Barry Hume moved to within a stroke of second round leader Jyoti Randhawa at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters after carding a three-under-par 69 in the second round at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Barry Hume held the clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters today after carding a three-under-par 69 at Laguna National Golf and Country Club to move to 10-under 134 for the tournament.

LOCAL favourite Mardan Mamat struggled to contain his emotions after winning the Singapore Masters yesterday, but fought back the tears long enough to say he was looking forward to playing in Europe.

Defending champion Nick Dougherty shot a five-under-par 67 to clamber back up the leaderboard at the OSIM Singapore Masters – but Singapore’s Mardan Mamat led the way for the third day in a row.

England’s Ross Fisher and Irishman Peter Lawrie were the big movers early in the second round of the OSIM Singapore Masters – as Swede Niclas Fasth looked set for an early exit.

Nick Dougherty found himself four shots adrift of the clubhouse lead as the defence of his OSIM Singapore Masters title began with a three-under-par round of 69.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE believes his game is returning to the level of the all-conquering days when he dominated the European Tour after carding a seven-under-par 65 in defence of his Caltex Masters title in Singapore.

Former soldier Thongchai Jaidee is targeting a place at the Masters in April this year and hopes a good performance in the Caltex Masters in Singapore will further his cause.

Colin Montgomerie begins the defence of his Caltex Masters in Singapore tomorrow but he has set his sights this year on making a bigger impact around the world.

Two of Europe’s likely future Ryder Cup captains are among the favourites for this week’s Caltex Singapore Masters at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.