Higgins hopeful of winning final

David Higgins has kept his hopes of winning the Bouygues Telecom Grand final very much alive, after a second consecutive 68 gave the 32-year-old from Waterville a two round aggregate of six under par 136.

Sat, 23 Oct, 2004 - 01:00

This leaves him just four shots off the pace in Bordeaux.

Scot David Drysdale and Swede Mathias Eliasson lead the way after both players carded second round 65s, with English rookie Oliver Wilson in second spot on seven under par.

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