Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson remains quietly-confident of a first win this new season after a horror take-off and also a horror landing on day two of the 103rd KLM Open.
The Bearsden golfer posted a second straight one-under 71 to be just inside the top-40 at two-under heading to the weekend rounds on the host Bernardus course at Cromvoit to the south-east of Rotterdam.
Spaniard Jorge Campillo also signed for a 71 to remain in the lead and two shots clear at 10-under from Italian Renato Paratore who posted a second 68.
Scot Ewen Ferguson feeeling comfortable after horror take-off and landing day two at the KLM Open
Aussie Daniel Hillier is in third place at seven-under thanks to scores of 70 and 67
Richie Ramsay remains best of the Scots adding a 70 to be sharing seventh spot on five-under.
Two-time Tour winning Ferguson commenced and ended his round with double-bogey ‘6s’ but regrouped to birdie his eighth and ninth holes ahead of four birdies in five holes from his 13th.
He said: “It was successful day if you look at it as a whole.
“Though it was a tale of two nines. I just didn’t hole anything on the front nine.
“I’m in a good position, having made a move on the day and I’ve got to take the positives out of that so I think to be able to build something like this, which gets firm and fast, is cool.
“I don’t have any pressure on me at all. It’s a course I enjoy and, when that’s the case, you stand on the first tee and look forward to playing it.
“I just need to tidy some things up because it’s not how good your good stuff is; it’s how good your bad stuff is.
“So, it’s just about trying to get that scoreboard ticking over.”
Also, on two-under if Craigielaw’s Grant Forrest (70 & 72) while Aberdonian David Law eagled his second holes in a round of 71 to be at level par.
Marc Warren and Connor Syme each with scores of 72 and 73 made the one-over cut on the mark.
