DP World Tour : Ras Al Khaimah Leaderboard
Marcus Armitage produced a big finish to sit two shots clear of a stellar chasing pack at the halfway stage of the 2025 Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
The Englishman came into the day with a commanding four-stroke lead following his stunning 63 on Thursday but his advantage had been wiped out by the time he teed off at 11.45am local time.
Birdies at the third and fourth saw Armitage regain the outright lead but he was punished by the tough stretch around the turn as he made three bogeys and just one birdie in six holes from the seventh.
A 23-foot birdie at the 15th handed him a share of the lead, though, and he saved his best for last, chipping in for a bonus birdie on the 17th to hit the front on his own before a closing gain moved him to 12 under par at the midway point of the tournament.
Early starters Alejandro del Rey and Dan Brown were Armitage's nearest challengers on ten under after firing rounds of 66 and 64 respectively.
Armitage said: "It was always going to be a tough day today, following up yesterday. I felt calm out there and I got rewarded for being patient at the end there. So yeah, really happy
"I just wanted to break 70 today. That was the little goal inside my head that I had and I achieved that at the last with the best shot of the day. Just really pleased and let's see what the weekend brings.
"It's probably the best I've done over the first two rounds ever. There'll be new challenges over the weekend and I’ll look forward to embracing them."
edit***** Its was another nail biter for Canada's Aaron Cockerill who was flirting with the projected cut of -1. He finished 73 71 E in a big group T72 all waiting too see if they were in or heading home.
The cut fell at -1 so a weekend at his Dubai home for Aaron I would imagine.
europeantour.com
Bryan Angus (edit)
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