PGA European Tour Golf:BMW South African Open Leaders,Round 2 (suspended by lightning threat)

BMW SA Open hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni
Glendower Golf Club
The following players have completed the two rounds and currently top the leaderboard.Some other players need to complete the round,as it was suspended by a lightning threat,and will do so early Saturday morning.
1 STORM,Graeme ENG -12
2 UIHLEIN,Peter USA -10
KRUGER,Jbe SA -10
FISHER Jnr,Trevor SA -10
Update:Englishman Graeme Storm,38,went on to win the BMW SA Open,beating Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy in a playoff when both carded a -18 for the tournament.Jordan L. Smith of England was third at -17,while American Peter Uihlein finished tied for seventh at -13.It was Storm's second European Tour win in his long career.*
In the overall PGA European Tour Race to Dubai standings,Australian Sam Brazel is in first place,while American Harold Varner III is in sixth.

Happening in Golf:Omega Dubai Ladies Masters

The final event of the Ladies European Tour 2015 season is nearing its end in Dubai,UAE as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters concludes on Saturday.Leading the event,which is free of charge,after three rounds at the Emirates Golf Club,Dubai,is Ladies European Tour number one Shanshan Feng of China.She shot a third round 14 under par 67.Second,with a 10 under 65,is Thailand's Thidapa Sawannapura.Rounding out the potential podium finishers is Jade Schaeffer of France,who carded a six under par 70.The players had clear skies for the round and impressive views of the Dubai skyline,but there were windy conditions to contend with.
Besides Omega,the sponsors of the tournament include CNN,Emirates Global Aluminium,Mercedes Benz,Gulf News and Emirates NBD.
Nichole Broch Larsen of Denmark is second in the LET rankings and Melissa Reid of England is third.Normally the LET's top players would go on to compete in the LPGA.
Update:Final 1.Shanshan Feng CHI -21;2.Thidapa Sawannapura THI -9;3.Melissa Reid ENG -8

About DJ Layla;Trophee Hassan II Golf

Tonight is featured another track by DJ Layla&Dee-Dee,"Planet Mars."DJ Layla,27,is a Romania-based DJ who has worked with the Bucharest singer Dee-Dee several times,as well as with vocalists Sianna,Lorina and Alissa.She has become quite popular on the Eurodance music scene since 2009.Closely associated with singer-songwriter and producer Radu Sirbu,her real name is Natalia Ostasina.A native of Moldova,she also lived in Ukraine for a number of years.She studied law at the State University of Moldova.*
The European Tour's Trophee Hassan II golf tournament,named for King Hassan II,is underway at the Golf Palais du Royal in Agadir,Morroco.It is an exclusive golf course actually located on the palace grounds,complete with crenellated,reddish brown palace walls with towers and views of the Atlantic Ocean and Atlas Mountains.The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones,Sr.
After two rounds,the lead was shared by four golfers at six under par:Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP);Richard Green (AUS);Richie Ramsay (SCO);and Oliver Farr (WAL).

Bridgestone and St.Andrews Golf

The complex world of professional golf offers a panorama of tournaments,global locations and series for the avid fan to follow this weekend.In the US,Tiger Woods was totally dominant in the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Akron,Ohio Friday.Woods matched his PGA Tour career best and the course record with his superb 13 under par 61.I had it going today,Woods said.The weather's coming in tomorrow.We're gonna have to make a few adjustments.We'll see how it goes.The top three:1.Tiger Woods(USA)-13 2.Keegan Bradley(USA)-6;Chris Wood(ENG)-6*The women's pro golf scene is underappreciated.It's not boring to watch.At The Women's Open Championship on The Old Course at St.Andrews,Scotland,the typically unflappable Na Yeon Choi was unfazed by brisk winds that barreled into the afternoon session,topping the leader board with her crisp 10 under par 67.Not content with one complete success,Miki Saiki hammered down second place with two eagles.The top three:1.Na Yeon Choi(ROK)-10 2.Miki Saiki(JAP)-9 3.Morgan Pressel(USA)-8*Bernhard Langer is playing in his native Germany this weekend.At the European Senior Tour Berenberg Masters,Golf-und Land-Club,Koln,Refrath,Germany,the top 3:1.Turner,Greg(NZL)-7 2.Lane,Barry(ENG)-5;Langer,Bernhard(GER)-5;Woosnam,Ian(WAL)-5*The European Senior Tour Order of Merit top three:1.Bernhard Langer(GER) 2.Peter Senior(AUS) 3.Paul Wesselingh(ENG).*Langer is also pursuing his second Charles Schwab Cup,the overall trophy for senior pro golfers in the US.The PGA Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup Standings:1.Kenny Perry(USA)2508 2.Bernhard Langer(GER)1713 3.David Frost(RSA)1613 *Update:Tiger Woods continued his brilliant campaign,topping the leader board at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with his 15 under par 68 in Saturday's third round.The third round of The Ricoh Women's British Open was suspended because of high winds,and will restart shortly.At the Berenberg Masters on the European Senior Tour,Steen Tinney(DEN)and Nick Job(ENG)are tied for first place at -6,while Bernhard Langer(GER)has dropped back to sixth with his -4.

Golf's Two Woods:Tiger Woods and Chris Wood On Top

Men with sylvan surnames topped the leader boards of their respective tournaments Friday and Saturday as professional golf was fully underway in the warmer areas of the planet.Full slates of name players were in the early stages of their quest for glory at either ends of the globe.
At Torrey Pines Golf Course along the Pacific Ocean in San Diego,California,Tiger Woods shot an eleven under par 65 at the Farmers Insurance Open.Fellow American Billy Horschel was in second place with his nine under par 69.Canada's Brad Fritsch held third at -8 with several others.
Woods has won seven times at Torrey Pines and wants to bring the US Open back to the public golf course.
The course is named after the torrey pine tree(Pinus torreyana).It is one of only two sites in the world where the endangered species grows naturally.The other site is Santa Rosa Island off the coast of Santa Barbara,California.The broad,open-crowned trees have an IUCN status of VU,or Vulnerable.There are about 3,000 of them left in the wild.
Across the globe,the European Tour's Commercial Bank Qatar Masters was led by England's Chris Wood with his third round 15 under par 64 at the Doha Golf Course.Second place was shared by fellow Englishman Simon Khan,Sweden's Alexander Noren and Michael Campbell of New Zealand at twelve under par.
Chris Wood has three career second place finishes on the European Tour.
Parts of the Mid-Atlantic region were coated with a light amount of powder snow on Friday,delighting the local ski resorts.

Out of the Quagmire:Mickelson Brilliant at Scottish Open

Phil Mickelson's career seemed to be on vacation.Last week,he didn't even make the cut at The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.Before that,he only tied for 65th place at the U.S. Open and had withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament because of fatigue,a reason that was mocked by TV commentators.On Friday,however,the 42-year old Arizona State alumnus launched an eight under par 64 at the Scottish Open on the Castle Stuart links course at Inverness.Mickelson made an eagle and six birdies on the British style golf course.It's not to the level I would like yet,Mickelson admitted,but I get closer each day.
Mickelson's eagle two was from 60 yards out on his first hole.This level of play was in stark relief to his previous eight rounds over par-the worst stretch in his career.I'm really glad I added this tournament,the popular San Diegan remarked on the European Tour website,and it's very helpful to see my game progress so quickly.Mickelson is preparing for next weekend's British Open,the third major tournament on the PGA Tour calendar.
Swede Alexander Noren topped the leaderboard at Inverness,followed by Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez.Mickelson was tied for 19th position after Friday's round in the overcast but dry conditions,seven under par for the tournament and five strokes off the lead.
Update:Phil Mickelson had another sharp round on Saturday at the Scottish Open,shooting a seven under par 65,including eight birdies,and moving up to a tie for fifth place on the leaderboard from 19th.Italy's Francesco Molinari took the lead at -17.Mickelson is now -14 for the tournament and three strokes behind Molinari.