Donlaphatchai NIYOMCHON (THA) 68-68.

138 Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 68-70, Siddikur RAHMAN (BAN) 68-70.

139 Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) 71-68, Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 72-67, CHOO Tze Huang (SIN) 67-72.

140 Shankar DAS (IND) 70-70, Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) 69-71, Richard T. LEE (CAN) 69-71, Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 71-69, Manav JAINI (IND) 68-72, Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 69-71.

141 Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 71-70, Wasin SRIPATTRANUSORN (THA) 72-69, WANG Jeung-hun (SKOR) 72-69.

142 Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 71-71, Bryce EASTON (RSA) 70-72, MO Joong-kyung (KOR) 70-72, Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 75-67, Zamal HOSSAIN (BAN) 69-73, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 74-68.