SCOT IN DRIVING SEAT A EUROPRO TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Elliot Saltman studies the line of a putt today. Picture by courtesy of the PGA EuroPro Tour
ELLIOT SALTMAN LEADS BY TWO WITH
A ROUND TO GO AT RED SEA
NEWS RELEASE
BY NICK TEALE
Elliot
Saltman will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the PGA EuroPro Tour's Visit
Egypt Tour Championship after carding a one-under-par 71 on a windy and
testing second round at the Red Sea resort's El Gouna Golf Club, taking his tournament score
to -6.
Alex
Wrigley (Hartlepool), Nick McCarthy (Moortown) and
James Frazer (Pennard) share second on four under after second
rounds of 71, 72, and 72 respectively.
Saltman
(Archerfield Links) began the day one clear on -5 and
advanced to -7 with birdies at two and five before slipping back with a
double bogey on the eighth.
Birdies at nine, 11 and 16 followed but
bogeys at 12 and 17 restricted
him to -6.
The Scot currently sits 13th
on the Race To El Gouna and while a win would see him secure a category
on the 2015 Challenge Tour, second place may also be enough for Saltman
to move into the all-important top five.
“I
played well again today and got off to a good start,” reflected the
leader. “I hit a bad tee shot into the water on eight and made six but
made birdies at nine and 11. I got my club selection wrong on 12 and
made bogey. I held in and
had a couple more chances and managed to birdie 16. It was a poor tee
shot on the 17th.
“It
was tough conditions with the wind. We have one more round to go and I
need to try and do the same things I have for the last couple of days.
“The
wind makes a big difference, the course is playing really, really
tough. If you just miss the greens the lies can be tricky. It has to be
fairways and greens.”
Behind
leader Saltman and the three players two back on -4, Darryn Lloyd (Toft
Hotel), Laurie Canter (Saltford) and James Robinson
(Southport and Ainsdale) share seventh on three under par.
The
Visit Egypt Tour Championship is a 54-hole strokeplay event, with the
final round taking place on Friday, October 31. Only the top 60 on the
Race To El Gouna after the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s 16
regular-season events were
invited. A two-hour highlights package of the event will be broadcast
on Sky Sports HD on Tuesday, November 11.
At
the conclusion of the event the top five golfers on the Race To El
Gouna, who are not otherwise exempt, will earn a category on the 2015
Challenge Tour.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
138 E Saltman (Archerfield) 67 71
140 A Wrigley (Hartlepool) 69 71, J Frazer (Pennard) 68 72, N McCarthy (Moortown) 68 72.
141 D Lloyd (Eng) 69 72, L Canter (Saltford) 69 72, J Robinson (Southport and Ainsdale) 68 73.
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
144 R Kellett (Kingsfield) 73 71 (14th)
145 N Fenwick (Dunbar) 72 73, P Shields (Kirkhill) 68 77 (T15).
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SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
138 E Saltman (Archerfield) 67 71
140 A Wrigley (Hartlepool) 69 71, J Frazer (Pennard) 68 72, N McCarthy (Moortown) 68 72.
141 D Lloyd (Eng) 69 72, L Canter (Saltford) 69 72, J Robinson (Southport and Ainsdale) 68 73.
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
144 R Kellett (Kingsfield) 73 71 (14th)
145 N Fenwick (Dunbar) 72 73, P Shields (Kirkhill) 68 77 (T15).
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