Els, Dyson share second-round Singapore Open lead at 6 under

11/15/2008

South African star Ernie Els and England's Simon Dyson share the Singapore Open lead Saturday after the completion of the delayed second round.

Els shot a 1-under 70 and Dyson had a 67, with both finishing the round Friday, to top the leaderboard at 6 under. Rory McIlroy, Chapchai Nirat and Lam Chih Bing were two strokes back at 4 under.

American Phil Mickelson finished off a second-round 68 on Saturday, leaving him five strokes back in the Asian Tour event.

Leaderboard – Round 2:

1. Ernie Els                       SAF  66 70 136 - 6
    Simon Dyson                ENG  69 67 136 - 6
3. Rory McIlroy                  NIR  70 68 138 - 4
    Chapchai Nirat              THA  70 68 138 - 4
    Chih Bing Lam              SIN  67 71 138 - 4
6. David Gleeson              AUS  72 67 139 - 3
    Thomas Bjorn               DEN  72 67 139 - 3
    Thaworn Wiratchant       THA  71 68 139 - 3
    Marcus Both                  AUS  68 71 139 - 3
    Guido Van der Valk        NED  74 65 139 - 3

Source: AP, Asian Tour