Dogged Docherty only one behind leader Bekker

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Oliver Bekker moved into the halfway lead at the Swiss Challenge, courtesy of a five-under 66, as the South African hopes to follow in the footsteps of his friend and compatriot Jake Roos by making a career breakthrough on the European Challenge Tour.

The 30 year old, making just his third start of the season on Europe’s top developmental tour, moved one shot clear of his playing partner Jack Doherty (pictured right) from Glasgow, thanks to a round which included six birdies - five of them coming at holes which he also birdied on day one en route to an opening 67.
It has been a rock-solid opening two days for the Stellenbosch player on a tricky course which swallows up wayward drives in heavy, unforgiving rough, and it has almost come as a surprise to Bekker,considering he had been struggling from the tee in recent weeks.
Having watched, at close quarters, his friend Roos claim a career-changing victory at the Barclays Kenya Open last year before going on to graduate to The European Tour, Bekker is not short on inspiration in his chase to finish in the top 15 of the Road to Oman.
Doherty, meanwhile, replicated his four under par opening round of 67 to move to eight under par, one shot behind Bekker, and ensure the two will play together for a third successive round - this time in the final group.
First round leader Gary Boyd could not quite build on the momentum of his five under par opening round, despite opening with a birdie at the ninth hole – his first – but a one under par 70 was enough to keep the Englishman in touch with the lead, three shots back on six under alongside compatriot Jack Senior and South African Haydn Porteous.

SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 142 (2x71)
133 O Bekker (RSA) 67 66
134 J Doherty  (Sco) 67 67
136 J Senior (Eng) 66 70, H Porteous (RSA) 67 69, G Boyd  (Eng) 66 70
137 O Stark (Swe) 67 70, S Tiley (Eng) 69 68
138 J Girrbach (Sui) 69 69, R Gouveia (Por) 68 70, R Enoch  (Wal) 71 67, A Ahokas (Fin) 67 71, B Hemstock (Eng) 68 70, A Bruschi  (Ita) 69 69, T Tree (Eng) 71 67
139 N Geyger (Chi) 71 68, R Kellett (Sco) 71 68, D Palm (Swe) 68 71, A Gee  (Eng) 70 69, S Arnold  (Aus) 71 68, J Hansen  (Den) 72 67, J Heath  (Eng) 69 70,
140 D Im (USA) 74 66, S Manley (Wal) 70 70, B Parker  (Eng) 68 72, C Arendell (USA) 71 69, S Hodgson (Eng) 69 71, F Calmels  (Fra) 70 70, S Brown (Eng) 67 73,
141 S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 72 69, J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 67 74, D Frittelli (RSA) 74 67, T Gornik (Slo) 69 72, M Orrin (Eng) 73 68, K Benz (Sui) 70 71, T Remkes (Ned) 72 69, C Mivis  (Bel) 72 69, G Shaw (Nir) 71 70, E Di Nitto  (Ita) 72 69, D Foos (Ger) 70 71, N Quintarelli (Ita) 68 73, L Gagli  (Ita) 69 72, A Saddier (Fra) 70 71, C Selfridge  (Nir) 71 70, B Paolini (USA) 70 71, M Delpodio  (Ita) 71 70, G Murray  (Sco) 71 70, R Russell (Sco) 70 71, B Hafthorsson (Isl) 72 69,
142 L Claverie (Esp) 70 72, V Riu  (Fra) 69 73, J Harrison (Eng) 71 71, J Guerrier  (Fra) 72 70, M Wiegele  (Aut) 69 73, M Trappel  (Aut) 73 69, M McGeady (Irl) 72 70, G Drakeford (Aus) 70 72, M Pospisil (am) (Cze) 71 71,
143 J McLeary  (Sco) 71 72, F Praegant (Aut) 73 70, P Figueiredo  (Por) 71 72, D Ulrich (Sui) 73 70, S Heisele (Ger) 72 71, L Corfield  (Eng) 71 72, R De Sousa (Sui) 68 75, J Blaauw  (RSA) 72 71, B Rusch (Sui) 75 68, L Nemecz (Aut) 72 71,
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144 G Lockerbie  (Eng) 71 73, S Reeves (USA) 73 71, M Dobias  (Sui) 72 72, S Grant  (Irl) 72 72, P Howard  (Eng) 74 70, D Law (Sco) 76 68, J Lucquin (Fra) 73 71, B Chapellan (Fra) 72 72, L Weber (Fra) 74 70,
145 T Elissalde  (Fra) 72 73, P Relecom  (Bel) 74 71, M Veijalainen (Fin) 75 70, L Astl (Aut) 73 72, M Southgate  (Eng) 78 67, M Schneider (Ger) 71 74, J Ballesteros (Esp) 70 75, T Lawrence (RSA) 69 76,
146 N Bertasio (Ita) 71 75, L Motta (Ita) 74 72, D Suchan  (Cze) 78 68, D Markle (Can) 75 71, N Ravano (Ita) 75 71, J Loughrey (Eng) 71 75, J Sarasti  (Esp) 71 75, A Kaleka  (Fra) 69 77, D Huizing (Ned) 74 72, E Cuartero Blanco  (Esp) 72 74, A Eckhardt (Fin) 74 72, R McGee (Irl) 70 76,
147 C Ford (Eng) 69 78, M Rocchi  (Fra) 75 72, J Makitalo  (Fin) 74 73, C Hanson (Eng) 76 71, G Baumann  (Sui) 74 73, M Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 74 73, J Smith (Eng) 72 75, S Einhaus (Ger) 73 74, D Coupland (Eng) 72 75,
148 Z Scotland  (Eng) 73 75, C Suk (Cze) 77 71, G Pinto (Por) 78 70, J Gallegos  (Esp) 73 75, W Besseling  (Ned) 70 78,
149 H Bacher (Aut) 74 75, O Henningsson  (Swe) 75 74, M Fenasse (Fra) 76 73, D Vancsik (Arg) 74 75, K Subregis  (Fra) 71 78, L Galliano (Sui) 75 74, A Gabella (Sui) 72 77, D Kemmer (USA) 71 78, L Goddard  (Eng) 70 79,
150 J Legarrea (Esp) 81 69, R Benatti  (Ita) 76 74, P Tarver-Jones (Eng) 75 75, A Bernadet  (Fra) 74 76, A Gurini (Sui) 75 75, W Booth  (Sco) 79 71, N Woernhard (am) (Sui) 73 77,
151 L Tintera  (Cze) 75 76, R Davies (Wal) 75 76, C Russo (Fra) 73 78, J Maurer  (Aut) 72 79, R Pugh  (Wal) 70 81, C Brazillier  (Fra) 76 75, N Chaudhuri  (Eng) 77 74, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 74 77,
152 Z Lombard  (RSA) 80 72, H Casey (Eng) 81 71, J Burnier (Sui) 72 80, F Svanberg  (Sui) 75 77, N Thommen  (Sui) 80 72, M Kramer  (Ger) 76 76,
153 T Nemecz (Aut) 78 75, J Clément  (Sui) 74 79,
154 G Watremez (Bel) 76 78, P Whiteford (Sco) 80 74, L Bemberg (am) (Sui) 79 75,
155 F Bergamaschi (Ita) 74 81,
156 S Matus  (Cze) 78 78, H Satama (Fin) 74 82,
157 K Hesbois  (Bel) 78 79,
159 T Sinnott (Aus) 79 80, A Rota (Ita) 81 78, N Meitinger  (Ger) 80 79,
160 T Pfister (Sui) 76 84, J Freiburghaus (am) (Sui) 78 82,
** J Elson  (Eng) 74 RT, A Björk (Swe) 77 WD,



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