Niklas Norgaard Moller makes 10 on final hole to miss cut at Made In HimmerLand, Ross McGowan leads the way

ByAlex Livie

Published 02/09/2022 at 16:49 GMT

The Danish fans were out in force on a glorious day in Farso, and saw a host of their fellow countrymen make the cut and move into contention at Made In HimmerLand. Niklas Norgaard Moller was one of those looking to make a big move after a fine opening round on Thursday, but he will not be playing at the weekend after missing the cut in spectacular fashion.

Ross McGowan continues to set the pace at Made In HimmerLand, but Niklas Norgaard Moller will not be around for the weekend after making 10 on his final hole to miss the cut.

McGowan set the course record of 62 on day one in Denmark, and he followed that with a 65 to get to 15-under for the weekend.

While the Englishman will likely sleep well, knowing he has a late tee time on Saturday, Moller could well have a more restless night thinking about his collapse.

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The home favourite played superbly on Thursday, as a round of 65 put him in contention.

He struggled a shade on Friday, but was well placed to make the weekend after a birdie on the 17th left him on six-under for the tournament - and comfortably inside the cut line.

The problems began with the tee shot as he went way left into the undergrowth and had to take a drop. His third shot flew out of the rough and into the long grass beyond the bunker that guards the back of the green.

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He was hopelessly positioned and despite a big swing he could barely advance the ball. With his chances of making the cut disappearing, Moller continued to hack away rather than take a penalty drop.

On his seventh shot, he finally got the ball onto the green but three putts from 11 feet resulted in a 10 going on the card.

First Round Leaderboard

• 1. Ross McGowan, 15-under
• T2. Richard Mansell, 14-under
• T2. Francesco Laporta, 14-under
• T4. Marcus Helligkilde, 12-under
• T4. Tom Lewis, 12-under
• T4. Soren Kjeldsen, 12-under
• T4. Ewen Ferguson, 12-under

At the business end of proceedings, Richard Mansell and Francesco Laporta signed for 64s for the second day in a row to get within one of McGowan.

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Both required birdies on the difficult 18th to make the weekend and although they found the short surface in regulation, they could not get the ball to drop and will have to walk the course on Saturday and Sunday to keep an eye on potential Ryder Cup players for next year.

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