Maverick Antcliff – image courtesy of Asian Tour 

Queensland’s Maverick Antcliff is just one shot off the halfway lead at the International Series Thailand event at the Thai Country Club in Bangkok.

Antcliff added a second-round 64 to his opening 63 on the low-scoring layout to be just one behind American Peter Uihlein in the US$2 million event.

“The course is not overly long and you’re going to have a lot of opportunities,” said the Australian, who mentioned his name is Maverick, “Coz dad liked Top Gun”.

“Obviously the course is limited to only two par fives, but if you can just hit good putts, you should probably have a low score.”

Coming off the back of a missed cut in last week’s Asian Tour event at Black Mountain, Antcliff has been bogey-free as he looks to improve on his current 27th place on the 2024 Asian Tour Order of Merit.

31 year old Antcliff has yet to win an Asian Tour event although several years ago he won three events on the China Tour before earning DP World Tour status in 2020.

Despite finishing 3rd in the Irish Open and runner-up in the Canary Islands, Antcliff eventually lost his status in Europe but he is enjoying a good season in Asian Tour events in 2024 including a 4th place finish in Oman earlier in the year.

A former Hills International College (Jimboomba) and Augusta State attendee, Antcliff gained Asian Tour status earlier this year via the Q School.

Fellow first round leader, Jed Morgan, is the next best of the Australians in a share of 9th place and five shots form the lead.

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