DP World Tour : Italian Open Leaderboard
Angel Ayora produced a brilliant burst of scoring around the turn as he fired a flawless -5 65 on Friday to lead by one stroke at the halfway stage of the 2025 Italian Open.
The 20-year-old made a series of stunning par saves in the opening eight holes of his second round before picking up his first birdie of the day from close range at the ninth.
And he kept the momentum going, birdieing the tenth, 11th and 12th to make it four in a row and grab a share of the lead.
HotelPlanner Tour graduate Ayora gave himself a golden opportunity to hit the front on his own with a spectacular approach into the 16th but could not convert the birdie putt from inside four feet.
He made no mistake from similar range on the 18th, though, to reach -9 a total no-one else could match.
The Spaniard sits one clear of first-round leader at -8, Dan Bradbury, Martin Couvra, Andreas Halvorsen and Marcel Schneider all T2.
He said: "I started today very badly. From the tee I was struggling with my swing, but there were some very good recoveries and I was putting very good, so thank you to my short game.
"On the back nine I was trying to find a swing thought or something to recover from the front nine. I think I found it and I hope to do it tomorrow as well.
Afternoon starter Schneider had a good chance to catch Ayora at the summit late in the day but could not convert his four-foot birdie putt at the last. His second straight 66 left him bogey-free at the midway point.
France's Couvra, meanwhile, matched the course record of 63 set earlier in the day by Rafa Cabrera Bello thanks to eight birdies and one bogey.
EDIT **** Aaron Cockerill has posted 68 68 -4 in contention T14 for the weekend where the lead is Spaniard Angel Ayora 66 65 -9
Bryan Angus
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