ROUND 2 SATURDAY - SOUTHERNESS GOLF CLUB

So under a blaze of summer sun the intrepid players teed off on day two in a positive frame of mind, knowing that there was plenty of room to improve on the eclectic scores over three days. Unfortunately the leader soon wilted under the heat, suffering from the celebrations of the previous night as the other players stormed ahead.

While Jago fell away a little, the Crieff posse started to gather some momentum, although a very solid mid-field started to build led by Smith on 29 with Jaco, Roberston and Harper snapping on his heels. The very top of the leader board was extremely tight, with Johnson carding yet another 34 points and Bates and Rooney also making a strong stance to eventually make it a three-way tie for first place.

As always, the eclectic scores started to produce some different and very interesting results, with some players moving up and down, but the actual scores converging closer together. While Monaghan understandably brought up the rear after only playing one round rather than two, the points spread between Wilson on 34 and Johnson on 42 was just 8 points for 14 players.

But it was Rooney who finally and unexpectedly shot out in front of the pack as overnight leader, with 45 points.

Southerness Round 2 Scores			Overnight Leader After Day 2
J. Rooney	34		J. Rooney	45
V. Bates	34		S. Johnson	42
S. Johnson	34		S. Robertson	41
N. Smith	29		G. High	40
A. Peters	29		V. Bates	40
P. Jaco	28		A. Peters	39
S. Robertson	27		D. Graham	39
A. Harper	26		P. Jaco	38
D. Cramb	24		N. Smith	38
D. Graham	24		D. Cramb	37
B. Wilson	24		A. Harper	37
A. Monaghan	22		D. Sparks	36
B. Jennings	20		A. Jago	35
G. High	19		B. Jennings	34
A. Jago	18		B. Wilson	34
D. Sparks	0		A. Monaghan	22