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HONG KONG, Dec 3: Ryder Cup player Ian Poulter missed the cut at the Hong Kong Open after stumbling to a five-over-par 75 in the second round on Friday.
Poulter's Ryder Cup team mate David Howell took a two-shot lead over the rest of the field after six holes of the round.
Britain's Poulter known for his flamboyant trousers, looked completely out of form as he finish with a two-round total of 145. He shot an even-par 70 on the opening day.
Poulter capped off a frustrating round with a triple-bogey on the par-four 474-yard ninth hole. He had hit three bogeys earlier in the round, with the pain only being slightly eased by a rare birdie on his 15th hole.
LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES:
129 - Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 65-64
131 - David Howell (ENG) 65-66
133 - Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 69-64, Alessandro Tadini (ITA) 66-67, Padraig Harrington (IRL) 65-68
APPLEBY HALFWAY LEADER
SUN CITY: Australia's Stuart Appleby carded a second round 69 to move to five-under par 139 and a one-stroke lead at the Sun City Golf Challenge on Friday.
LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES:
139 - Stuart Appleby (AUS) 70 69
140 - Lee Westwood (ENG) 70 70
141 - Retief Goosen (RSA) 70 71, Nick Price (ZIM) 71 70
144 - Ernie Els (RSA) 70 74
Rookie AHEAD
SYDNEY: Rookie professional James Nitties shot a flawless second round of 65 to snatch the outright lead in the Australian PGA Championship on Friday. -Agencies
