{"id":9648,"date":"2012-09-01T08:20:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9648"},"modified":"2012-09-01T08:20:34","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T08:20:34","slug":"scott-barr-stays-confident-at-omega-european-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9648","title":{"rendered":"Scott Barr stays confident at Omega European Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Crans Montana<\/strong>: Asian Tour member Scott Barr of Australia battled through the cold to sign for a one-over-par 72 but insisted that his chase for his maiden Tour win at the Omega European Masters is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>The Singapore-based Australian marked his card with four bogeys against three birdies to return with a two-day total of four-under-par 138.<\/p>\n<p>Despite taking a share of tied-13th place, five shots back of clubhouse French leader Julien Quesne, Barr remains optimistic of earning his career breakthrough at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can get through tomorrow and get into a position where I\u2019ve got an opportunity on Sunday, I\u2019m going to go for it. So that\u2019s the goal,\u201d said the 40-year-old Australian.<\/p>\n<p>Barr, who had to endure several near-misses for a win throughout his career, is still seeking his long-awaited victory on Tour. He believed that he could have done better if the weather elements were more favourable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty tough as it was very cold. I didn\u2019t hit the ball as well as I wanted to and I just hung in there and grinded it out,\u201d said Barr of the persistent rain and day\u2019s temperature which recorded a low of eight degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s Rikard Karlberg, who prefers to play under the warmer climate in Asia, was happy with his 67 especially after opening with a 72.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year was delighted that he was able to play above himself to stay six shots back of Quesne in equal 27th place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked with how I played as when I woke up this morning, it was freezing in my room and I was saying to myself we\u2019ll see what happens. But I stayed positive and it worked,\u201d said Karlberg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt really good with a 67. I messed up yesterday with too many thoughts in my head about my swing but today, I just kept it simple and I\u2019m happy with the result,\u201d added the two-time Asian Tour winner.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Korean-American rookie David Lipsky is hoping to step up his game when the weekend round gets underway following another round of 70.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t played great yet as I\u2019ve been sloppy in parts of the course and I definitely have to clean that up for the weekend. But overall I\u2019m happy considering the difficult conditions I\u2019ve been playing under,\u201d said Lipsky, who is in tied-34th place on 140.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pretty proud of myself for being able to grind it out and play decent golf. But the weather\u2019s always changing and with the winds picking up, it was a lot colder than yesterday,\u201d added the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Lipsky is enjoying a memorable debut season on the Asian Tour where he topped the class at the Qualifying School in January and won his maiden title in Cambodia in March.<\/p>\n<p>While he has enjoyed a good run, Lipsky knows that he needs another good result at the Omega European Masters to achieve his goal of winning the prestigious Order of Merit crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe year has been great and obviously sitting fourth on the Order of Merit right now puts me in a good position. I\u2019m just looking forward to keeping it going. Hopefully I\u2019ll be at the top of the Order of Merit and that\u2019s my goal,\u201d said Lipsky.<\/p>\n<p>Play at the Omega European Masters was abandoned due to poor visibility with six players yet to complete their rounds. It will resume at 7.45am local time on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend cut has been set at even-par and Barr will spearhead the Asian Tour challenge as the highest-placed Tour member.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable Tour players who will feature over the weekend include Australia\u2019s Scott Hend (141), American Berry Henson (141), India\u2019s Jyoti Randhawa (141) and Singapore\u2019s Mardan Mamat (142). <\/p>\n<p>The Omega European Masters is the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour since 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crans Montana: Asian Tour member Scott Barr of Australia battled through the cold to sign for a one-over-par 72 but insisted that his chase for his maiden Tour win at the Omega European Masters is far from over. 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