CHALLENGE TOUR REPORT AND SCORES
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After the glorious sunshine of the opening day it was Sam Hutsby who fared best during a cold and wet second round at Zhailjau Golf Resort as the Englishman carded a course record-equalling 63 to lead by five heading into the weekend at the Challenge Tour's Kazakhstan Open.
Recent Rolex Trophy winner Byeong-hun An is his closest challenger after a five under par score of his own, with the South Korean in second place alongside former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson, who matched Hutsby’s impressive Friday tally en route to his lowest score to par as a professional.
Adrien Bernadet was at the top of affairs after 18 holes in the Central Asian country, but a level par round in the worst of the morning weather saw him drop to fourth spot at seven under.
As for Hutsby, he is ideally placed to pick up a maiden European Challenge Tour title after ten birdies and a bogey, a feat that he puts down to some solid play from the tee, but more importantly, a resurgence on the greens.
“I’ve just got a new driver in the bag which I got fitted for last week, so I’ve been driving it really well,” said the 25 year old from Lee-on-Solent, who currently resides at 17th on the Rankings.
“I played here in 2009 and it was a lot wider back then, so you have to make sure you’re on the fairways this week, which is what I’ve been doing. I’ve also got a new putter in the bag too, and it was just one of those days today where I felt really comfortable over it, which I haven’t had recently.
“It has been a pretty consistent year, with my only faults really coming on the greens. There have been weeks where I’ve hit the ball really well and I felt I could have been much higher than finishing say 20th, or even missing the cut.
"That has been the missing link really, as when my iron play has been good I’ve not been able to capitalise, but the good results have come from taking more of those chances.
“The course is in really good shape, and the rough is pretty tough, which is good as it penalises wayward shots, so it would be nice to play like this over the weekend and hopefully have another good week.
“I’ve always found it quite hard to follow up a low round, so anything in the 60s tomorrow would be a good target, as I’ll be going out with the lead. It was just one of those days today when I holed everything I looked at and it is always hard to have two days like that in a row. It is just amazing what eight or nine hours sleep can do to you.
“I’m looking forward to the weekend though as I’ve been playing well, and it is a big week, so it would be good to have a good finish and set myself up for the rest of the year and chase down one of those top 15 spots.”
Almost six years to the week since Wilson represented Europe at The Ryder Cup, it seems a fitting time for the Nottinghamshire man to re-find his best form as he stormed to the joint low round of the day, thanks to eight birdies, an eagle and a solitary dropped shot.
He entered the week outside the top 100 on the Rankings, but is now in position to take advantage of the €450,000 prize fund and get himself moving in the right direction on the season-long list.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
131 S Hutsby (Eng) 68 63
136 O Wilson (Eng) 73 63, B An (Kor) 69 67,
137 A Bernadet (Fra) 65 72
138 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 70 68, A Velasco (Esp) 67 71, J Guerrier (Fra) 72 66, J Stalter (Fra) 71 67, G Murray (Sco) 67 71
139 P Oriol (Esp) 68 71, R Davies (Wal) 68 71, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 69 70
140 M Delpodio (Ita) 68 72, J Rask (Swe) 71 69, P Dwyer (Eng) 70 70, C Shinkwin (Eng) 68 72, W Harrold (Eng) 66 74, E Espana (Fra) 69 71, P Widegren (Swe) 68 72, D Ulrich (Sui) 67 73
141 B Evans (Eng) 71 70, S Fallon (Eng) 68 73, A Björk (Swe) 71 70, J Gonnet (Fra) 72 69, R McGowan (Eng) 71 70, M Pilkington (Wal) 70 71, S Brown (Eng) 70 71, N Johansson (Swe) 69 72, G Cambis (Fra) 72 69, A Marshall (Eng) 70 71, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 72 69
142 M Wiegele (Aut) 71 71, L De Jager (RSA) 74 68, D Stewart (Sco) 74 68, O Stark (Swe) 72 70, C Brazillier (Fra) 70 72, J Legarrea (Esp) 71 71, C Bouniol (Fra) 73 69, C Ford (Eng) 69 73, C Paisley (Eng) 72 70, D Vancsik (Arg) 68 74, A Johnston (Eng) 72 70, L Jensen (Den) 73 69, T Linard (Fra) 72 70, A Domingo (Esp) 71 71
143 S Tiley (Eng) 70 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 72 71, H Joannes (Bel) 75 68, W Booth (Sco) 72 71, M Tullo (Chi) 68 75, J Huldahl (Den) 72 71, N Lemke (Swe) 71 72, J Roos (RSA) 73 70, G Woolgar (Eng) 73 70, J Lagergren (Swe) 69 74, B Åkesson (Swe) 73 70, T Murray (Eng) 73 70, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 72 71, M Lafeber (Ned) 72 71, T Sluiter (Ned) 70 73, P Edberg (Swe) 72 71,
144 B Stone (RSA) 73 71, J Sjöholm (Swe) 73 71, N Kearney (Irl) 72 72, B Ritthammer (Ger) 68 76, D Frittelli (RSA) 70 74, T Remkes (Ned) 69 75, M Jonzon (Swe) 72 72,
145 J Lando Casanova (Fra) 72 73, J Senior (Eng) 72 73, T Lee (USA) 69 76, P Maddy (Eng) 71 74, M Trappel (Aut) 74 71, W Besseling (Ned) 72 73, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 76, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 77 68, L Nemecz (Aut) 73 72, R Kind (Ned) 68 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 74 71, G Shaw (Nir) 74 71
146 M Ford (Eng) 74 72, A Hortal (Esp) 74 72, L Gagli (Ita) 73 73, S Henry (Sco) 77 69, L Kennedy (Eng) 71 75, J Harrison (Eng) 76 70, P Gustafsson (Swe) 76 70, A Rota (Ita) 73 73, N Ravano (Ita) 75 71, R Coles (Eng) 74 72, O Farr (Wal) 72 74, Z Scotland (Eng) 74 72, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 75
147 P McKechnie (Sco) 74 73, R Steiner (Aut) 70 77, B Hebert (Fra) 73 74, R McEvoy (Eng) 77 70, P Relecom (Bel) 78 69, M Orrin (Eng) 75 72
148 S Little (Eng) 73 75, N Quintarelli (Ita) 72 76, A Tadini (Ita) 77 71, C Mivis (Bel) 74 74, J Barnes (Eng) 71 77,
149 H Bacher (Aut) 74 75, S Arnold (Aus) 75 74, M Haastrup (Den) 73 76, G Lockerbie (Eng) 76 73, V Groenewald (RSA) 76 73,
150 C Arendell (USA) 75 75, J Edfors (Swe) 80 70, L Goddard (Eng) 76 74, N Kimsey (Eng) 73 77, K Horne (RSA) 76 74, O Floren (Swe) 78 72, C Russo (Fra) 73 77, T Pulkkanen (Fin) 73 77,
151 D Kemmer (USA) 76 75, D Coupland (Eng) 75 76,
152 D Law (Sco) 79 73
153 G Hall (Eng) 79 74, C Aguilar (Esp) 73 80,
154 J Winther (Den) 76 78
155 J Kennegard (Swe) 75 80
157 J Elson (Eng) 78 79,
159 A Mayorov (Rus) 77 82,
160 K Clement (USA) 75 85,
167 A Vongay (Kaz) 85 82,
172 N Saldarov (am) (Kaz) 90 82,
198 N Makulbekov (am) (Kaz) 94 104,
** J Sim (Kor) 75 WD, J Palmer (Eng) 80 WD,
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
After the glorious sunshine of the opening day it was Sam Hutsby who fared best during a cold and wet second round at Zhailjau Golf Resort as the Englishman carded a course record-equalling 63 to lead by five heading into the weekend at the Challenge Tour's Kazakhstan Open.
Recent Rolex Trophy winner Byeong-hun An is his closest challenger after a five under par score of his own, with the South Korean in second place alongside former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson, who matched Hutsby’s impressive Friday tally en route to his lowest score to par as a professional.
Adrien Bernadet was at the top of affairs after 18 holes in the Central Asian country, but a level par round in the worst of the morning weather saw him drop to fourth spot at seven under.
As for Hutsby, he is ideally placed to pick up a maiden European Challenge Tour title after ten birdies and a bogey, a feat that he puts down to some solid play from the tee, but more importantly, a resurgence on the greens.
“I’ve just got a new driver in the bag which I got fitted for last week, so I’ve been driving it really well,” said the 25 year old from Lee-on-Solent, who currently resides at 17th on the Rankings.
“I played here in 2009 and it was a lot wider back then, so you have to make sure you’re on the fairways this week, which is what I’ve been doing. I’ve also got a new putter in the bag too, and it was just one of those days today where I felt really comfortable over it, which I haven’t had recently.
“It has been a pretty consistent year, with my only faults really coming on the greens. There have been weeks where I’ve hit the ball really well and I felt I could have been much higher than finishing say 20th, or even missing the cut.
"That has been the missing link really, as when my iron play has been good I’ve not been able to capitalise, but the good results have come from taking more of those chances.
“The course is in really good shape, and the rough is pretty tough, which is good as it penalises wayward shots, so it would be nice to play like this over the weekend and hopefully have another good week.
“I’ve always found it quite hard to follow up a low round, so anything in the 60s tomorrow would be a good target, as I’ll be going out with the lead. It was just one of those days today when I holed everything I looked at and it is always hard to have two days like that in a row. It is just amazing what eight or nine hours sleep can do to you.
“I’m looking forward to the weekend though as I’ve been playing well, and it is a big week, so it would be good to have a good finish and set myself up for the rest of the year and chase down one of those top 15 spots.”
Almost six years to the week since Wilson represented Europe at The Ryder Cup, it seems a fitting time for the Nottinghamshire man to re-find his best form as he stormed to the joint low round of the day, thanks to eight birdies, an eagle and a solitary dropped shot.
He entered the week outside the top 100 on the Rankings, but is now in position to take advantage of the €450,000 prize fund and get himself moving in the right direction on the season-long list.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
131 S Hutsby (Eng) 68 63
136 O Wilson (Eng) 73 63, B An (Kor) 69 67,
137 A Bernadet (Fra) 65 72
138 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 70 68, A Velasco (Esp) 67 71, J Guerrier (Fra) 72 66, J Stalter (Fra) 71 67, G Murray (Sco) 67 71
139 P Oriol (Esp) 68 71, R Davies (Wal) 68 71, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 69 70
140 M Delpodio (Ita) 68 72, J Rask (Swe) 71 69, P Dwyer (Eng) 70 70, C Shinkwin (Eng) 68 72, W Harrold (Eng) 66 74, E Espana (Fra) 69 71, P Widegren (Swe) 68 72, D Ulrich (Sui) 67 73
141 B Evans (Eng) 71 70, S Fallon (Eng) 68 73, A Björk (Swe) 71 70, J Gonnet (Fra) 72 69, R McGowan (Eng) 71 70, M Pilkington (Wal) 70 71, S Brown (Eng) 70 71, N Johansson (Swe) 69 72, G Cambis (Fra) 72 69, A Marshall (Eng) 70 71, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 72 69
142 M Wiegele (Aut) 71 71, L De Jager (RSA) 74 68, D Stewart (Sco) 74 68, O Stark (Swe) 72 70, C Brazillier (Fra) 70 72, J Legarrea (Esp) 71 71, C Bouniol (Fra) 73 69, C Ford (Eng) 69 73, C Paisley (Eng) 72 70, D Vancsik (Arg) 68 74, A Johnston (Eng) 72 70, L Jensen (Den) 73 69, T Linard (Fra) 72 70, A Domingo (Esp) 71 71
143 S Tiley (Eng) 70 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 72 71, H Joannes (Bel) 75 68, W Booth (Sco) 72 71, M Tullo (Chi) 68 75, J Huldahl (Den) 72 71, N Lemke (Swe) 71 72, J Roos (RSA) 73 70, G Woolgar (Eng) 73 70, J Lagergren (Swe) 69 74, B Åkesson (Swe) 73 70, T Murray (Eng) 73 70, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 72 71, M Lafeber (Ned) 72 71, T Sluiter (Ned) 70 73, P Edberg (Swe) 72 71,
144 B Stone (RSA) 73 71, J Sjöholm (Swe) 73 71, N Kearney (Irl) 72 72, B Ritthammer (Ger) 68 76, D Frittelli (RSA) 70 74, T Remkes (Ned) 69 75, M Jonzon (Swe) 72 72,
145 J Lando Casanova (Fra) 72 73, J Senior (Eng) 72 73, T Lee (USA) 69 76, P Maddy (Eng) 71 74, M Trappel (Aut) 74 71, W Besseling (Ned) 72 73, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 76, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 77 68, L Nemecz (Aut) 73 72, R Kind (Ned) 68 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 74 71, G Shaw (Nir) 74 71
146 M Ford (Eng) 74 72, A Hortal (Esp) 74 72, L Gagli (Ita) 73 73, S Henry (Sco) 77 69, L Kennedy (Eng) 71 75, J Harrison (Eng) 76 70, P Gustafsson (Swe) 76 70, A Rota (Ita) 73 73, N Ravano (Ita) 75 71, R Coles (Eng) 74 72, O Farr (Wal) 72 74, Z Scotland (Eng) 74 72, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 75
147 P McKechnie (Sco) 74 73, R Steiner (Aut) 70 77, B Hebert (Fra) 73 74, R McEvoy (Eng) 77 70, P Relecom (Bel) 78 69, M Orrin (Eng) 75 72
148 S Little (Eng) 73 75, N Quintarelli (Ita) 72 76, A Tadini (Ita) 77 71, C Mivis (Bel) 74 74, J Barnes (Eng) 71 77,
149 H Bacher (Aut) 74 75, S Arnold (Aus) 75 74, M Haastrup (Den) 73 76, G Lockerbie (Eng) 76 73, V Groenewald (RSA) 76 73,
150 C Arendell (USA) 75 75, J Edfors (Swe) 80 70, L Goddard (Eng) 76 74, N Kimsey (Eng) 73 77, K Horne (RSA) 76 74, O Floren (Swe) 78 72, C Russo (Fra) 73 77, T Pulkkanen (Fin) 73 77,
151 D Kemmer (USA) 76 75, D Coupland (Eng) 75 76,
152 D Law (Sco) 79 73
153 G Hall (Eng) 79 74, C Aguilar (Esp) 73 80,
154 J Winther (Den) 76 78
155 J Kennegard (Swe) 75 80
157 J Elson (Eng) 78 79,
159 A Mayorov (Rus) 77 82,
160 K Clement (USA) 75 85,
167 A Vongay (Kaz) 85 82,
172 N Saldarov (am) (Kaz) 90 82,
198 N Makulbekov (am) (Kaz) 94 104,
** J Sim (Kor) 75 WD, J Palmer (Eng) 80 WD,
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