DiMarco secures halfway lead at Disney Classic

BY iseekgolf.com | US PGA Tour | 2002 Disney Golf Classic | Round Two | 19 Oct 2002

Chris DiMarco has shot a -9 (63) to secure the halfway lead with -17 at the $3.7 million Walt Disney Golf Classic in Anaheim, Calfornia. DiMarco, who has only two top-10 finishes since winning the Phoenix Open in January, leads by the field by two strokes after a bogey-free round that included an eagle at the par-five 14th on the Palm Golf Course.

Scott Hoch moved into outright second place following a second round -7 (65) with overnight co-leader Hidemichi Tanaka a further stroke back at -14 and in outright 3rd place. Fellow first round co-leader, Bob Burns, took outright 4th place at -13 following a 68.

World No. 1 Tiger Woods slipped from equal 12th to 23rd place after posting a -3 (69) at the Magnolia Golf Course.

Stuart Appleby moved from 9th to 5th after a carding a -5 (67) to close the day at -12 and five strokes off the lead. Rod Pampling was next best at -11 and in 10th with Craig Parry and Michael Long another three strokes back at -8 (T35). Peter Lonard lost his way after carding a 1 (73) and fell back from 4th to 45th place at -7.

Round Two – Australasian Scores
T5 -12 Stuart Appleby (65-67)
T10 -11 Rod Pampling (68-65)
T35 -8 Craig Parry (69-67)
T35 -8 Michael Long (67-69)
T45 -7 Peter Lonard (64-73)

• Missed Cut ****
  Robert Allenby (69-71)
  Steve Allan (69-71)
  Grant Waite (71-71)
  Paul Gow (68-75)
  Geoff Ogilvy (72-72)
  Frank Nobilo (71-78)