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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Vikki Laing misses cut by one shot

LATER NEWS: After all the second rounds were completed on Sunday morning, the cut fell at 154, only those with that total of better made it through to the third and final round later today.
That meant Vikki Laing from Musselburgh missed out by one shot with scores of 73 and 82 for 155.
She started her second round at the 10th hole and had double bogeys at the long 12th and par-4 18th in 41 for her first nine. Then she had the same score for her second nine (the outward half on the course). The so-costly bogeys for the Scot came at the eighth and the ninth. Had she parred either or even both, Vikki would have made the cut.
Three players share the lead on 144 - Sarah-Jane Kenyon 71-73, Jin Young Pak 71-73, Son Y Choi 72-72, one shot ahead of yet another South Korean, Haeji Kang 76-69 for 145.
Brenda McLarnon from Belfast made it through with three shots to spare on 151 (74-77) for joint 26th place.

Gale-force wind disrupts Futures Tour
second day in Indiana

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY DURAMED FUTURES TOUR
HAMMOND, Indiana., June 28, 2008 - Sarah-Jane Kenyon of Queensland, Australia, finished 16 holes at even par to take the lead before darkness suspended second-round play of the Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course on Saturday. Kenyon leads the field at one-under par through 34 holes. Song Yi Choi of Seoul, South Korea, completed her round at even-par 72 to move into second.
First-day leaders Lisa Ferrero of Lodi, Calif., and Taya Battistella of Portland, Ore., made it through 13 holes, playing at 4-over par and in a tie for third.
Kenyon is the only player in the field currently with an under-par score. The non-exempt LPGA Tour player started her day in 10th place, but overcame back-to-back bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes with birdies on her first and 12th holes.
"It was pretty tough out there with a lot of tricky shots," said Kenyon, whose last Duramed FUTURES Tour win came in 2005. "I have a great caddie and it worked out really well."
Following a 27-minute delay in Friday's first round, players once again faced winds on Saturday in excess of 30 mph during the morning tee times.
Airhorns sounded at 4:46 p.m. as skies darkened over the horizon and winds picked up to precede the Tour's seventh weather delay of the season. As players were shuttled off the course, 60 mph winds were recorded, followed by small amounts of hail. Play resumed at 6:18 p.m.
Strong winds picked up again and temperatures dipped down into the low 70s. Darkness suspended the remainder of the second round at 8:23 p.m.
Second-round play will continue 7 a.m. Sunday morning. Following the 36-hole cut, final-round play will start off the first and 10th tees with a projected starting time around 9 a.m.
For real-time scoring and more information, visit www.duramedfuturestour.com.
Kostina, Kang Ace 17th Hole
Tournament Weather Forecast for Sunday: Mostly sunny throughout the morning with temperatures reaching 80 degrees and winds blowing 20-25 mph. Isolated thunderstorms developing in the afternoon, some possibly severe, with winds up to 60 mph and potential hail.



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