GOLF/Scandanavian Masters: Britain's Nick Dougherty, boosted by help from Nick Faldo, moved three clear of the field after yesterday's second round of the Scandinavian Masters.
Dougherty, in a three-way tie for the lead overnight, fired a three-under-par 69 to finish on eight-under 136 at Barseback, outside Malmo, Sweden.
Tied for second were Dougherty's 2001 Walker Cup team-mate Luke Donald, who shot a 68, veteran Mark James (70), and Dutchman Maarten Lafeber (71).
Sweden's Robert Karlsson raised the gallery's hopes of a home winner by moving into a share of fifth place, four shots off the lead, after carding a 69.
Level with Karlsson was fellow Swede Peter Hedblom, who returned a second successive 70 after losing his second play-off of the year last week when Michael Campbell won the Irish Open at Portmarnock.
Best of the Irish were defending champion Graeme McDowell and Ronan Rafferty, who have both returned 73 and 72 in the opening rounds to be tied for 47th place on one-over-par.
Damien McGrane added a second 73 to be two-over, while Paul McGinley slipped in on the cut of three-over after a 72.
But Peter Lawrie had a nightmare, covering his first nine holes, having started at the 10th, in 41 strokes, including a quadruple-bogey eight at the 18th, to shoot a 77 and miss out on the weekend by some distance.
Dougherty (21), has been groomed by Faldo, and the six-time major champion's advice helped the Englishman to bounce back from a poor spell, exacerbated by glandular fever.
Dougherty had missed six cuts in seven events until he finally began to shake off the effects of his illness last week, finishing 66th at the Irish Open.
One of Europe's bright young hopes for a 2004 Ryder Cup place, Dougherty praised Faldo for getting him through his sticky patch.
"I think he understood that things were getting depressing for me and he guided me through," Dougherty said. "He told me I had to go through lows like that to appreciate the highs.
"Nick is also great with diets and he told me I've got to cut out the McDonald's and stop drinking three or four pints of Coke a day.
"It seems to be working because I do feel much better, even though I slip occasionally with my diet," he added.
Surprise contender James, who becomes a senior tour player in October, played down his own chances in Malmo.
"Hopefully I can build towards turning 50 but, at the moment, I'm one-hundred-and-fifty-miserable-seventh (in fact, 165th) on the money list," he said.
"I've got to get a good finish in the bag before I can consider I'm playing well enough."
SecondRoundScores
(x) denotes amateurs
136 - N Dougherty 67 69
139 - M James 69 70, M Lafeber (Ned) 68 71, L Donald 71 68
140 - R Karlsson (Swe) 71 69, P Hedblom (Swe) 70 70
141 - A Atwal (Ind) 73 68, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 70, F Jacobson (Swe) 71 70, M Roe 71 70, D Gilford 67 74, M Foster 74 67, S Wakefield 70 71, C Rodiles (Spa) 69 72, P Archer 71 70, A Scott (Aus) 70 71, B Langer (Ger) 70 71
142 - A Mednick (Swe) 73 69, S Scahill (Nzl) 68 74, R S Johnson (Swe) 71 71, R Russell 72 70, F Andersson (Swe) 74 68, S Hurd 69 73, G Orr 71 71, S Webster 70 72, M Campbell (Nzl) 70 72, K Na (Kor) 68 74
143 - T Dier (Ger) 72 71, G Turner (Nzl) 69 74, M A Jimenez (Spa) 73 70, S Struver (Ger) 72 71, J-F Remesy (Fra) 72 71, I Garbutt 72 71, A Coltart 67 76
144 - R-J Derksen (Ned) 73 71, C Pettersson (Swe) 69 75, I Garrido (Spa) 72 72, G Owen 71 73, J Spence 74 70, G Brand Jnr 73 71, M Olander (Swe) 72 72, B Davis 71 73, J Sandelin (Swe) 71 73, T Price (Aus) 71 73, B Mason 72 72, C Schwartzel (Rsa) 72 72
145 - J Donaldson 76 69, P Broadhurst 71 74, H Nystrom (Swe) 73 72, G Havret (Fra) 70 75, H Stenson (Swe) 73 72, J Lomas 72 73, R Rafferty 73 72, G McDowell 73 72, M Farry (Fra) 74 71
146 - Z Scotland 73 73, D McGrane 73 73, P Baker 73 73, J L Guepy (Fra) 75 71, B Lane 71 75, A Baddeley (Aus) 72 74, A Raitt 74 72, J Clement (Swi) 75 71, N Colsaerts (Bel) 73 73, A Marshall 72 74, R Bland 71 75, B Dredge 75 71
147 - G Emerson 78 69, R Chapman 74 73, P McGinley 75 72, P Golding 75 72, W Bennett 74 73, M Pilkington 70 77, C Hanell (Swe) 75 72, J Rystrom (Swe) 77 70, R Muntz (Ned) 76 71, J Moseley (Aus) 73 74, R Wessels (Rsa) 72 75, J Haeggman (Swe) 73 74, T Immelman (Rsa) 73 74, A Oldcorn 73 74
Missed the cut
148 - M Blackey 75 73, D Park 74 74, M Tunnicliff 74 74, R Sterne (Rsa) 76 72, C Wi (Kor) 79 69, F Widmark (Swe) 73 75, B Barham 69 79, S Tinning (Den) 73 75, M Gronberg (Swe) 69 79, D Dixon 77 71, E Little 76 72; 149 - M Erlandsson (Swe) 74 75, J Bickerton 73 76, I Pyman 76 73, N Fasth (Swe) 76 73, A Wall 75 74, F Orest (Swe) 76 73, J Edfors (Swe) 73 76, M Lundberg (S'we) 73 76, A Tadini (Ita) 70 79, AHultman (Swe) 76 73, R Green (Aus) 75 74, P Nyman (Swe) 76 73; 150 - H Bjornstad (Nor) 76 74, C Cevaer (Fra) 81 69, F Delamontagne (Fra) 73 77, M Jonzon (Swe) 75 75, J M Lara (Spa) 74 76, F Roca (Spa) 76 74, S Dodd 71 79, M Eliasson (Swe) 74 76, S Hansen (Den) 73 77, M Brier (Aut) 74 76; 151 - K Eriksson (Swe) 79 72, S Dyson 75 76, M Mackenzie 75 76, S Webster 76 75, J-A Larsen (Den) 77 74, P Lawrie 74 77, R Jacquelin (Fra) 74 77, P Sjoland (Swe) 73 78, N Vanhootegem (Bel) 76 75, (x) N Lemke (Swe) 77 74; 152 - E Canonica (Ita) 74 78, A Salto (Spa) 75 77, M Siem (Ger) 75 77, S Luna (Spa) 75 77, A Hansen (Den) 77 75, (x) P Nilsson (Swe) 79 73, M Ilonen (Fin) 76 76, M-V Hastrup (Den) 74 78; 153 - S Gallacher 80 73, D Carter 77 76, M Archer 77 76, J Rask (Swe) 77 76; 154 - D Drysdale 78 76, C Rocca (Ita) 79 75, P Hanson (Swe) 77 77; 155 - J-F Lucquin (Fra) 75 80, A Larrazabal (Spa) 71 84; 156 - J Berendt (Arg) 76 80, R Rock 80 76; 157 - M Angel Martin (Spa) 80 77, G Rojas (Arg) 77 80; 158 - (x) F Andersson (Swe) 81 77, E de la Riva (Spa) 76 82, (x) W Schauman (Swe) 76 82, A Forsbrand (Swe) 77 81; 160 - J Van Hauwe (Fra) 75 85, (x) A Noren (Swe) 81 79, L James 77 83 162 (x) O Floren (Swe) 77 85; 163 - M Norgren (Swe) 81 82. Withdrawn: S Khan, M Cort.
