Barry Hume shoots a 70 in South America,

in ninth place at halfway stage

Barry Hume shot a bogey-free second-round 70 for a halfway total of one-under-par 143 in the South American men's amateur championship, supported by the R and A, at Lima, Peru today (Friday).

The Haggs Castle man, who had a double bogey 7 at the first hole in his opening 73, had birdies at the third and eighth, surrounded by 16 cast-iron pars in his second round.
Hume finished the second day in ninth place in a field of 71 players.
The Haggs Castle player is five shots behind the leader, Welshman David Boote, who is a student at Stanford University, California. Boote has had rounds of 68 and 70 for six-under 138 and leads by one from three players, Matias Simaski (Argentina) (67-72), Scott Harvey (United States) (70-69) and Uruguay's Juan Alvarez (68-71).
Ireland's Colin Fairweather is T6 on 141 (68-73).
Ryan Campbell, the second Scot in the men's field, is T30 on 148 after rounds of 75 and 73.
HALFWAY SCOREBOARD
par 144 (2x72)
138 David Boote (Wal) 68 70
139 Matias Simaski (Arg) 67 72, Scott Harvey (USA) 70 69, Juan Alvarez (Uruguay) 68 71

SELECTED SCORES 
141 Colin Fairweather (Ire) 68 73 (T6)
143 Barry Hume (Sco) 73 70 (9th)
145 James Allan (Eng) 71 74, Marco Penge (Eng) 77 68 (T12)
148 Ryan Campbell (Sco) 75 73 (T30)
149 Tiarnan McLarnon (Ire) 78 71 (T36)
154 Joshua Davies (Wal) 81 73 (T53)
157 Tom Williams (Wal) 79 78 (T60)
Field of 71 players

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