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SLATTERY THE HALFWAY LEADER AT EGYPTIAN OPEN PRESENTED BY SODIC
"I just didn't put a foot wrong today," said Slattery after a round that included seven birdies and just one bogey.
"Everything has felt pretty good this week and it is not often you come into a tournament feeling confidence throughout every aspect of your game – hopefully I can keep it going for the next two days." A former Challenge Tour winner, Slattery is well aware what a win in Cairo could do for his career.
"If I could win here then I'd be safe for next year and the target at the moment is to get into the top 15 - anything better than that would be a bonus and winning here would come into that category."
World number nine Rory McIlroy continued to struggle with his swing. Although a disappointing two over par 74 saw him edge through to the final two days of the $250,000 Challenge Tour event, he remains ten shots adrift of tournament leader Slattery on one over par.
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Lee Slattery is the leader at the halfway stage of the Egyptian Open 2010 presented by SODIC after the 32 year-old Englishman shot a superb 66 (-6) to move to nine under par (135), one shot ahead of Scotland's George Murray and overnight leader Alessandro Tadini of Italy.