Hoey stays on route 66

IRELAND’S Michael Hoey and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood stormed clear of a host of big names, sharing the second-round lead at the Dunhill Links Championship yesterday.

Fleetwood, who leads the second-tier Challenge Tour rankings, shot a 9-under 63 at Kingsbarns, the same course where first-round leader Hoey shot a second straight 66. They both have 12-under totals of 132.

Hoey has already won a title this year — in Madeira in May — but capturing the Dunhill Links and a first prize of $800,000 (€595,000) would rank much higher among his achievements.