Brendan Jones retains lead at half way point

BY Bruce Young | Japan Tour | 2002 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Round Two | 15 Nov 2002
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Despite two closing bogies Australian Brendan Jones has retained the lead after round two of the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheyo Masters and leads by one from veteran Tommy Nakajima. Tied in third place one shot further back are Taichi Teshima, Korean Jong-Duck Kim and Kiyoshi Miyazato.

Jones had opened up a five shot lead after three early birdies but bogies at the par three seventeenth and the reachable, especially for him, par five eighteenth saw him reach the clubhouse with the narrow one shot lead.

Tied in sixth place at seven under and three behind Jones is Aaron Baddeley who produced a 68 to go with his first round 69.

Scott Laycock is in twelfth spot at four under along with next week’s Australian Open drawcard Charles Howell 111, David Smail is 16th at three under, Anthony Gilligan a round of 66 today for one under and 32nd and Richard Backwell is 48th at two over

 

Position Score Player Country R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 -16 Tommy Nakajima Japan 69 66 67 70 272
2 -15 Hidemichi Tanaka Japan 67 70 67 69 273
3 -14 Aaron Baddeley Australia 69 68 68 69 274
T4   ↑T6 -13 Justin Rose England 70 68 69 68 275
T4   ↑5 -13 Shingo Katayama Japan 69 70 67 69 275
6   ↑T21 -12 Katsuyoshi Tomori Japan 72 67 72 65 276
7   ↑T9 -11 Charles Howell Iii United States 70 70 68 69 277
T8   ↑T11 -9 Katsunori Kuwabara Japan 74 68 67 70 279
T8   ↑T9 -9 Kiyoshi Miyazato Japan 71 65 72 71 279
T8   ↑T11 -9 Toshimitsu Izawa Japan 71 69 69 70 279
Position Score Player Country R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
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    A multi-award winning golf journalist, Bruce's extensive knowledge of the game comes from several years caddying the tournament circuits of the world, marketing a successful golf course design company and as one of Australia's leading golf journalists and commentators.


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