Anthony Quayle’s strong finish has him contending in Korea
Anthony Quayle – photo JGTO
Australian Anthony Quayle overcame a slow start to his second round at the Shinhan Donghae Open at the Ocean Course at Club 72 in Incheon South Korea, reeling off four birdies in his last six holes to be tied in 4th position and four shots from the halfway leader, 21-year-old amateur, Wooyoung Cho.
Quayle, playing this event because of its joint sanctioning with the Japan, Asian and Korea PGA Tours, opened with a round of 65 on day one but today he was slow out of the blocks and on a golf course in which scores were low he had fallen behind the eight ball when he slipped to 2 over through 12 holes.
Then came the strong finishing burst to set up an exciting weekend for the 29-year-old Gold Coast-based golfer.
Quayle has had a season of mixed fortunes to date in Japan, finishing runner-up in one event in July but that has been his only top ten to date and this week has shown a sharp improvement on recent efforts.
Scott Hend and former Sydney golfer, but now Korean-based, Won Joon Lee are tied in 12th place while Zach Murray and Brad Kennedy are tied for 23rd.
Hend also produced a strong finish to his round after appearing to be headed out of the tournament early in his second round but a closing nine of 31 saw him finish at 7 under and now six from the lead.
