Irish eyes were smiling after round two of the European Challenge Tour's Costa Rica Open as Belfast's Michael Hoey moved into a share of the lead, closely followed by Athlone's Colm Moriarty after another day of tough conditions at the Cariari Country Club, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Hoey carded his second successive round of 70 to join Kyle Dobbs of the USA at the top of the leaderboard on a two under par aggregate of 140, with Moriarty sitting just one shot back after a two under par 69 in round two.
Moriarty is tied with Sergio Acevedo of Argentina, with another four players a further shot behind on level par 142.
The blustery winds at the tricky 6,577 yard Cariari Country Club proved no problem for the Irish duo of Hoey and Moriarty, both having grown up playing in the wind on their native island.
The other half of the Irish contingent, Justin Kehoe and Tim Rice, missed the halfway cut of seven over par as both players finished on 12 over.
