FERGUSON, SYME IN TOP 10 AT HALFWAY IN S AFRICA

Bearsden's Ewen Ferguson is tied third in a huge field of 159 players at the halfway stage of the Gauteng North Open stroke-play golf championship at Pretoria Country Club, South Africa.

Ferguson, pictured, had had two rounds of two-under 70 for 140 and is two shots behind South Africa leader Paul Boshoff (70-68).

Connor Syme from Dumfries but whose father now runs the Drumoig driving range is a second Scot in the top 10. He shot 72-71 for 143 and a share of eighth place.

Greig Marchbank is joint 15th with ronds of 75 and 71 for 146.

Scott Gibson, sharing 22nd place on 148 (73-75) and Craig Ross, joint 32nd on 150 (77-73) also survived the halfway cut.

Scots' non-qualifiers were Daniel Young (156) and Ben Kinsley (159).

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES

Par 144 (2x72)

138 Paul Boshoff (SAf) 70 68

139 Theunis Bezuidenhout (SAf) 67 72

140 Ewen Ferguson (Sco) 70 70, Teaghan Gauchie (SAf) 68 72

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES

143 Connor Syme 72 71 (T8)

146 Greig Marchbank 75 71 (T15)

148 Scott Gibson 73 75 (T22)

150 Craig Ross 77 73 (T32) 77 73

MISSED THE CUT (154 and better qualified)

156 Daniel Young 80 76 (T71)

159 Ben Kinsley 82 77 (T97).

Field of 159 players.

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