Els still leading in Singapore
metrowebukmetroFriday 14 Nov 2008 9:25 am
Ernie Els continued his assault on a first Singapore Open title with a steady one-under 70 to remain at the top of the leaderboard on Friday before heavy storms rolled in to halt play for the second straight day.
Els had cruised into a one-stroke lead after finishing his first round in the morning and returned to the course almost immediately to complete his opening 36 holes on six under, tied with Englishman Simon Dyson and two clear of the rest.
'I started early this morning and had a nice finish to my round. I had two birdies coming in to shoot five under this morning,' Els said.
'I played pretty decent this afternoon but just couldn't get scoring. I just couldn't quite make the same putts. It was difficult to get close to some of these holes, they are really cut in awkward positions.
'But I'm satisfied with the way I'm playing, I just have to stay patient, there's a long way to go.'
The 39-year-old Els appears more determined than ever to lift the Asian Tour's richest national open after losing out to Adam Scott in a playoff two years ago and missing the cut in 2007 after suffering from a bout food poisoning.
Once he overhauled overnight leader Lam Chih Bing, however, his charge stalled at the start of his second round with a dropped shot on his sixth hole.
Back-to-back birdies before the turn moved him to six under and he played par golf from there on in to cement his position at the top of the leaderboard.
'Overall I'm pretty satisfied, I hit the ball pretty nice, I wish I could have made more putts,' he added. 'I feel quite comfortable and I'm looking forward to the weekend now.'
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