Morten Hedegaard shares the lead after 36 holes with Matthew Evans and Ben Jones

The second round of the Hacienda Riqueleme started out calm with bright blue skies but the calm conditions vanished quickly and were replaced with strong gusty winds. These conditions played havoc with the 100 top professional and amateurs who are all vying for the 2010 Polaris World Hacienda Riqueleme trophy and their share of the 25,000 Euro which are up for grabs.  The winds near the end of the day subsided but left their mark on the scores as the cut went from level par yesterday to +6 after round 2 for the top 40 professionals and amateurs.

Leading the pack still are round one leaders Matthew Evans, Morten Hedegaard and Ben Jones who all still remain at -6 after 36 hole. It looked like Evans was going to run away with the event after posting a 3 under front nine in the gusty conditions accompanied by the slick Nicklaus putting surfaces. However he slipped on the back nine with bogeys on the 1st,4th,5th, and 6th holes to let his 3 shot lead slip away.

The trio will now face one another in the show down to collect the 4512 Euro first prize tomorrow. With more wind in the forecast but continued bright blue skies, it will provide an exciting finish to celebrate the 3rd event of the 2010 Polaris World swing.