Carnoustie pair miss cut in South Africa

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Will Porter, last year's Scottish U18 boys' match-play champion, and his Carnoustie colleague, Jamie Connelly both missed the second-round cut in the Cape Province Open stroke-play championship over 72 holes at Kingswood Golf Estate, South Africa today (Wed).
Porter, with rounds of 78 and 72 for  150 and tied 100th position in a field of more than 200 competitors, missed out by three strokes.
Connelly shot 83 and 79 for 162.
South Africans occupy the leading five places at the halfway mark, spearheaded by Herman Loubser with 65 and 71 for eight-under 136. He is a shot ahead of four compatriots in joint second place.
England's challenge is spearheaded by Jamie Bower (Meltham) with scores of 71 and 67 for 138 and a share of sixth place.
Compatriot Alfie Plant comes next in joint 15th place with scores of 72 and 68
Nic Elliot (Tandridge) had rounds of 73 and 72 for 145 and is tied 52nd.
Paul Kinnear (Formby) made it through on the limit mark of 147 with rounds of 77 and 70 for joint 64th place.

CAPE PROVINCE OPEN STROKE-PLAY TOURNAMENT
Kingswood Golf Estate, South Africa
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
par 144 (2x72)
136 H Loubser (SAf) 65 71

SELECTED SCORES
138 J Bower (Eng) 71 67 (T6)
140 A Plant (Eng) 72 68 (T15)
145 N Elliot (Eng) 73 72 (T52)
147 P Kinnear (Eng) 77 70 (T64)

MISSED THE CUT (147 and better qualified)
150 W Porter (Sco) 78 72
162 J Connelly (Sco) 83 79


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