Des Smyth clings to lead in Portuguese
Open Des Smyth of Ireland
held to a one-stroke lead in the Portuguese Open after matching par with a 72
in Friday's second round.
The
46-year-old veteran had a 138 at the tournament's halfway point. He missed the
cut in his last two tournaments.
American
Bob May climbed into contention by firing a 69, which tied him with Fredrik Jacobson
of Sweden for second place at 139.
Jacobson
led for a while, but bogeyed three straight holes, starting with the 15th.
Four players were bracketed at 140,
including Scotsman Paul Lawrie who came into this tournament after a victory in
Qatar.
England's Roger Chapman
posted the best score of the day, a 65 and he was five strokes back.
Justin
Rose, the English teenager who turned professional after tying for fourth in last
year's British Open, started strongly but finished 4-over-par and failed to make
the cut for the 15th consecutive tournament.
