Prom Meesawat of Thailand showcased a lot of mettle and had a great day in the second round at World Super Perth 6. 

 

 

 

                                            Prom Meesawat of Thailand had a great day

 

 

He was on his way to join Westwood and Rumford in tied-first, but he dropped a shot at the 18th after his approach went short and into the bunker. Nevertheless, the Thai had a commendable second round, scoring six birdies on his way to carding a 70.

 

 

Lee Westwood of England shot a second-round two-under-par 70 under gusty conditions to share the lead with Brett Rumford of Australia at the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth on Friday.

 

 

The 44-year-old golfer overcame swirling winds to card an eagle as well as four birdies at Lake Karrinyup Country Club. However, he dropped shots at the first, ninth, 13th and 18th before signing for an eight-under-par 136 total.

 

 

 

                                        Veteran Lee Westwood shared lead with Rumford 

 

 

Rumford adopted a cautious approach in the second round that resulted in two birdies against two bogeys. He is contented to sign for a 72, which is sufficient to keep him at the top of the leaderboard.

 

Sharing third place with Prom is Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark, Lucas Herbert of Australia and Grant Forrest of Scotland. The trio shot 67, 69 and 68 respectively.

 

Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand, one of the top contenders going into the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth, was four-under-par after 11 holes, but four consecutive bogeys from holes three to six brought him back to even par. He finished round two in tied-eighth.

 

Compatriot Pavit Tangkamolprasert scored an ace at the par-three 17th. The 28-year-old teed off using a seven-iron from 204 yards. It was his first hole-in-one in his life.

 

The cut after two rounds was set at even par, with 80 players progressing to round three.

 

WHAT DO YOU need TO KNOW?

• Lee Westwood hit eight out of 14 fairways and made 13 out of 18 greens in regulation in round two.
• He won in Australia previously, beating the legendary Greg Norman in a playoff at the 1997 Australian Open.
• His most recent professional victory was at the 2015 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, an event on the Asian Tour.
• Brett Rumford is a two-time winner on the Asian Tour. He won last year’s ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth and the 2013 Ballentine’s Championship.
• His highest-ever position on the Official World Golf Ranking was 74th, achieved in October 2013.
• Prom Meesawat’s consistency helped him earned US$134,192 on the Asian Tour in 2017. He finished 30th on the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat missed only two fairways in round two.
• In 2013 when he won the Asian Tour Order of Merit, he earned US$1,127,855. The biggest prize cheque that year came from his win in Malaysia.

 

Day 1: Rumford shows spunk to dominate the leaderboard at the World Super 6 Perth