Tommy Fleetwood 69 67 -8 T6, Francesco Molinari 68 73 -3 T27 are the important numbers at the halfway point of the DP World Golf Championship.
Fleetwood needs victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates to have a chance of defending his title as Europe's #1, with Race to Dubai leader Francesco Molinari finishing worse than a T5. Molinari was a shot ahead of his pal after day one but while Fleetwood fired a -5 67 on Friday to sit just three shots off the lead at -8, the Italian was eight back at -3 after a +1 73.
"It's still a very difficult task. I've only won once this year, it's not like I'm a prolific winner this year. I've had chances and missed them. So I'm still trying to knock on that door and win a tournament, the same as everybody is. There's so many different things going on but the situation is pretty black and white, just keep going and just put everything into it for another two days.
“We've got two rounds of golf left of all the rounds of golf that have been played by all the players on Tour and you're still in with a chance to win the Race to Dubai. It's pretty cool and you'll always take it."
“We've got two rounds of golf left of all the rounds of golf that have been played by all the players on Tour and you're still in with a chance to win the Race to Dubai. It's pretty cool and you'll always take it."
Matt Wallace 68 65 -11 is the leader looking for his 4th win of the year. Countryman Danny Willett fired a 67 2nd -10, alongside first-round leaders Adrian Otaegui (68) and Jordan Smith (68), with reigning Masters Champion Patrick Reed at -9 after a bogey-free 66
Notables : Rory McIlroy 69 67 -8, Patrick Reed 69 66 -9, Jon Rahm 67 70 -7, Henrik Stenson 71 66 -7.
Remember Fleetwood has to win, no matter what Molinari does, so although he has closed the gap, he still has a long way to go.
Bryan Angus
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