A SECOND round three-under-par 70 put Ged Furey firmly in the hunt for the Glenmuir Club Professionals' Championship at County Louth Golf Club in Ireland.

After a first round level-par 73, it gave him a halfway total of 143 and a share of sixth spot, five shots behind the leader, former European Tour player Bill Longmuir from Stonyhill. Defending champion Paul Carman from Burnley fired a second round 77 and missed the cut.

Clitheroe's John Twissell shot 72 yesterday for a tie of 39th position.

Former Chorley Professional Paul Wesselingh finished right on the cut mark of 149 to stay around for the final two days.

Lora Fairclough from Chorley shot a steady first round 70 in the Evian Masters to trail early leader Lisa Hackney by four strokes at Evian in France.

Laura Davies could only manage a 72 in her first event of the season on the American Express Ladies' Tour.

Damian Taylor was competing against father Dennis, the 1985 world snooker champion, when he teed up in the Manx Classic pro-am at Castletown in the Isle of Man today.

The Accrington player was also joined by Blackburn Driving Range professional Jeff Mathews.

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