Paul Dunne believes he's in with a shout of an unlikely victory at the KLM Open after shooting an excellent 64 today.
In danger of missing the cut following his first round 74, Dunne now lies on four-under following eight second-round birdies – six shots off leader Bernd Wiesberger of Austria on 10 under.
The only blemish on Dunne’s second round was a bogey at the last, but the Greystones man wasn’t complaining after exceeding his expectations for the day.
"The game is good so I knew a round like this was coming and hopefully I can have a few more of them"
He said: “It was kind of a big round for me. After shooting a 74 yesterday I knew I needed to shoot at least 67 to make the cut today.
“I’m pleased I got off to a good start. I played pretty solid yesterday as well but just couldn’t get a putt to go in. All the difference was that I made a few putts today, got off to a quick start and kept going.”
After worrying about making the cut last night, Dunne is now looking to the top end of the leaderboard and eyeing a similar round tomorrow.
He continued: “First job today was just to get through the cut, obviously I shot a few better than the plan was so I’m in a better position.
“But I think I’m in the middle of the pack. If I shoot something similar tomorrow I might have a chance going in on Sunday, but I’m just pleased with the day.”
Dunne then stressed the importance of making the cut for the rest of the season with his Tour card in jeopardy, while also indicating victory was in his thoughts.
He concluded: “The position I am on the money list, I’m kind of borderline keeping my card at the minute so making it through to every weekend will help.
“And you never know, I could have a big weekend this weekend. The game is good so I knew a round like this was coming and hopefully I can have a few more of them.”
While Wiesberger leads the tournament on 10 under, he is only one shot ahead of a pack of three which include Mark Foster, Joost Luiten and Nino Bertasio.
Another pack of three lie on eight under, with Ben Evans and Tommy Fleetwood of England and Spain’s Alejandro Canizares.
Ireland’s other competitors at Spijk were Michael Hoey and Peter Lawrie who both failed to make the cut.
