PETER HEDBLOM IS A DAY DREAMER IN HANDA PERTH INTERNATIONAL
REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
It’s just as well Peter Hedblom believes in fairy tales.
The
43 year old Swede arrived in Western Australia for the ISPS HANDA Perth
International needing nothing less than a victory to secure his place
on The European Tour, and after rounds of 68 and 69 at Lake Karrinyup
Country Club finds
himself two shots clear and in with a chance to write the kind of story
that JM Barrie’s Peter Pan would be proud of.
Hedblom is currently ranked 179th
on The European Tour’s Race to Dubai, with only the top 110 players
after this week guaranteeing a full-time spot on the tour next year.
Only
a victory – and the two year exemption that comes with it – is good
enough for Hedblom and he has put himself in a superb position to do
just that, posting a seven under par halfway score to lead by two from
Ryder Cup star Ross
Fisher, with Søren Hansen, Clint Rice, Josh Younger, Jin Jeong and
Dimitrios Papadatos a further shot back.
Seven
time PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson made a great start to his second
round to move into a share of the lead, but a three over par back nine
saw him card a two over 74 and fall back into the chasing pack on one
under.
After
a fine second round effort of five under 67, Englishman Fisher looks
close to the ball-striking best that brought him four European Tour wins
from 2007 – 2010 and culminated in his victorious Ryder Cup debut in
2010, while ISPS
HANDA Perth International defending champion Bo Van Pelt moved
ominously into contention on three under par after a 71.
Those
two men will be looking to lead the charge against Hedblom, but the
Swede is hoping to take inspiration from the fairy tale story that
befell his best friend on the Tour, fellow Swede Michael Jonzon, back in
2009.
“I
love fairy tales,” smiled Hedblom. “A similar thing actually happened
to my best friend on Tour, Michael Jonzon, in 2009. He was like me, way
back and needed a big finish in Castellón which was his last tournament
and he won it –
he beat Martin Kaymer. That was a fairy tale story.
“That
was the same year as my last win, so it has been a little while for me
but I know I have the game to do it. It's been two great days so far
and it is great right now to be leading.
“We'll
see – I think the closer I get to Sunday, the more difficult it will
become but I don't really have anything to lose. If I want to play
another year, full year on Tour, I need to win. So you just have to go
for it and have fun.”
Peter Pan couldn’t have said it better himself.
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
137 P Hedblom (Swe) 68 69;
139 R Fisher (Eng) 72 67;
140 C Rice (Aus) 68 72; D Papadatos (Aus) 69 71; J Jeong (Kor) 68 72; J Younger (Aus) 70 70; S Hansen (Den) 71 69;
141 B Ninyette (Aus) 72 69; J Nitties (Aus) 68 73; B Van Pelt (USA) 70 71; R Finch (Eng) 72 69;
142
M Fraser (Aus) 72 70; N Cullen (Aus) 69 73; R Haller (Aus) 72 70; M
Brown (Nzl) 70 72; C Campbell (Aus) 71 71; N O'Hern (Aus) 69 73; F
Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73; M Hoey (Nir) 73 69; J Scrivener (Aus) 75 67;
143
P Wilson (Aus) 72 71; P Lawrie (Irl) 73 70; P Spargo (Aus) 72 71; D
McKenzie (Aus) 75 68; R McGowan (Eng) 71 72; D Johnson (USA) 69 74; J
Hansen (Den) 70 73; G Paddison (Nzl) 74 69; A Kaleka (Fra) 74 69; F
Zanotti (Par) 75 68;
D Willett (Eng) 72 71;
144
J McLean (Aus) 76 68; T Bond (Aus) 71 73; J Sjöholm (Swe) 71 73; M
Korhonen (Fin) 73 71; R Blizard (Aus) 70 74; S Little (Eng) 69 75; S
Kjeldsen (Den) 76 68; C Lee (Sco) 73 71; A Bland (Aus) 72 72; D Bransdon
(Aus) 71 73; O Fisher
(Eng) 72 72; E Kofstad (Nor) 71 73; B Rumford (Aus) 71 73;
145
W Ormsby (Aus) 73 72; J Morrison (Eng) 73 72; C Doak (Sco) 72 73; S
Dartnall (Aus) 74 71; A Brown (Aus) 70 75; T Cox (Aus) 75 70; D Higgins
(Irl) 73 72; J Walters (RSA) 76 69; P Cooke (Aus) 72 73;
146
M Tullo (Chi) 75 71; S Wakefield (Eng) 72 74; S Jones (Aus) 74 72; B
Åkesson (Swe) 69 77; B Grace (RSA) 73 73; G Havret (Fra) 73 73; L
McKechnie (Aus) 74 72; S Jeffress (Aus) 76 70; D Popovic (Aus) 72 74; N
Basic (Aus) 72 74; R
Bland (Eng) 75 71; C Parry (Aus) 72 74; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 74; J Wade
(Aus) 76 70; S Henry (Sco) 74 72; R McEvoy (Eng) 76 70;
147
B Rankin (Aus) 71 76; A Hall (Aus) 72 75; M Griffin (Aus) 73 74; J Lara
(Esp) 73 74; M Moore (Aus) 78 69; T Petersson (Swe) 70 77; A Crawford
(Aus) 75 72; D Fox (Aus) 75 72; A Martin (Aus) 74 73; R Coles (Eng) 70
77; P Casey (Eng)
76 71; A Levy (Fra) 74 73; M Ballard (Aus) 75 72; J Kingston (RSA) 74
73;
148
J Geary (Nzl) 78 70; N Holman (Aus) 75 73; M Jager (Aus) 74 74; A
Kelly (Aus) 74 74; R Fox (Nzl) 74 74; J Wilson (Aus) 75 73; G Lockerbie
(Eng) 74 74; M Jonzon (Swe) 73 75; T Van Der Walt (RSA) 75 73; K Mueck
(Aus) 75 73; K Richardson
(Aus) 78 70; L Jensen (Den) 77 71; N Green (Aus) 76 72; B Lamb (Aus)
72 76; A Summers (Aus) 75 73; B Watt (am) (Aus) 69 79;
149
A Snobeck (Fra) 73 76; R Karlberg (Swe) 76 73; M Wright (Aus) 76 73; K
Pratt (Aus) 79 70; P O'Malley (Aus) 73 76; M Cain (Aus) 75 74; J Norris
(Aus) 78 71; P Fowler (Aus) 77 72; C Hancock (Aus) 75 74; M Stieger
(Aus) 75 74; M Millar
(Aus) 74 75; B Stone (RSA) 77 72;
150
M Sim (Aus) 76 74; J Edfors (Swe) 73 77; A Buckle (Aus) 74 76; S
Laycock (Aus) 77 73; O Floren (Swe) 75 75; S Leaney (Aus) 74 76; C
Paisley (Eng) 77 73; T Wood (Aus) 75 75;
151
M Foster (Aus) 76 75; A Stolz (Aus) 75 76; M Pearce (Nzl) 78 73; P
Lonard (Aus) 73 78; A Dodt (Aus) 78 73; M Guyatt (Aus) 74 77;
152 R Lynch (Aus) 78 74; A Hartø (Den) 77 75; A Presnell (Aus) 76 76;
153 M Nixon (Eng) 79 74; K Felton (Aus) 78 75; R Batibasaga (Aus) 77 76; A Katholos (Aus) 73 80;
154 P Erofejeff (Fin) 75 79;
155 B Shilton (Nzl) 77 78; L Gagli (Ita) 78 77; L Deagan (Aus) 78 77;
156 R Kulacz (Aus) 80 76; J Lagergren (Swe) 81 75;
157 M Goggin (Aus) 79 78;
158 G Reed (Aus) 81 77; M Delpodio (Ita) 78 80;
159 A Tschudin (Aus) 82 77;
160 D Van Der Walt (RSA) 78 82;
162 M Giles (Aus) 85 77;
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