JOY, FITZPATRICK SHARE DUBAI OPEN LEAD

PAUL DOHERTY DROPS TO JOINT

 SIXTH PLACE AFTER A 75

Joint first-round leader Paul Doherty dropped to a share of sixth place, four off the pace, with a second-round 75 for two-under-par 142 in the Dubai Open at Al Badia Golf Club.

Three other Scots survived the cut at 154 - Tom Buchanan (75-72 for 147), Fraser McKenna (71-78 for 149) and amateur Daniel Kay (78-74 for 152).
Leading the field on six-under 138 are Englishman Luke Joy (70-68) and Matt Fitzpatrick (71-67).
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 144 (2x72)
138 L Joy (Eng) 70 68, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 71 67
139 C Suk (Cze) 71 68
141 S Archibald (Eng) 70 71, P Sumard (Spa) 67 74
142 P Doherty (Sco) 67 75, B Neumann (Ger) 68 74, C McDonnell (Eng) 72 70.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
147 T Buchanan 75 72 (T24)
149 F McKenna 71 78 (T35)
152 D Kay (am) 78 74 (T54)

MISSED THE CUT (153 and better qualified)
154 C Lutton 77 77
157 J Steven (am) 76 81.
158 C Fraser (am) 78 80, S Kiloh 74 84
160 T Innes Ker 84 76
170 S Macneil 83 87.
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