Scots Forrest and Doherty in the MENA Tour

Q School mix in Morocco with a day to go

By VIREN VARMA 

EL JADIDA (Morocco) — Walker Cup hero Grant Forrest from Edinburgh is sharing third place after two rounds of the 54-hole MENA Tour Qualifying School at Royal Golf El Jadida, Morocco.

Rising Indian star Feroz Singh Garewal fired a tidy two-under 70 to take a share of the lead going into the day..

 

The 19-year-old Chandigarh-based golfer, who turned professional in 2015, reeled off three birdies and a bogey to join Spain’s Leonardo Axel Lilja Moyano, who carded a level-par 72, atop the leaderboard on one over par 145.

 

England’s Billy Hemstock, former Scottish amateur champion Forrest and Sweden’s Henric Sturehed, who matched Garewal’s best score of the day, shared third, a further shot adrift, as a second Scot, Jack Doherty, occupied solo sixth on three over after carding a second-round 74.

 

Overnight joint leader Danny Poulter, brother of Ian Poulter,  slipped into a tie for 11th on five over after signing for a 76 while former England cricketer Craig Kieswetter finished the day tied for 44th on 15 over after dropping eight shots, including a triple bogey on the par-4, 14th, in his last 11 holes en route to an indifferent 82..

 

The field was narrowed down to 72 players for the final stage 18-hole competition to be played on Thursday. Top 55 and ties from the final qualifying round will be eligible for Category-7 membership of the MENA Golf Tour for the 2017 season.


SCOTS' SCORES
146 Grant Forrest 75 71 (T3)
147 Jack Doherty 73 74 (6th)
167 Scott Newbould 84 83 (T70)


MISSED THE CUT
175 Graeme Stewart 92 83.


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