Elvis Smylie has overcome a blip on the inward stretch of his second round to still be in the hunt for the jackpot first prize at the Abu Dhabi Championship on a day when a rare albatross was espied on the celebrated Yas Links course.
Australian Smylie hadn't dropped a shot over his first 28 holes at Yas Links as he moved into contention at 11 under, but a couple of bogeys over the next four holes stalled his momentum in the chase for the $US1.53 million ($A2.35 million) winner's cheque.
