BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN RELATED STORIES Barclays Singapore Open home page Barclays Singapore Open Preview Six to watch this week Round 1: Mickelson in the hunt despite wayward driving Round 2: Liang on cut line waits to know his fate Round 2: Cabrera powers into the lead with 63 Round 3: Amateur Quek is leading local hope Round 3: Cabrera opens up four shot lead Round 4: Cabrera outduels Vijay to win by one Final Scores & Prize Money About the Sentosa Serapong course Choi looks to the gallery to sharpen his game Scott has a shot at historic hat trick Chapchai to play with Mickelson and Scott Final trio qualify after six-way playoff Boulet will call the shots, not hit them Mardan aiming for his "major" title Mickelson brings new swing to Singapore Teenager, veterans & amateur among qualifiers Zhang looking for second Singapore success Liang looks to putting tip for Singapore success Galaxy of Asian stars for Singapore Open Record numbers for Singapore Open qualifying Prom aiming at Singapore top three finish Liang is confident of victory in Singapore Open O'Hern and Schwartzel for Singapore Open Japanese duo earn Singapore Open berths British Master Westwood to play Singapore Open Charles Howell III joins Singapore Open field KJ Choi joins Singapore Open field Mickelson to tee up at Singapore Open Angel Cabrera to play Singapore Open Singapore Open introduces regional qualifying 2006 Barclays Singapore Open home page Full details of Sentosa Golf Club ASIAN GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES Open: Choi joint 2nd as Norman storms 2 ahead Open: Liang fires worthy 77 as scores soar Open: Lam is blown away by Birkdale winds Open: Late bogies mean early exit for Prayad IGF forms Olympic Committee with eye to 2016 Mission Hills to host AP Summit GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES R 3: Norman takes a two shot lead R 3: Duval stumbles to an 83 R 3: Injury bonus for Harrington R 3: Wakefield boosts local hopes R 3: KJ Choi remains in contention R 3: Garcia disappointed with a 74

Liang on the cut line waits to know his fate

Chinese star Liang Wen-chong, the current Asian Tour number one, is keeping his fingers crossed that he will squeeze into the weekend rounds of the US$4 million Barclays Singapore Open.

The tenacious 29-year-old walked off the Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course on Friday afternoon thinking that he had missed the halfway cut in Asia’s richest national Open after adding a 72 to his opening 75 for a five-over-par 147 total.

But with 37 players having to return on Saturday morning to complete their second rounds after a 70-minute weather delay, Liang, who is right on the projected cut mark, will be hoping to stay in the lucrative tournament.

Liang was widely tipped to challenge the world’s best players as he has been enjoying a rich vein of form ahead of the star-studded event, winning once and posting eight other top-10s.

He struggled to a 75 on the opening day and continued his frustrating run on Friday with three bogeys against a double bogey for a 72.

Liang, who played alongside Ernie Els and Angel Cabrera, said: “I’m very disappointed with my overall performance these past two days. I just cannot explain what went wrong for me.”

“Obviously this week’s performance is going to affect my standing on the UBS Order of Merit,” said Liang who presently leads with earnings of US$477,950.

Scott Hend, a former US Tour player and currently third on the rankings, was amongst the big-name casualties from the Asian Tour brigade after he struggled to a 10-over-par 152 total.

“I didn’t drive it very well this week. I’ve got a new driver in the bag but even the three wood was erratic. This is hugely disappointing for me,” said Hend.

“I’ll miss several events as I’m slated for the US Tour Qualifying School stage two and will only play again at the Volvo Masters of Asia in December. It’ll be an important event as I want to finish in the top-three to get into the World Golf Championship event.”

November 2, 2007