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Choi lying tied 12th at Memorial halfway

Korea's Choi Kyung-ju stayed on track for another good finish in America when he fired a two-under-par 70 for tied 12th place at the halfway stage of The Memorial Tournament on Friday.

The Asian stalwart has a two-day total of 139, seven shots behind reigning Barclays Singapore Open champion Adam Scott of Australia. Scott shot up the leaderboard with a superb 62.

Sweden's Daniel Chopra, a one-time winner in Asia, was tied 41st after rounds of 71 and 72 but it was the end of the road for Korea's Yang Yong-eun and India's Jeev Milkha Singh who missed the halfway cut.

In the LaSalle Bank Open, India's Arjun Atwal moved up to tied 11th place after a 66 in the second round. His two-day total of 137 is four shots behind leader Omar Uresti.

In the Celtic Manor Wales Open, South African James Kingston was in equal 24th place after a second round 68. Singaporean number one Mardan Mamat shot a superb 64 to move into a share of 32nd position on 135 alongside Asian Tour colleagues Anton Haig of South Africa, who carded a 67, and India's Jyoti Randhawa, who shot a 66.

Australian David Bransdon was a further shot back while India's Shiv Kapur made the cut after a 69 for a 137 total.

Sweden's Mads Vibe-Hastrup lead the tournament on 130.

In the JCB Classic in Japan, Chinese Taipei's Lin Keng-chi, Asian number one in 1995, was in tied 27th place at the halfway stage after a second round 69 for a 139 total. Tomohiro Kondo and Tetsuji Hiratsuka lead on 134.

Hur Suk-ho of Korea was a further shot back after a 68.

June 2, 2007