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/noticias.info/ Tyrone Ferreira blasts into the top-20 at the SK Challenge, Thomas Aiken the lone South African to stay the weekend at Saint Omer and two spectators get arrested during the U.S. Open second round on Friday.

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR
Sunshine Tour rookie Tyrone Ferreira dropped just one shot as he blistered the St Laurence Course in 67 strokes to launch to a tie for 14th in Finland.

The winner of the Chainama Hills Zambia Open is just five off the pace set by Frenchman Jean-Nicolas Billot, who powered impressively through the gears to move into pole position at the halfway stage of the SK Golf Challenge.

Second round scores from the SK Golf Challenge:
135 Jean-Nicolas Billot 67-68
140 Tyrone Ferreira 73-67 (T14)
143 Branden Grace 72-71(T45)

Missed cut (set at 144):
149 Alex Haindl 74-75

EUROPEAN TOUR
Despite more favourable weather conditions Aa St Omer Golf Club still provided a stern test, with leader Christian Nilsson of Sweden one of only two players under-par at the halfway stage of the Saint Omer Open. Nilsson’s blistering morning round of 64 equaled the course record held jointly by England’s Jamie Little and Australia’s Brett Rumford.

The Swede, who finished seventh at the recent Methorios Capital Italian Open and 25th at last week’s Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom, plundered seven birdies in benign playing conditions to move to three under par, two shots clear of his nearest challenger John Morgan of England.

South Africa's Thomas Aiken bettered his opening 77 by seven shots to make the cut, set at 147, on the number.

Second round scores from the Saint Omer Open: 139 Christian Nilsson SWE 75-64 147 Thomas Aiken 77-70 (T60)

Missed cut (set at147): 148 Doug McGuigan 72-76 150 Adilson da Silva BRA 75-75 154 Darren Fichardt 76-78

US OPEN
Two spectators were arrested during the U.S. Open second round on Friday after becoming embroiled in a scuffle with Australian Adam Scott's caddie.

According to a San Diego police spokesman, the spectators heckled world number three Scott and his caddie Tony Navarro on the par-five ninth hole at Torrey Pines.

Navarro ducked under the ropes that keep fans off the course to confront the pair, a father and his son. After a brief physical exchange, Phil Mickelson's caddie Jim 'Bones' Mackay intervened to help Navarro.

The two spectators, who had earlier distracted Australian Stuart Appleby on the adjacent 18th tee, were eventually led away by San Diego police.

"They were being a little loud and a little rude," world number one Tiger Woods told reporters of the two fans after carding a three-under-par 68.

"Stuey is over there on 18 trying to tee off and Tony (Navarro) is trying to make sure that he (Appleby) doesn't have these guys yelling on his swing," Woods added. "They didn't like that very much." notas_de_prensa_archivo