Hall takes early lead in Dubai Masters 2nd round
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December 10, 2010, Friday
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LYDIA Hall of Wales shot a 5-under 67 yesterday to take a one-shot clubhouse lead over Sweden's Anna Nordqvist in the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters.
Hall, whose father played for the Wales rugby team, has never finished better than sixth on the Ladies European Tour and was in eighth place after the first round. But she carded a 31 on the front nine, including five birdies, to move up the leaderboard at the season-ending tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
She went into the water on the ninth hole and then three-putted on 10 for another bogey before settling down to birdie her final two holes and regain the lead with a 7-under total of 137.
"I just played really solid, approaches within 15 feet on the front nine," said the 23-year-old Hall, who is ranked 396th in the world. "I was really pleased. I made a couple of mistakes on nine and 10 and three-putted on 10. I kind of refocused and moved onto 11 and made a good putt and kept doing it."
The 16th-ranked Nordqvist made four birdies in a bogey-free round of 68 to sit one shot ahead of Danish veteran Iben Tinning, who has said she will retire after this tournament.
Tinning bogeyed the last two holes to lose a share of the lead, but remains in the hunt for a sixth career tour victory and first since 2005.
"I'm not saying I don't feel anything out there and definitely going for more pins," the 36-year-old Tinning said. "Why be a chicken at your last event?"
England's Laura Davies all but conceded the Order of Merit for the top women's golfer in Europe to South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace after shooting a 73 to go to 4 over for the tournament. Davies needs to finish in the top two to overtake Pace.
"I didn't play well again today. The timing is all out," said Davies, who complained of fatigue after the first day.
"The tournament is over for me as far as I'm concerned. As for winning it or getting second place which we were trying to do, it's not going to happen so obviously I am disappointed."
England's Florentyna Parker shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over Maria Verchenova of Russia in the opening round while a late triple bogey dropped Michelle Wie down the leaderboard on Wednesday.
Hall, whose father played for the Wales rugby team, has never finished better than sixth on the Ladies European Tour and was in eighth place after the first round. But she carded a 31 on the front nine, including five birdies, to move up the leaderboard at the season-ending tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
She went into the water on the ninth hole and then three-putted on 10 for another bogey before settling down to birdie her final two holes and regain the lead with a 7-under total of 137.
"I just played really solid, approaches within 15 feet on the front nine," said the 23-year-old Hall, who is ranked 396th in the world. "I was really pleased. I made a couple of mistakes on nine and 10 and three-putted on 10. I kind of refocused and moved onto 11 and made a good putt and kept doing it."
The 16th-ranked Nordqvist made four birdies in a bogey-free round of 68 to sit one shot ahead of Danish veteran Iben Tinning, who has said she will retire after this tournament.
Tinning bogeyed the last two holes to lose a share of the lead, but remains in the hunt for a sixth career tour victory and first since 2005.
"I'm not saying I don't feel anything out there and definitely going for more pins," the 36-year-old Tinning said. "Why be a chicken at your last event?"
England's Laura Davies all but conceded the Order of Merit for the top women's golfer in Europe to South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace after shooting a 73 to go to 4 over for the tournament. Davies needs to finish in the top two to overtake Pace.
"I didn't play well again today. The timing is all out," said Davies, who complained of fatigue after the first day.
"The tournament is over for me as far as I'm concerned. As for winning it or getting second place which we were trying to do, it's not going to happen so obviously I am disappointed."
England's Florentyna Parker shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over Maria Verchenova of Russia in the opening round while a late triple bogey dropped Michelle Wie down the leaderboard on Wednesday.
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