Published>Sat, Oct 09 10 01:17 AM
In-form Briton John Parry sprinted four shots clear of the field after the Dunhill Links Championship second round on Friday.
Swede Martin Erlandsson was second on 136 after a four-under 68 at Carnoustie. Briton Ross Fisher (68) and Martin Kaymer (69) of Germany, members of Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup team last week, tied for third on 137 with Spaniard Alvaro Quiros (69).
Graeme McDowell (68) of Britain, who claimed the winning point for Europe against United States, was alone in sixth spot on 138.
World number two Lee Westwood, struggling with a troublesome ankle injury, was back on 142 after a 72 while European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie carded a second successive 72.
The 23-year-old Parry, who won last month's Vivendi Cup in France, shot a seven-under 65 in misty conditions on the Old Course at St Andrews to finish on 12-under 132 in the $5 million pro-am event.
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The Englishman, in his first full season on the European Tour, is lying 66th on the money list and needs to break into the top-60 to be certain of playing in the lucrative Dubai World Championship next month.
Parry started his round at the 10th and made early inroads on par at the 11th and 16th. He then reeled off five birdies in a dazzling six-hole burst from the first.
"I have pretty much holed every putt for two days," he told reporters. "It's going to be a big help when you're doing that, especially in the wind because you're always going to be struggling to get up and down from different positions.
"I've played the Old Course many times before as an amateur but never like this. I've always played it in pretty calm conditions so some of the lines off the tees I'm not used to.
"It was all a bit bizarre," added Parry.
Hennie Otto recorded a rare albatross when he holed his second shot from 189 yards on the par-five third hole at Kingsbarns, one of three courses being used this week. The South Africa went round in 70 for a total of 142.
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