I can be card shark
Jamieson rallies in Rome
SCOTT JAMIESON boosted hopes of retaining his Tour card for an 11th straight season with a gutsy 67 on day two of the Italian Open.
Jamieson grabbed six birdies in his four-under effort to muscle his way to just outside the top 10 at fiveunder par on Rome’s Marco Simone course.
Scottish Open champ Min Woo Lee jumped two shots clear of the field with a 68 moving to 10-under par.
Henrik Stenson, who had shared the day one lead with Lee, showed his disgust in doubling the 17th by hurling his ball into the water in posting a 71 to fall three behind Lee. Jamieson arrived having held his European Tour card since his first full season in 2011.
But the Florida-based Scot is currently ranked 133rd – with the top 115 at the close of November’s Portugal Masters retaining their card.
Jamieson said: “I have some catching-up to do as I’m currently on the wrong side of the line with regards to holding onto my card.
“If I play well this week and also next week then I will take it from there.”
Jamieson’s second round, and from the 10th tee, was remarkable in just missing a water hazard from where the second shot was about 30-feet short of the flag.
He said: “I kind of scurried something up onto the green and holed it. It wasn’t pretty but you have to take them when they come.
“The best part of my game these two rounds is I’ve read the greens really well. I have holed a lot of good putts from the 12 to 15 feet range”.
Calum Hill is two over and Grant Forrest is level but six other Scots missed the cut.