JANE TURNER ALSO MAKES THE CUT IN LETAS EVENT

MURRAY MOVES UP TO TIED SIXTH
 

IN AZORES LADIES OPEN

Alford's Laura Murray moved up into a share of sixth place with a round to go in the Azoes Ladies Open, thanks to a second-round par 72 for three-over 147 at Golf de Batalha, Sao Miguel Island.

Murray, pictured right, playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, birdied the short fifth, the ninth, the short 11th, and two par-5s holes, the 13th and 18th but cancelled out these gains with bogeys at the third, fourth, sixth, 15th and 17th in halves of 37 and 35.

Winner of the Paul Lawrie Ladies Tartan Tour Order of Merit, which gives her free flights and hotel accommodation at the Ladies European Tour Q School in Morocco, Murray is six shots behind the leader, Norway;s Tonje Daffinrud (71-68 for five-under 139).

Craigielaw's Jane Turner did not fare well. She slipped back to a share of 21st place on 154 after a second-round 79 which included an inward half of 41, lowlight of which was a double bogey 5 at the short 17th.
But Turner did manage to beat the cut by one shot.
Former Scottish amateur champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), still an amateur, made the long trip to the Azores but fell ill after only two holes in the first round and had to retire.


LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
139 T Daffinrud (Nor) 71 68
140 D Prorokova (Cze) 70 70
141 C Rominger (Swi) 70 71
145 R Raastad (Now) 71 74,L Henriksson (Fin) 76 69.
147 L Murray (Sco) 75 72, A Rossi (Ita) 75 72 (T6).
OTHER  SCORES
151 K Matharu (Eng) 72 79

154 J Turner (Sco) 75 79 (T21)

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