Aussies rule Dunhill golf c'ship as RI makes it four
Aussies rule Dunhill golf c'ship as RI makes it four
JAKARTA (JP): Australian Craig Parry leads his countrymen in
dominating the half-way stage of the $400,000 Alfred Dunhill
Masters golf championship, in which four Indonesians survived the
cut at 144 yesterday.
Parry, who renewed his partnership with brother Glenn, acting
as his caddie, fired eight brilliant birdies for a 7-under 65 and
soared to the lead of the field of 120 with a two-day total of
13-under par 131.
Indonesia's best hopes, Budiono from Bali, Kasiyadi from
Surabaya, West Java's Maan Naasim, and Ilyasyak, made it through
the third round and are hoping for a share of the substantial
cash prizes.
Budiono carded two-under 142, Kasiyadi notched an identical
score, Maan collected 143 and Ilyasyak made it even par 144.
Going into today's penultimate round, Parry, 29, has an easy
131, three shots ahead of Michael Campbell of New Zealand and
four clear of Greg Chalmers and Chris Gray, both from Australia,
who shared third place.
"I holed just about everything I looked at," said Parry after
posting a dazzling 65 to improve on the course record of 66 he
jointly set just 24 hours earlier.
Like Parry, 26-year-old Maori Campbell fired a 65, made up of
eight birdies and a solitary bogey. Sweden's Mathias Gronberg,
joint overnight leader with Parry and Paul Gow of Australia,
maintained his quest for top honors with a solid round of 70 to
put him in fifth position on 136.
Gow dropped out of the picture with a 78, while fellow
Australians Glenn Joyner and Evan Droop carded a score of 68 and
69 respectively to move into a tie for sixth spot at 137 with
Welshman Mark Mouland.
But it was not such a good day for Mouland's compatriot, Ian
Woosnam. Joint fourth after a 67 in the first round, Woosnam
twice had trouble with water hazards as he struggled to even-par
72 in the morning heat, before late afternoon thunder and
lightning forced play to be stopped for 15 minutes with eight
flights still to finish.
Of the other big name stars, Vijay Singh made a birdie at the
18th for his second consecutive even par-72, to ensure he
qualified for the final two rounds.
Germany's Alexander Cejka, winner of last week's Volvo Masters
in Spain, and defending Alfred Dunhill Masters champion Jack Kay
of Canada, both failed to survive the half-way cut for the
leading 60 players and failed to make the ties, which came at
144.
Cejka finished on 147 after a 75, while Kay scored 149
following a 74. Also making an early exit was Ian Baker-Finch of
Australia, whose barren spell continued. He ended with an
ignominious triple bogey seven at the 18th for a 77 and a two-
round score of 150. (rsl)
Selected results
131 - Craig Parry (Aus)
134 - Michael Campbell (Nzl)
135 - Greg Chalmers (Aus), Chris Gray (Aus)
136 - Mathias Gronberg (Swe)
137 - Glen Joyner (Aus) Evan Droop (Aus), Mark Mouland (Gbr)
138 - Gavin Coles (Aus) David Podlich (Aus), Grant Kenny (Aus),
Jeev M Singh (Ind), Stuart Appleby (Aus)
139 - Ian Woosnam (Gbr), David Diaz (Aus), Hsieh Yu-shu (Tpe),
Russel Swanson (Aus), Darren Cole (Aus), Danny Zarate (Phi)
140 - Rodrigo Cuello (Phi), Gaurav Ghei (Ind), Thaworn Wiratchant
(Tha)
141 - Stephen Leaney (Aus), Robert Farley (Aus), David Bransdon
(Aus), Andrew Bonhome (Aus), Simon Owen (Nzl), Sven Struver
(Ger), Shane Robinson (Aus), Doug Dunakey (USA), Mark Allen (Aus), ...
142 - Budiono (Ina)
143 - Kasiyadi (Ina), Maan Naasim (Ina)
144 - Ilyasyak (Ina), Vijay Singh (Fij)