Miaoli, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Greg Moss of the United States continues to dominate after carding a one-under-par 71 for a two-shot lead over Australian Jordan Sherratt at the halfway stage of the Charming Yeangder ADT on Friday.<\/p>\n
Moss, who opened his campaign with a sensational 62, traded five birdies against four bogeys for an 11-under-par 133 total at the US$150,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event, which is the burgeoning Tour’s first stop in Chinese Taipei this season.<\/p>\n
Sherratt produced a flawless 68 highlighted by four birdies to move to second place while American Casey O’Toole signed for a 69 to sit in third on 137 at the scenic National Garden Golf and Country Club.<\/p>\n
A host of five players, including local duo Lee Chieh-po and Lin Chien-bing, stayed a further shot back in fourth place on 138 while Order of Merit leader Arie Irawan of Malaysia carded a 71 to merely make the halfway cut at the Charming Yeangder ADT.<\/p>\n
Moss, who is chasing for a maiden ADT win, is relishing the excitement of being in contention but knows he has to stay grounded and not get ahead of himself.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t hold up till the end. I dropped two shots in my last five holes but overall, I played well. I am not too displeased. It’s still good because I am still where I want to be. I kept it going out there,” said Moss.<\/p>\n
“It’s nice to be in the lead. I am just trying to see how I respond to it as this is my first time in contention. I have been used to playing around the cut line so it’s good that I am still in the lead. It’s nice when people is paying attention,” added the 28-year-old American.<\/p>\n
Moss also hopes to bank on the encouragement which he received from his friends and family overnight to keep up his motivation for the remaining rounds.<\/p>\n
“I am obviously hoping to push for a maiden ADT win but I’m still a long way to that. I gave up some grounds today and I’m sure the guys are going to shoot some low scores. Hopefully I can just keep doing what I have been doing. I received a lot of great support, especially overnight. I’ve come a long way from home so it’s nice to hear something nice from them,” Moss said.<\/p>\n
Sherratt, who started from the 10th hole, endured a slow start to the round but bounced back brilliantly with three birdies on his way home.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t get off to a very good start actually. I started to feel a little bit better after the turn and managed to grab a couple more birdies on my way home. The turning point came on the fourth hole where I hit a really good shot onto the green to about six feet for birdie. That got my game going and I went on to birdie the next hole and the 7th hole,” said the 27-year-old Australian.<\/p>\n
O’toole, who capped three consecutive top-10s on the ADT prior to this week, knows he had to stay patient should he wish to continue his good run of form.<\/p>\n
“I played solid today. I kept the ball in front of me and kept it in play. I knew I had to stay patient out there, given the rainy conditions this morning. It was kind of slow out there too so I just try to relax and enjoy the game,” said O’toole, who is playing in his second year on the ADT.<\/p>\n
“I will stay patient and will see how it goes tomorrow. My game has been in a good shape so far this season and I hope I can maintain the good form,” added the 24-year-old American.<\/p>\n
A total of 53 players made the halfway cut which was set at even-par 144.<\/p>\n
The winner of the Charming Yeangder ADT will take home a winner’s prize purse of US$26,250 and receive six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.<\/p>\n
The ADT will reward the top-five finishers on the Order of Merit at the end of this season with Asian Tour cards for 2016.<\/p>\n
With the Olympic Games looming in 2016 where golf will be reintroduced as a medal sport, players in the region could earn their spots in Rio de Janeiro by earning Official World Golf Ranking points through the Asian Tour and ADT.<\/p>\n
Leading second round scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n 133 – Greg MOSS (USA) 62-71<\/p>\n 135 – Jordan SHERRATT (AUS) 67-68<\/p>\n 137 – Casey O’TOOLE (USA) 68-69<\/p>\n 138 – Paul HARRIS (USA) 70-68, LIN Chien-bing (TWN) 70-68, Unho PARK (AUS) 68-70, LEE Chieh-po (TWN) 68-70, Gavin FLINT (AUS) 69-69<\/p>\n 139 – YANG Fei-hao (TWN) 68-71, Shane SMITH (USA) 67-72<\/p>\n 140 – KAO Teng (TWN) 69-71, FANG Yin Jen (TWN) 71-69, Lindsay RENOLDS (CAN) 70-70, HSIEH Chi-hsien (TWN) 70-70, Fumihiro EBINE (JPN) 70-70, Jake STIRLING (AUS) 73-67<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miaoli, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Greg Moss of the United States continues to dominate after carding a one-under-par 71 for a two-shot lead over Australian Jordan Sherratt at the halfway stage of the Charming Yeangder ADT on Friday.<\/p>\n Moss, who opened his campaign with a sensational 62, traded five birdies against four bogeys for an 11-under-par 133 total at the US$150,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event, which is the burgeoning Tour’s first stop in Chinese Taipei this season.<\/p>\n Sherratt produced a flawless 68 highlighted by four birdies to move to second place while American Casey O’Toole signed for a 69 to sit in third on 137 at the scenic National Garden Golf and Country Club.<\/p>\n A host of five players, including local duo Lee Chieh-po and Lin Chien-bing, stayed a further shot back in fourth place on 138 while Order of Merit leader Arie Irawan of Malaysia carded a 71 to merely make the halfway cut at the Charming Yeangder ADT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"\n