From there Gonzalez chipped in from 35 yards for an eagle-two. He added

another eagle at the long 17th on a 30-foot putt.

It was another day of frustration for Tom Whitehouse, the tour rookie from

Birmingham who played beautfully on 17 holes with four birdies and just one

dropped shot.

Unfortunately he had a disastrous quadruple-bogey seven at the short 7th when two shots that he felt were fine ended up in the water, leading to a round of one-over-par 71 after two earlier 70s.

"I played great all day, three under with three to play," said, explaining that because of the two-tee start in effect, he and his partner had to wait for 15 minutes on the tee while Park, playing just ahead, had to sort out a penalty drop.

"It was slow, the back nine. I tried to hit a good shot, hit it about two yards right of the flag and thought it was all right, to be honest. Thought it might hit the slope and come back into the bunker. But it hit the slats at the front of the water and fell in."

The drop zone was 120 yards from the green. "I thought I'd punch a 9-iron there, and again I hit a decent shot at the flag. It pitched on the slats again and bounced back into the water."

His third attempt, also from the drop zone, was an 8-iron and he two-putted.

"I didn't put a foot wrong other than that. One quadruple bogey. The birdies came from hitting the ball well, not from great putting.

"It should have been better than that. It could have been three-under, could have been six. It's been the same story all week. I played great, but I can't get on a roll at the moment.

"It cost me about 10 grand over the last two weekends. I'll get a paycheck

tomorrow but it won't be a lot now, though," he said.

Paul Broadhurst and Steve Webster both missed the halfway cut on Friday,

Broadhurst by three strokes after rounds of 75-71, Webster by 10 following scores

of 77-76.

Broadhurst said it was "very difficult. I didn't play well. No parts of the game were that good.

"I just want playing to do what I need on a tricky golf course. My putting was rubbish. Just have a lot of work to do really.

"I'll be in Italy next week, trying to get something right for the Forest of Arden the week after," he said.

Webster, ever cheerful, said "I'm not playing golf at the moment. I'm just

struggling. I'm not hitting the fairways and can't hit the greens and not putting well. A bit of everything really."

He'll take a week off now to practice at home. "Then I'll come back a bit fresh, hopefully, for The Forest. I'll get it sorted out. I'll have a nice week off to practice.

At the start of the year, Webster tied second at the South African Open and tied sixth at the ANZ Championship.

"I have played really well in spells this year. But my bad shots have been too bad. I've had to many 75s and 77s.

"I just have to get back in the swing of things," he said. "I'm not too far away. You're only a good round away from getting your confidence back.