GolfCzech.com | Golf news | Westwood and Noren head field at halfway
9/27/2008
Lee Westwood and Alexander Noren share the lead at The Quinn Insurance British Masters after the second round was finally completed after further fog delays at The Belfry.
Westwood – aiming to defend his title – hit a two under par 70 which took him to six under for the tournament yesterday.
A remarkable Friday at The Belfry, when almost the entire field came out in pink to support two charities - Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer – saw a record equalling three holes in one.
England’s Phillip Archer set the trend when aced the seventh before Spain’s Alvaro Quiros followed him in on the 12th and finally Jeev Milkha Singh aced the seventh as well. It was the first time since the 2006 TCL Classic that three holes on one had been recorded in the same round.
Singh’s ace, sitting nicely alongside three birdies, lifted the Indian alongside Westwood on six under. But when he resumed his round this morning he slipped back to four under.
Noren returned and birdied the 445 yard sixth, his 15th, to join Westwood at the top.
With over three hours lost to fog at the start of Friday's play the 72 players still to complete were back on the Midlands course at 7.45am this morning.
Leaderboard – Round 2:
1. Lee Westwood ENG 68 70 138 - 6
Alexander Noren SWE 72 66 138 - 6
3. Marc Warren SCO 68 71 139 - 5
Alejandro Caňizares ESP 71 68 139 - 5
Thongchai Jaidee THA 71 68 139 - 5
Ross Fisher ENG 71 68 139 - 5
7. Paul Lawrie SCO 69 71 140 - 4
Sam Walker ENG 68 72 140 - 4
Jeev Milkha Singh IND 69 71 140 - 4
Marcus Fraser AUS 67 73 140 - 4
Source: European Tour
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