Browne and Hoey qualify as Swedes lead

A STRONG British challenge is poised to make its mark at the Cadillac Russian Open after Sweden dominated day two in Moscow.

On a day when Ireland’s Stephen Browne and Michael Hoey made the cut, Scandinavian pair Fredrik Widmark and Mikael Lundberg, who had been tied for second overnight, hold the top two places on 10 and nine under respectively. However, England’s Ben Mason and Shaun Webster are handily placed on eight under.

English duo Denny Lucas and Andrew Butterfield and Scotsman Marc Warren are on six under, as is Welshman Craig Williams who was eight under with three holes to play only to bogey two of them.

Two-time champion Iain Pyman remained five under after a level-par 72 while first-round leader Tom Whitehouse dropped three shots to three under after a 75.

Widmark produced a second 67 to move clear at the top with Lundberg just one shot worse off with a 68.

Former world tennis number one and Sydney Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, an eight handicapper, slipped to last place at 40-over after a round of 96.