DP World Tour : Magical Kenya Open Entry List Tee Times
Frederic Lacroix shot a second-round 62 to share the halfway lead with Casey Jarvis at the 2026 Magical Kenya Open presented by absa.
At -13 the pair held a two-shot lead over the field as they attempted to wrestle the limelight from Kenya's Njoroge Kibugu, who delighted the home crowd by making the cut with an eagle at the last.
Jarvis' fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis fired a stunning 61, which would have been a course record had preferred lies not been in play at Karen Country Club, to share third place with Spain's Angel Ayora and Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia on -11
After finishing his opening 65 with an eagle to build momentum, Lacroix had four birdies before the turn and the same again afterwards for a brilliant 62.
He said: "I’m super happy about today. I made a couple of good putts and it was just a solid round off the tee with no mistakes.
"This morning was a bit colder, a bit more humid, so the ball is not going to travel that much. Yesterday evening was very hot and dry, and there’s a few out there that are going to be bad – you just hit it and it never stops.
"It’s one of those where if you miss a shot off the tee, you get in trouble very quickly. I think it’s more managing some holes you can be aggressive, sometimes you can’t, especially with different pins. If you live in the middle of the fairway, you’re going to be alright."
Jarvis looked set to lead on his own after adding seven birdies to the ten he made in his opening 62.
"It’s nice putting myself into these positions. Obviously, I get more comfortable with it. I’ve had two wins on the Sunshine Tour (last November's Hyundai Open and Vodacom Origins of Golf), so I kind of know what the feeling is now."
Francesco Laporta and Davis Bryant were a shot further back at -10 with first-round co-leader Niklas Lemke among the group at -9.
edit >>> Canada's Aaron Cockerill was out in +2 37, but bounced back with a bogey free,3 birdie back nine -1 69 T42 -5.
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