ELS STRUGGLES, JIMENEZ MISSES CUT
IN VENETIAN MACAU OPEN
ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Macau: Title holder Scott Hend of Australia fought his way into a
share of the halfway lead with countryman Adam Groom as he kept up his
chase for a second successive victory at the US$900,000 Venetian Macau
Open
Winner
in Hong Kong last weekend, the long-hitting Hend survived blustery
conditions at the Macau Golf and Country Club to post a one-under-par 70
and a 10-under-par 132 aggregate which was matched by Groom, who carded
a 67.
Switzerland’s
Martin Rominger, with wife Simona on the bag, overcame a double bogey
to card a 68 and lies one back while Chinese Taipei’s prospect Chan
Shih-chang produced the day’s best with a 64 for joint fourth place on
134 with overnight leader Anirban Lahiri of India, who struggled to a
73.
After
opening with a 70 on Thursday, Ernie Els of South Africa, the
tournament’s top draw, could only manage a 72 and will enter the weekend
rounds a 10 shots behind the leaders.
Spaniard Miguel Angel
Jimenez missed the halfway cut set at 142 by two after adding a second
straight 72.
SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 142 (2x71) Yardage: 6,604
132 Scott HEND (AUS) 62-70, Adam GROOM (AUS) 65-67.
133 Martin ROMINGER (SUI) 65-68.
134 Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 61-73, CHAN Shih-chang (TPE) 70-64.
136 Pariya JUNHASAVASDIKUL (THA) 69-67.
137 Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 64-73, Daniel CHOPRA (SWE) 69-68, Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) 67-70, Jaakko MAKITALO (FIN) 69-68.
138 Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) 66-72, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 68-70, Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 70-68.
139 Joonas GRANBERG (FIN) 71-68, Berry HENSON (USA) 69-70, Chinnarat
PHADUNGSIL (THA) 69-70, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 66-73, Jay BAYRON (PHI)
68-71, Unho PARK (AUS) 70-69, WANG Jeung-hun (SKOR) 71-68, Charlie WI
(KOR) 69-70, Sam CYR (USA) 68-71, Chan KIM (USA) 70-69, Kieran PRATT
(AUS) 70-69.
140 Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) 71-69, Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 71-69,
Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) 66-74, Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) 70-70, Jazz
JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 66-74, Rikard KARLBERG (SWE) 70-70, Adilson DA
SILVA (BRA) 69-71, Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 72-68, Elmer SALVADOR
(PHI) 70-70, Shiv KAPUR (IND) 73-67.
Selected:
142: Ernie ELS (RSA) 70-72
MISSED THE CUT
144: Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp) 71-71
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