Brendan has added a second round of 70 to his opening round of 69 and stands at five under par for the first 36 holes of the Bridgestone Open in Japan and is in 19th place.

A wayward driver cost Brendan today and he was still fuming a couple of hours after he had finished his round after dropping a shot at the par five last. It was a very disappointing way to finish. "I'm still dirty about it (the dropped shot at the last) and my driving generally and I am going to revert back to the FT-1 tomorrow but this time a new one. I'm not confident with a driver in my hands at present." 

Brendan stands five shots behind the 36 hole leaders, Keiichiro Fukabori and Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng. 

His round today followed an opening round of 69 which was highlighted by an excellent recovery from an early triple bogey.

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