Paul Lawrie slips from 61 to 71 but makes the 

cut alongwith Tom Watson 

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Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick came within inches of an elusive 59 in the second round of the KLM Open as the tournament’s low scoring continued.
A day after Paul Lawrie and Wade Ormsby both shot nine under par 61, 21 year old Fitzpatrick went one better, narrowly missing out on breaking 60 when his birdie putt on the last came up just short. It was good enough to reach nine under, however, three shots behind leader Søren Kjeldsen of Denmark.
Kjeldsen matched his opening 64 – this time without any dropped shots – to lead by one stroke at 12 under par from England’s David Horsey and Australian Ormsby, with another Englishman, James Morrison, and Dane Morten Ørum Madsen on ten under.
American legend Tom Watson signed for a two under par 68 to make the cut – the second oldest player in European Tour history to do so – while Martin Kaymer, the highest ranked player in the field, had a second 67 to reach six under overall, good enough for a share of 19th place.

Quotes

Søren Kjeldsen
“It feels sweet. It was really good yesterday, and you guys always talk about how it’s hard to follow a good round with another one, and I suppose the statistics show that it is. I didn’t really have a number in mind or anything. You have to enjoy the days when things are going well. As you know, in golf we get all sorts, but today was another great day and I’m very happy with the way I played.
“I’ve played with Matt (Fitzpatrick) before and he loves this kind of golf course as well, so I’m not surprised to see him do so well today. You have to shape shots and every tee you stand on it looks so inviting. It’s nice to have that feeling, where every hole you can’t wait to play it.”

Wade Ormsby
“It was a little bit of a battle out there, but I held it together quite well. It’s always going to be hard following up a 61, so overall I’m pretty happy with two under today. It got a little bit boring there with ten successive pars but I was holding on and wanted to make a birdie before a bogey, which I did. My ball striking could be a bit better so I’ll go and do a bit of work on that this afternoon and get in shape for the weekend.
“There’s no question I’ve struggled the last three or four months, but I’ve just had five weeks off and worked pretty hard trying to address the problems. It feels like I’ve come back a different player.”

David Horsey
“I putted well again and holed a couple of nice ones. It all feeds from the putting. That takes the pressure of the short game, which in turn helps your iron play and your driving, so when you’re holing putts you can always see a score no matter where you hit it. If you’re not, everything is more of a chore. The blade’s working nicely and hopefully will continue to do so. Matching line and pace is a big deal on the greens and I’ve not quite been doing that. It’s starting to come together now though and the hard work is paying off.”

Matthew Fitzpatrick
I was just trying to get the read right on that putt on the last there – in fact I was thinking so much about the line I forgot about the pace of it, and it was a bit disappointing to leave it short. I knew what I had to do on that hole, and hit two good shots in, but I was a bit unlucky that the approach span back down the slope. But it’s been a great day and I can’t have any complaints about a 60. I feel like I’m ready to win. I’m getting closer and playing well. Hopefully it’s only a matter of time.

Tom Watson
“I’m so pleased to have made it to the weekend and get two more cracks at this great course. I had to stay very patient today, and fortunately I was able to roll in a couple of birdies near the end. It’s tough to keep up with these young players - they hit it so far. But I've learned a thing or two about links golf over the years and was able to use that to my advantage today. Tonight I’m having dinner in Amsterdam, which I’m looking forward to very much.”
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
+68 players made the cut on 137 (-3) or better
128 S Kjeldsen (Den) 64 64,
129 D Horsey (Eng) 63 66, W Ormsby (Aus) 61 68,
130 J Morrison  (Eng) 63 67,
131 M Madsen  (Den) 64 67, L Slattery (Eng) 66 65, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 65 66, M Carlsson  (Swe) 65 66, M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 71 60, R Green (Aus) 67 64, J Barnes (Eng) 67 64,
132 P Lawrie (Sco) 61 71, R Rock (Eng) 63 69, A Quiros  (Esp) 67 65, E De La Riva  (Esp) 66 66, R Bland (Eng) 62 70,
133 F Zanotti (Par) 67 66, E Pepperell (Eng) 67 66,
134 S Griffiths (Eng) 67 67, M Kieffer (Ger) 67 67, N Colsaerts  (Bel) 69 65, T Pieters  (Bel) 68 66, A Johnston (Eng) 66 68, J Luiten (Ned) 63 71, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 68 66, G Bourdy (Fra) 68 66, A Cañizares  (Esp) 68 66, M Nixon (Eng) 70 64, T Lewis (Eng) 69 65, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 66 68, M Kaymer (Ger) 67 67, E Goya (Arg) 63 71, R McEvoy  (Eng) 71 63, A Sullivan (Eng) 65 69,
135 M Ford (Eng) 66 69, B Hebert  (Fra) 68 67, P Uihlein  (USA) 69 66, W Besseling  (Ned) 69 66, R Finch  (Eng) 69 66, D Drysdale (Sco) 68 67, S Thornton (Irl) 67 68, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 68 67, J Scrivener (Aus) 68 67, R Karlberg  (Swe) 69 66, B Evans  (Eng) 68 67, D Brooks (Eng) 67 68, M Ilonen  (Fin) 64 71, E Kofstad (Nor) 69 66,
136 P Harrington (Irl) 71 65, O Fisher  (Eng) 68 68, L Jensen (Den) 65 71, D Vancsik (Arg) 66 70,
137 D Gaunt (Aus) 70 67, R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 68, D Howell (Eng) 68 69, S Gallacher (Sco) 65 72, T Watson (USA) 69 68, M Korhonen (Fin) 67 70, D Lipsky (USA) 66 71, P Lawrie (Irl) 68 69, A Pavan (Ita) 67 70, R Jacquelin (Fra) 67 70, R Dinwiddie  (Eng) 67 70, S Hend (Aus) 65 72, A Hansen (Den) 70 67, P Peterson (USA) 68 69, E Espana (Fra) 70 67, J Parry (Eng) 67 70, 
MISSED THE CUT
138 J Campillo (Esp) 69 69, R Wattel  (Fra) 72 66, F Osther (Ned) 70 68, R Santos  (Por) 70 68, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 71 67, M Bremner (RSA) 69 69, R Miller (Ned) 69 69, M Foster (Eng) 69 69, B Dredge (Wal) 69 69, R Ramsay  (Sco) 70 68, T Hatton (Eng) 66 72, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 72 66, C Wood  (Eng) 70 68, R Van West (am) (Ned) 72 66,
139 T Bjørn (Den) 70 69, P Martin Benavides (Esp) 69 70, S Kapur (Ind) 71 68, M Crespi  (Ita) 70 69, A Otaegui  (Esp) 71 68, K Broberg (Swe) 71 68, M Lundberg (Swe) 67 72, J Singh (Ind) 67 72, S Hutsby  (Eng) 69 70, C Paisley  (Eng) 69 70, C Lloyd (Eng) 69 70,
140 R Fisher (Eng) 71 69, F Aguilar (Chi) 71 69, R Paratore (Ita) 69 71, T Olesen (Den) 70 70, S Jamieson  (Sco) 70 70, D Fichardt (RSA) 68 72, A Velasco (Esp) 68 72, O Farr (Wal) 68 72, P McGinley (Irl) 69 71, J Donaldson (Wal) 73 67, F Fritsch  (Ger) 72 68,
141 G Havret  (Fra) 69 72, H Otto (RSA) 72 69, O Wilson (Eng) 70 71, P Hanson (Swe) 72 69, S Wakefield (Eng) 72 69, G Adell (Swe) 71 70, C Bouniol (Fra) 68 73, C Lee (Sco) 73 68,
142 J Kruger (RSA) 73 69, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 72, D Clarke (Nir) 71 71, M Jiménez (Esp) 70 72, P Edberg (Swe) 74 68, Y Yang (SKor) 72 70, T Van Der Walt (RSA) 70 72, B Ritthammer (Ger) 72 70, D Woltman (USA) 71 71, N Fasth (Swe) 71 71, O Henningsson  (Swe) 71 71, R Saxton (Ned) 71 71, R Caron (am) (Ned) 70 72,
143 T Levet (Fra) 72 71, F De Haas (Ned) 73 70, J Van Der Vaart (Ned) 71 72, P Maddy (Eng) 75 68, K Phelan (Irl) 73 70, R Kind (Ned) 74 69, J Lando Casanova  (Fra) 75 68, M Galiano Aguilar (am) (Esp) 72 71,
144 C Doak (Sco) 69 75, J Roos (RSA) 75 69, G Stal  (Fra) 77 67, G Storm  (Eng) 69 75, M Tullo (Chi) 68 76, K Ferrie (Eng) 73 71, R Karlsson (Swe) 74 70, J Lagergren (Swe) 72 72, J Krietemeijer (am) (Ned) 71 73,
145 M Lampert (Ger) 69 76, A Tadini (Ita) 75 70, N Elvira  (Esp) 74 71, J Ballesteros (Esp) 73 72, J Edfors (Swe) 76 69, D Brown (am) (Eng) 75 70,
147 P Bootsma (am) (Ned) 74 73,
148 P Oriol (Esp) 73 75,
149 A Marshall (Eng) 76 73, S Strüver (Ger) 74 75,
152 D Van Den Dungen  (Ned) 74 78,
** C Del Moral (Esp) 80 WD, A Wall (Eng) 71 WD, D McGrane (Irl) 72 DQ,