Stephen Gallacher's 65 hoists him into T4  position, six behind leader Colsaerts
Round two report Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts posted his second consecutive round of 64 to open up a four-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Turkish Airlines Open – the sixth tournament out of eight in the European Tour’s Rolex Series. After starting the day in a three-way share of the lead, Colsaerts quickly pulled clear of the field on the front nine, picking up four shots in his opening six holes.  He added further birdies on the 11th, 12th and 15th holes after the turn to move to 14 under par for the tournament at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort in Antalya. Colsaerts, who is currently 49th in the Race to Dubai, has saved some of his best performances of the 2017 season for the Rolex Series events, finishing tied third in the BMW PGA Championship, tied 19th in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and, most recently, tied 15th in the Italian Open. He will now be hoping to convert that form into a third European Tour title and a first victory since the 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship. Englishman Eddie Pepperell is his nearest rival on ten under par after a bogey-free second round of 66. Pepperell is enjoying a superb run of form, having recorded five top ten finishes in his last six appearances, and he will be seeking a maiden European Tour triumph this weekend. Stephen Gallacher, pictured above, hoisted himself up into a share of fourth place with a six-under-par 65 for a halfway tally of eight-under-par 134, six behind leader Colsaerts. Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay returned a 68 for 139 Round two scores par 142 (2x71) 128 N Colsaerts (Belgium) 64 64 132 E Pepperell (Eng) 66 66 133 K Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 66 67  134 S Lowry (Ire) 68 66, M Southgate (Eng) 69 65, S Gallacher (Sco) 69 65, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 69 65 135 L Westwood (Eng) 67 68 136 J Smith (Eng) 69 67, P Uihlein (USA) 69 67, S Kjeldsen (Denmark) 67 69, T Pieters (Belgium) 69 67 137 M Pavon (Fra) 66 71, D Frittelli (SAf) 70 67, P Harrington (Ire) 65 72, A Romero (Arg) 65 72, P Dunne (Ire) 67 70, J Rose (Eng) 69 68, J Luiten (Netherlands) 64 73, T Olesen (Denmark) 69 68, I Poulter (Eng) 66 71, T Hatton (Eng) 67 70 138 F Zanotti (Paraguay) 72 66, C Shinkwin (Eng) 71 67, J Suri (USA) 68 70, A Sullivan (Eng) 69 69 139 H Porteous (SAf) 64 75, A Otaegui (Spn) 69 70, P Waring (Eng) 70 69, J Campillo (Spn) 68 71, R Ramsay (Sco) 71 68 140 L Bjerregaard (Denmark) 70 70, N Elvira (Spn) 69 71, M Siem (Ger) 70 70, M Fraser (Australia) 69 71, A Altuntas (Turkey) 71 69, B Wiesberger (Austria) 69 71 141 R Rock (Eng) 72 69, D Drysdale (Sco) 68 73, A Dodt (Australia) 74 67, R Fox (NZ) 73 68, D Lipsky (USA) 74 67, T Bjørn (Denmark) 70 71, T Fleetwood (Eng) 71 70, C Wood (Eng) 68 73 142 G Coetzee (SAf) 71 71, A Levy (Fra) 72 70, L Slattery (Eng) 70 72, S Hend (Australia) 72 70, M Kaymer (Ger) 71 71, M Warren (Sco) 72 70 143 M Wallace (Eng) 71 72, A Johnston (Eng) 70 73, R Wattel (Fra) 75 68, H Tanihara (Jpn) 74 69, E Molinari (Ita) 74 69, B Hebert (Fra) 72 71, D Horsey (Eng) 70 73, A Björk (Swe) 71 72, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 74, V Dubuisson (Fra) 73 70 144 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 74 70, B Stone (SAf) 70 74, H Stenson (Swe) 73 71, S Brazel (Australia) 72 72 145 A Connelly (Canada) 72 73, J Wang (SKorea) 72 73 146 R Paratore (Ita) 75 71, A Wall (Eng) 74 72, H Li (China) 73 73 147 R Sterne (SAf) 76 71, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 74 148 D Burmester (SAf) 76 72 149 N Bertasio (Ita) 75 74 150 G Storm (Eng) 75 75, L Acikalin (am) (Turkey) 73 77  151 P Larrazábal (Esp) 81 70,  158 T Yamac (am) (Turkey) 79 79

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