Lapsley Second at Hervey Bay Legends
31 Aug 2010
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Jim Lapsley was in elite company in the Fraser Coast Legends Classic over the weekend at Hervey Bay, being in serious contention over the last two rounds only to miss the victory by the one shot.
The event was won by Queenslander Hugh Dolan, nicknamed Huge in reference to his diminutive stature. Notwithstanding the fact that he does not hit it up alongside many of the other competitors, Dolan is a master around the greens, and on a putting surface quicker than many were used to he held of the strong field even though he dropped a bundle of shots over his last five holes.
Wayne Grady of Queensland, remembered for his US PGA Championship win of 20 years ago, had the best chance of catching Dolan, but in taking the risk of making a birdie to tie, he bogeyed the final hole to finish second equal alongside Lapsley and Victoria's David Good.
Lapsley's second round 67 was the best of the tournament, but his last round 73 in windy conditions was also shared by the other top three players.
Craig Owen from Westown was the only other Kiwi in the field and he finished back in 10th equal position.
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Iles eight under for weekend, ties 16th on Nationwide
30 Aug 2010
Kiwi Bradley Iles raced up the leader board at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open on the Nationwide Tour after playing the weekend eight under par (69, 67) to finish tied 16th, eight behind winner Chris Kirk.
After just making the cut Iles will be pleased with his weekend play and will be searching for his weekend form to stay with him for the full week as he pushes for a top 25 finish on the 2010 Nationwide Tour Money List and full playing rights on the PGA Tour next year.
Iles performances to date this season, although currently ranked 62nd on the order of merit have largely mirrored 2009. Of his nineteen starts in 2010 Iles has made the cut ten times with two top tens and six top twenty fives. In comparison Iles played twenty two events in 2009 made the cut ten times for one second, four top tens and four top twenty fives. His 2010 scoring average of 70.65 is the same as his 2009 season average.
With eight events left on the tour schedule this year Iles will looking for two or three top five finishes and maybe given a good week a win to move himself closer to the goal of qualifying for the PGA Tour.
