Scot Grant Forrest leads Spanish Open, 36 hole results

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Madrid, Spain  2026-10-09  620am est / 12.20pm Spain

BBC Weather: 9/19*c Sunny with a gentile breeze, 2km/h E

Friday's play is well under way in ideal sunny Spanish weather on the Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on the DP World Tour.

While the late wave led by overnight leader Eugenio Chacarra -5 66 get ready, the morning wave see's Swiss star Joel Girrbach at -6 66 and he has the clubhouse lead  at -8.....

FINAL EDIT >>> 1230pm EST  630pm Madrid

Grant Forrest continued his good record at Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the Open de España presented by Madrid.

The Scot has twice finished T3 in Spain’s national open, in 2021 and 2024, and has never missed the cut across his six previous appearances.

He held a share of the lead after a first-round 66 and he backed it up with a 67 on Friday to reach -9, with countryman Connor Syme and Switzerland's Joel Girrbach as his nearest challengers.

Eugenio Chacarra, who is playing on home soil with a fractured toe, and Joe Dean are both at -7, with Danish duo Jacob Skov Olesen and Jeff Winther a shot further back -6, alongside French pair Martin Couvra and Victor Perez and New Zealand's Daniel Hillier.

Patrick Reed, who has led the Race to Dubai Rankings since February, missed the cut and Chacarra will leapfrog both Rory McIlroy and the American with a victory on Sunday.

SUMMARY

Chacarra, already a two-time winner of national opens this year, enjoyed a strong finish with three birdies over his final five holes to card a 69.

Dean, who won his first DP World Tour title earlier this season at the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, went bogey-free in his 67.

Couvra and Winther both signed for a 66, Rolex Series winner Perez made a hat-trick of birdies in his 68 and Hillier shot a 69 to complete the top ten.

Eddie Pepperell, who is in need of Race to Dubai points to preserve his playing rights next season, was among those to make the cut on the number +1 after birdieing his final hole in a battling 70.

Bryan Angus