Staysure Tour

Staysure PGA Seniors Championship

August 02-05

London Golf Club, Ash, England

August 02-05

London Golf Club, Ash, England

Round 2

Atlevi and Turner race ahead in London

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

August 03, 2018

Magnus P Atlevi and Greg Turner share the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship lead by three shots at the halfway stage after rounds of 64 and 65, respectively.

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Atlevi, who last won on the Staysure Tour at the 2016 Paris Legends Championship, began his second round with back-to-back birdies. A further three gains and one bogey saw him join the early pacesetters on Day Two after a four under par front nine.

He continued his hot streak with two successive birdies to start the back nine before he replicated his first nine holes with three birdies and one dropped shot to set the target after his birdie-birdie finish.

“It’s not every day you make ten birdies,” he said. “I’m driving the ball really well, so I keep getting opportunities to score. I had a couple of eagle putts on the par fives, but you have to make the putts. I’ve been struggling with my putting all year but I’m in a happy place with that right now. I just need to keep doing what I’m doing over the weekend.

“The afternoon is always a bit harder because in the morning the greens haven’t grown, and they are smoother, so you can make more putts. In the afternoon the ball goes a bit further and that makes the course shorter, which allows you to take advantage of some holes.

“To see what Colin and the leading players did yesterday, I knew I had to put the pedal down, because I’m sure the winner will be around 20 under par on Sunday if the weather stays like this.”

Another hot day on the International Course saw Turner light up the leaderboard with his bogey-free five under par front nine as he closed in on the Swede late in the afternoon.

A birdie straight after turn and another on the fourth saw him join Atlevi at the top before the four-time European Tour winner claimed the outright lead with two holes to go. However, Turner was unable to stay there as he made his only bogey of the day on the last but still had a smile on his face at the end of the second round.

“I’ve played pretty well over the first two days. I’ve driven the ball and putted really well,” he said. “The weather has been perfect, and the greens are great, so it’s a good combination and I’m very happy at 13 under.

“If you’re driving the ball well you are going to have lots of chances. The putter has been nice and warm as well, which makes a nice change. We’re only halfway through and there is still a long way to go, but it’s nice to be playing well and teeing off late on Saturday.”

Three shots behind the duo are Santiago Luna, Jean-François Remesy and Jarmo Sandelin, who will look to add the pressure on Moving Day. While Peter Scott matched Montgomerie’s opening day course-record to leap up to tied ninth with the round of the day at London Golf Club.