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Boyd joins Dougherty in front

Nick Dougherty continued to lead the Omega European Masters after five holes of his second round in Switzerland - but he was not on his own at the top any more.

 Nick Dougherty

After 21 successive missed cuts going back to last November the 29 year old Englishman had started to the first qualifying event for next year's Ryder Cup with an eight under par 63.

That put him two clear of the star-studded field, but that was wiped out when fellow Englishman Gary Boyd eagled the par five first.

Dougherty had reached nine under with a birdie on the second, but his first bogey of the week followed immediately.

Irish Open winner Simon Dyson, meanwhile, was only one behind after birdies at the tenth and 12th, but World Number Two Lee Westwood fell five back with an opening bogey.

Boyd, chasing his first European Tour victory, followed his eagle with three bogeys in the next four holes to drop back to sixth on five under.

Dyson, in contrast, had his third birdie on the long 14th, but he was still one behind as Dougherty had reached nine under with a three at the 324 yard sixth.


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