DP World Tour : Soudal Open Tee Times
Nacho Elvira carded a second consecutive 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Soudal Open.
The Spaniard came into day two at Rinkven International Golf Club two shots off the lead but stayed bogey-free through 36 holes as he moved to 14 under, one clear of England's Ross Fisher who carded a 63 and three ahead of France's Romain Langasque.
Canadian Aaron Cockerill, Kiwi Sam Jones, Dane Niklas Norgaard and England's Andrew Wilson were then 4th, four shots off the lead at -10 in a wet Antwerp.
The Canadian is in is search of a first DP World title.
Elvira has been a picture of consistency in 2024, missing just one cut by a single shot and securing a tie for second at the Magical Kenya Open in February.
That is in stark contrast to the 2023 season where he missed 12 of his first 17 cuts before finishing second in Denmark, going on to finish 49th on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex despite making the weekend just 40 per cent of the time.
He will now be hoping he can turn his new-found consistency into a second DP World Tour title at a course where he finished in the top ten two years ago.
"It was quite similar to yesterday, I played consistent and putted really well, extremely happy," he said.
"It’s a course I like, it suits my eye off the tee a bit better than other courses. And I’m lucky enough to be putting well, so hopefully I can take advantage of that.
"Thank God it’s not raining and windy, it’s only raining. It’s not pleasant to be playing under the rain... I’m happy to be done."
Langasque was also bogey-free in round two as he carded a 67, putting irons inside 15 feet on the 14th, 16th and second and birdieing the fifth after laying up.
Jones started the day with a two-shot lead after his opening 62 and birdied the 13th but then made back-to-back bogeys on the first and second before recovering with gains on the seventh and ninth in a 70.
Cockerill made seven birdies and two bogeys in a second consecutive 66, while Norgaard and Wilson were blemish free in carding rounds of 68.
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