Jones and Dodt in contention at St Andrews
Matt Jones – in a rich vein of form of late
The second of two Asian Tour International Series events in Britain this August, the St Andrews Championship at the Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course in Scotland, has reached the halfway mark, and Australians Matt Jones and Andrew Dodt are within striking distance in the US$1.5 million event.
Dodt and Jones are at 10 under, four shots from the lead held by Spain’s David Puig and tied in 3rd place, Jones’s following up his good week in Newcastle last week when finishing 4th in a similar event by adding a second round of 65 to move into contention.
Jones was also part of the winning Australian team at the LIv Golf event in Bedminster in New Jersey.
Queenslander, Dodt, on the other hand, missed the cut last week after lengthy break from tournament play but after an impressive start on Thursday when producing an opening round of 66 to be tied in the lead, the 37-year-old, three-time Asian Tour winner added a second round of 68 to remain well and truly in the mix.
The leader, Puig, is a 21-year-old LIV Golf player who has enjoyed commercial success in the team aspect of that series but who has yet to win an event as a professional.
The field includes many LIV Golf members taking advantage of the association the Asia Tour has with Liv Golf which allows them to compete in events such as this.
Wade Ormsby (15th) is the next best of the Australians in the field.
