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Conor Purcell misses cut as winds disrupt KLM Open

Conor Purcell has missed the cut at the KLM Open
Conor Purcell has missed the cut at the KLM Open

Sweden's Joakim Lagergren led the KLM Open at the end of a disrupted second day while Conor Purcell was unable to make the weekend.

Purcell shot a 75 to fall to five-over par, one shot outside the cut-line.

Although a number of players were due back early on Saturday to complete their rounds as darkness prevented them from finishing on Friday, not enough will be on course to offer him a reprieve with the top 65 and ties making it through.

The damage was done at the beginning and end of his back nine, Purcell recording a double-bogey on the 10th before closing with a bogey that likely cost him a Saturday tee off time.

Winds of over 35mph in Amsterdam led to a two-hour stoppage due to "oscillating balls", extending play deep into the evening for a second successive day after Thursday’s storms.

Lagergren was already safely round in 68 for an eight-under-par halfway total, which proved too much for the chasing pack to match in tough scoring conditions.

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His closest challenger is Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia who was two behind on six-under par with Scotland's Connor Syme a shot further back.

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