Mark Brown has shot an even par 72 in the second round of the Dunhill Links Championship. Playing at Kingsbarns, Brown was again consistent from tee to green marking 15 of 18 greens in regulation. However he undid his three birdies on the front nine with three bogeys on the back nine and 33 putts again prevented him from scoring under par. Brown is being patient with his game though and knows he will need a very low score at Carnoustie to be able to play on Sunday. Sean Fitzpatrick had a nett 69 to be in 120th place, while the amateur competition is led by Steve Waugh. Click here for full scores.

It wasn’t the greatest of beginnings for Mark Brown in the first round of the Dunhill Links Championship as he shot 4-over par 76 at St Andrews. Brown’s putter was again the club a fault with 35 putts despite hitting 13 of 16 fairways. Sean Fitzpatrick played well with a nett 67 so Mark will be hoping his form rubs off tomorrow when they play Kingsbarns at 10:06am (10:06pm). Click here for full scores.

Browny in his office

Mark Brown has been paired with amateur golfer and rugby legend, Sean Fitzpatrick in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The pair will tee off the tenth at the Old Course, St Andrews at 10:50am on Thursday (10:50pm NZT). The format is pro-am with a cut to the top 60 professionals after the first three rounds. They are joined by the top 20 teams regardless of whether or not the professional has made the cut individually. Fitzpatrick will be well known to New Zealanders as one of the key members of the 1987 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks. Fitzpatrick is now resident in the UK and has a number of business interests including a motivational speaking business and appears regularly on UK rugby coverage. By all accounts he is a handy golfer and will be a formidable member of Team Brown.

Apologies for the lack of news here at www.markbrowngolf.com, HQ has gone back to New Zealand and Mark has had a couple of weeks off. He has had Sky TV installed at home, cooked, cleaned and done all the washing and been practising hard (or so he tells me…). This week sees the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The tournament is played over three prestigious courses: St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. The players play are paired with amateurs so the format is unusual and exciting for the players. Stand by for an exciting announcement about Browny’s playing partner.