Waring it well with stunning second-round

Aug 25 2007 by Nick Smith, Liverpool Daily Post

PAUL WARING continued the dream start to his professional career by surging into the lead at the European Challenge Tour’s Postbank Challenge.

A brilliant second round of nine under par 62 left him three clear of the field in Dusseldorf.

The 22-year-old from Bromborough, who played at this year’s Open Championship, turned professional just a fortnight ago, making his pro debut on the Challenge Tour at last week’s Lexus Open, where he finished in 24th place.

Having found his feet in the company of some of Europe’s brightest young professionals, Waring travelled to Germany as an invitee, carding a first round 68 at the Golfclub Mülheim an der Ruhr on the outskirts of Dusseldorf before storming into the lead with his second round 62 to move to 12 under 130, three clear of Londoner Chris Gane.

“I have been playing well for a while and it just all clicked together today,” said Waring who posted nine birdies and nine pars on a blemish-free scorecard.

“I actually had a few more proper chances – I missed a five footer for birdie on 17 – but I’m pretty pleased with that.

“Norway was a good event for me last week because I ticked off a lot of things that are good to get out of the way when you turn pro. I made the cut, shot under par and managed to finish in a pretty decent position for my first event so it was a nice start.

“My plan was always to turn pro this year and when I got the invite to Norway I just went for it because I wanted to get used to everything looking ahead to The Tour School. That’s my main aim, so I am looking at whatever happens out here as a bonus.”

Waring, who represented England at all levels as an amateur and narrowly missed out on a place on the Great Britain and Ireland Team for the forthcoming Walker Cup.