 With much less wind blowing off the desert today, conditions were a little easier and therefore scoring better in round two of the Saudi Open presented by PIF. This was the Saudi amateur Khalid Walid Atiyeh. Lovely birdie putt at 15. Is he battletarred to make the cut? The defending champion Denwood Boribundsup, the 20-year-old tie-hold, an important putt at 17. Good back nine from Boribundsup. 13-32, a 68 for four under for the defending champion. This was Wade Ormsby's third into the par 5-12. Easy birdie for the Aussie. A 69 today for Wade, seven on the par. Seven on the par, a popular score. How about this putt from the back-to-form Keredek Apibonrat, the 14th huge putt straight in. A round of 67 today, didn't have a bogey on the card. He's on seven under par and alongside him is his great mate, Prom Misawat. A birdie putt at the eighth for Prom. He too, round in 67 for seven under they may play together tomorrow. David Puge had a strange day. He was seven under after six holes, called this one for a birdie at seven, but then triple bogeyed the ninth as final hole. He's still right there, though, at eight under par. England Steve Luton had the low round of the day. An excellent 64, low round of the week, in fact. He's on eight under after that birdie at the fifth. And Scott Hend of Australia's also going very well, a birdie at the seventh and a 67 for nine under. Also on nine under, another player who's back to forum after a tough time last year, Li Hao Tong of China. This at the fourth, a round of 65 and a big smile. He's on nine under. But the man who leads just as he did after round one, John Catlin of the US. A birdie putt at the 18th, his fourth of the day. He hasn't had a bogey in 36 holes.