Englishman Joe Heraty has maintained his lead following Round 02 of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Pro-Am Presented by Troon Golf with a total score of 137 (-7).
Following a steady opening round of 69, Heraty showed no sign of slowing down, and produced another excellent round of four-under par (68) at the beautiful Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, UAE, taking him to a total of seven-under for the tournament, and three shots clear of the PGA of Austria’s Uli Weinhandl who sits in sole second at four-under (140).
“I just kept it in play and holed a load of putts. The greens were just pure and the wind wasn’t as bad as yesterday so it was good,” said Heraty. “The team also did really well. We holed a lot of putts and had a few chip-ins, so it was good fun.”
Weinhandl made an early charge and was three-under for the round through four holes, but just as it looked like he was going to catch the leader, a couple of bogeys on the back-nine brought him back to two-under, and his four-under total.
PGA of GB&I Professionals, Robbie Busher and Richard Wallis, produced rounds of 68 and 69 meaning they would both move up the leaderboard to take a share of third place at three-under (141). Whilst in fifth place, the PGA of Italy’s Emanuele Canonica enters the final round at two-under par (142).
In the team category, Team Busher, increased their score to 170 stableford points (-26), extending their lead by five points over Team Heraty with 165 points (-21).
Rounds 01 and 02 were played on Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, and the players will now move to Abu Dhabi Golf Club for the final round.
For Full Round 02 Scores Visit https://eur.pe/2019AbuDhabi
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To find out more about Abu Dhabi Golf Club visit www.adgolfclub.com, and to find out more about Saadiyat Beach Golf Club visit www.sbgolfclub.ae.
