In the second round of the PGA Glenmuir Championship Grand Final David Mortimer of FORE Ireland remains the leading Irish player after a two under par round of 70 - finishing with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th the holes at The Oxfordshire to move up to 5 under.
Mortimer could have been one shot better except for a setback on the par four 16th where he dropped a shot.
The FORE Ireland player is joined by Robert Giles of Greenore who went around in 66 shots earlier in the day - leading the event at one point. Both Irish PGA players share 5th place and are two shots off the leader, James Harris, of England.
A group of three players – David Shacklady, David Greenwood and Stuart Little of England share third place on 6 under overnight.
John Kelly of St. Margaret’s Golf and Country Club signed for a 71 to drop down to 3 under for the tournament.
Cameron Clark of Northern Ireland signed for a 74 to drop to 2 under from the share of the lead on day one.
Donal Gleeson of Old Conna ended one under despite an eagle on the 11th hole with a double bogey on the par 3 fifth hole an early setback.
John Dywer of Ashbourne matched his level par on day with a two over par 74 in the seodnr round to remain on the cut off mark of +2.
Paul Stevenson of Portadown signed for a 74 to finish 9 over missing the cut.
John Sugrue of Tralee finished day two with a 78 to end his role with 10 over.
Martin Ward of P & M Golf Superstore Ltd carded a round of 76 to end his involvement with a score of +13.
Last year's winner James Lee of Caerphilly also missed the cut after a second round 77.
David Mortimer and Robert Giles are paired together and will tee off on Thursday at 11.48hrs.
