GOLF DIGEST:EUROPEAN TOUR: Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee defied fatigue and the elements to card a superb five-under-par second round and share a one-shot clubhouse lead at the weather-affected Ballantine's Championship.
Thailand’s Thongchai moved to eight-under-par 136 alongside Argentina’s Tano Goya at a blustery Pinx Golf Club, where officials have decided to shorten the event by one round.
Nearly seven hours were lost to fog on Thursday and only half the field completed their second rounds yesterday, with many playing in excess of 30 holes in persistent winds of 15-20 miles per hour on Jeju island.
Asian number one Thongchai wrapped up a three-under-par first round before kick-starting his bid to defend his title in bright but testing afternoon conditions which affected tee shots by as much as 150 yards and forced as much as a four-club difference in shot selection.
“I played very well in both rounds today,” said the weary 40-year-old Thai, after playing 35 holes in 11 hours.
First-round leader Marcus Fraser sits a shot off the pace tied for third on seven under par alongside fellow Australian Brett Rumford, who posted a second-round 70.
Fraser, still has his second round to come today ahead of Sunday’s final round, while an imposing group including in-form duo Ernie Els and Anthony Kim and Ireland’s Gareth Maybin also have 18 holes in hand.
Of the Irish to complete their rounds, Peter Lawrie is best on 143 after a second round 74, Paul McGinley added a 75 for 147, while Damien McGrane is on 148 after a 77.
WOMEN'S NATIONS CUP:Swedish pair Anna Nordqvist and Sophie Gustafson claimed a two-shot lead after the second round of the Comunitat Valenciana European Nations Cup in Alicante yesterday. They hit 10 birdies on their way to a 62 to sit 15-under-par 129, ahead of Spain's Tania Elosegui and Emma Cabrera.
The Australian team of Karrie Webb and Karen Lunn were in a tie for third on 10-under-par 134 with Italians Veronica Zorzi and Giulia Sergas and Danes Iben Tinning and Lisa Holm Sorensen.
Rebecca Coakley and Hazel Kavanagh are well off the pace on 147 after a 75.
US TOUR:Brian Davis fired a six-under-par 66 in difficult conditions to move into a tie at the top early in round two of the 2010 Zurich Classic of New Orleans before play was suspended because of lightning.
Davis, on seven-under-par 137, shares the lead with Lee Jansen and Alex Cejka.
SCOTTISH AMATEUR: Defending champion Leona Maguire is two shots off the pace after the first round of the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur strokeplay championship at Troon Portland links.
Maguire shot a seven-under-par 69 with an eagle three at the ninth where she chipped in from 20 yards, and birdies at the first, fifth, sixth, 11th and 18th to trail first-round leaders Louise Kenney and Nikki Foster by two shots. Danielle McVeigh from Royal Co Down is a shot back on 70, while Lisa Maguire fired a one-under-par 74.
BALLANTINE'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES
(Irish in
bold. British unless stated, par 72).
Second round partially completed. Morning section of the first round draw will play their second round on Saturday.
136 - Tano Goya (Arg) 66 70, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 69 67
137 - Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 70
139 - Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 71, Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 68
141 - Noh Seung-Yul (Kor) 71 70
142 - Alexander Noren (Swe) 70 72, Kim Kyung-Tae (Kor) 71 71, Danny Willett 73 69
143 - Graeme Storm 70 73,
Peter Lawrie(Irl) 69 74, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 70 73, Kim Hyung-Tae (Kor) 73 70
144 - Ross McGowan 71 73, Lee Tae-Hee (Kor) 72 72, Mars Pucay (Phi) 73 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 73 71, Mark Purser (Nzl) 73 71, Jang Ik-Jae (Kor) 69 75
145 - Bae Sang-Moon (Kor) 73 72, Kang Hoon (Kor) 73 72, Marcus Both (Aus) 71 74, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 74 71, Jason Knutzon (USA) 74 71
146 - Danny Lee (Nzl) 71 75, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 75, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 72 74, Jean Van De Velde (Fra) 72 74, Kim Hyung-Sung (Kor) 71 75, Marc Warren 72 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 74 72, Kang Wook-Soon (Kor) 75 71
147 -
Paul McGinley(Irl) 72 75, Lin Wen-Hong (Tpe) 75 72, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 72 75, Kenichi Kuboya (Jpn) 73 74, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 76 71, David Gleeson (Aus) 74 73, C. Muniyappa (Ind) 73 74, Lee Sung (Kor) 74 73, Takao Nogami (Jpn) 76 71, Hur In-Hoi (Kor) 75 72
148 - Oliver Wilson 75 73,
Damien McGrane(Irl) 71 77, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha) 75 73, Kim Dae-Sub (Kor) 76 72
149 - Hong Soon-Sang (Kor) 75 74, Peter Whiteford 73 76
150 - Sam Little 72 78, Han Min-Kyu (Kor) 73 77, YE Yang (Kor) 77 73
151 - Kim Do-Hoon 753 (Kor) 75 76, Jung Jae-Hoon (Kor) 79 72, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 79 72, Unho Park (Aus) 76 75, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 76 75
152 - Park Eun-Shin (Kor) 76 76, Chris Rodgers 73 79, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 74 78, Kwanchai Tannin (Tha) 76 76, Marcel Siem (Ger) 79 73
153 - Adam Blyth (Aus) 79 74, Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 73 80
154 - Thomas Bjorn (Den) 77 77, Iain Steel (Mal) 74 80, Heo Won-Kyoung (Kor) 78 76
155 - Ben Leong (Mal) 75 80
156 - Lin Wen-Tang (Tpe) 77 79, Keith Horne (Rsa) 79 77, J. B. Park (Kor) 80 76 158 - Himmat Rai (Ind) 82 76, Phillip Price 79 79 162 - Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 77 85 163 - Kong John-Joon (Kor) 81 82 164 - Zhou Guo-Wu (Chn) 81 83
