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| October 20, 2001 | Saturday | Shaba'an 2, 1422 |
Blazing finish by South Korean Wi
SHANGHAI, Oct 19: South Korea’s Charlie Wi enjoyed a blazing finish in the second round of the 400,000 dollar China Open Friday to earn a share of the lead with American Andrew Pitts at Shanghai Silport Golf Club.
Wi, who leads the Davidoff Tour Order of Merit, birdied the final three holes for a five-under-par 67 to catch playing partner Pitts, the joint overnight leader, for a two round total of nine-under 135.
Japan’s Sushi Ishigaki, who sank one of the two aces of the day, finished with a 68, to trail the leaders by two shots.
South Korea’s Anthony Kang and American Aaron Meeks are a further stroke behind.
The American-based Wi birdied the first and third holes from three and 20 feet but dropped a shot with a three-putt bogey on 11.
Coming down the stretch, he shifted into top gear, narrowly missing an eagle from 18 feet on 14 and then rolling home three birdies in succession.
Pitts was one over for the day at the turn but found form on the return journey, stroking in putts from 15 feet at 12 and 14 and 20-footers at 13 and 16 to card a 69.
The unheralded Ishigaki, who played on the Japan Tour in 1998 and last season, enjoyed a magical ace with an eight iron at the 185-yard par three eighth for his third career hole-in-one.
He did not see the ball go in and had initially searched for it with his playing partners.
Kang, a two-time winner in Asia, was surprised to see himself in contention after shooting a 67 in a round that included six birdies andt a bogey. He said his confidence was low heading into Shanghai after missing three cuts in a row last month.
Thammanoon Sriroj of Thailand aced the second as he carded a 68 to safely make it through to the weekend with his two-day total of 143.
A total of 73 players survived the halfway cut set at five-over-par 149.
Leading second round scores:
135 - Charlie Wi (Kor) 68-67, Andrew Pitts (USA) 66-69
137 - Sushi Ishigaki (Jpn) 69-68
138 - Anthony Kang (Kor) 71-67, Aaron Meeks (USA) 69-69
139 - Derek Fung (Hkg) 71-68
140 - Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70-70
141 - Choi Gwang-soo (Kor) 73-68, Brad Kennedy (Aua) 71-70, Boonchu Ruangkit (Tha) 71-70, Rick Gibson (Can) 66-75
142 - Tadaaki Kimura (Jpn) 74-68, Rodrigo Cuello (Phi) 74-68, Simon Yates (Sco) 71-71, Rafael Ponce (Ecu) 71-71
143 - Thammanoon Sriroj (Tha) 75-68, Lee Joon-suk (Kor) 74-69, Lu Wen-teh (Tpe) 73-70, Wang Ter-chang (Tpe) 73-70, Harmeet Kahlon (Ind) 72-71, Lien Yung-sheng (Tpe) 71-72, Danny Zarate (Phi) 71-72, Amandeep Johl (Ind) 71-72, Chung Joon (Kor) 70-73, Hong Chia-yuh (Tpe) 70-73
144 - Chang Tse-png (Tpe) 72-72, Soe Kyaw Naing (Myn) 72-72, Amritinder Singh (Ind) 72-72, Chawalit Plaphol (Tha) 71-73.
ST. ANDREWS (Scotland): Ernie Els battled driving rain and blustery conditions at Carnoustie to earn a share of the lead on the opening day of the inaugural $5 million Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The World Number Four, competing alongside his father, Neels in the pro celebrity tournament, recorded six birdies at the start of his inward half to join fellow South African Omar Sandys at seven under par Thursday.
Leading first round scores (Britain unless stated):
At Carnoustie (par-72):
65 Ernie Els (South Africa)
69 Retief Goosen (South Africa), Paul Casey, Soren Hansen, Mark Pilkington, John Bickerton, Craig Kamps (South Africa)
70 Simon Dyson, Eduardo Romero (Argentina), David Smail (New Zealand), Nathan Green (Australia), Markus Brier (Austria)
71 David Carter, Richard Green (Australia), Paul Lawrie, Maarten Lafeber (Netherlands), Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Jean Van de Velde (France), Wayne Smith (Australia)
72 Darren Clarke, Ian Garbutt, Raphael Jacquelin (France), Roger Wessels (South Africa), Jean-Francois Remesy (France), Brett Rumford (Australia), Santiago Luna (Spain).
At St Andrew’s
65 Omar Sandys (South Africa)
67 Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina), Jonathan Lomas
68 Nick Dougherty, Arjun Atwal (India), Jean Hugo (South Africa), Brett Quigley (U.S.), Doug McGuigan
69 Justin Rose, Jamie Spence, David Dixon
70 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), David Gilford.
71 Patrik Sjoland (Sweden), Steve Elkington (Australia), Pierre Fulke (Sweden), Joakim Haeggman (Sweden), Phillip Price, Tobias Dier (Germany), Gary Evans, Graeme Storm, Russell Claydon, Diego Borrego (Spain).
72 Jeev Milkha Singh (India), Thomas Gogele (Germany) Lucas Parsons (Australia), Jyote Randhawa (India)
At Kingsbarns (par-72):
65 Brian Davis
66 Emanuele Canonica (Italy)
67 Tony Johnstone (Zimbabwe), David Howell, Paul McGinley (Ireland), Padraig Harrington (Ireland), Ignacio Garrido (Spain), Jarrod Moseley (Australia), Mark Roe.
68 Jamie Donaldson, Barry Lane, Rolf Muntz (Netherlands), Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark), Daren Lee, Mathias Gronberg (Sweden).
69 Paul Broadhurst, Andrew Coltart, Peter Fowler (Australia) (Fowler’s score officially amended from 67), Sam Torrance
70 Greg Owen, Robert Karlsson (Sweden), Greg Turner (New Zealand), Henrik Nystrom (Sweden), Steve Webster, Jorge Berendt (Argentina), Wei-Tze Yeh (Taiwan), Martin Maritz (South Africa) (Maritz’s score officially amended from 69).
71 Olivier Edmond (France), Nicolas Vanhootegem (Belgium), Sven Struver (Germany), Anders Forsbrand (Sweden), Peter O’Malley (Australia), David Lynn, Carl Suneson (Spain), Peter Lonard (Australia)—Reuters
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