DP World Tour : Alfred Dunhill Championship Tee Times Leaderboard
**BBC WEATHER : 8/19*c Heavy afternoon rain 13-95% P.O.P wind 15-19km/h SW
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The early wave has gone out with blue skies and a fair breeze 13km/h SW but a rain filled system is forecast for 2pm right through the evening for St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie.
The early early lead is -7 Aussie Jack Buchanan and South African Brendon Stone both began on the back 9 on the Old Course and Scot Michael Stewart.
Stewart may have one of the most remarkable opening round stories at this year's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
After finishing second at the Tartan Pro Tour event on Wednesday in Duddingston, the Scot travelled to the Alfred Dunhill Links and posted a 65 at Carnoustie to hold a share of the first round lead.
FINAL EDIT 1pm est / 6pm St Andrews
Casey Jarvis birdied the final hole of his round to earn a one-shot lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship as he seeks his third victory of the season on the DP World Tour.
The South African, who claimed the Magical Kenya Open presented by Asba and the Investec South African Open Championship earlier this year, found the par-five ninth green (his 18th) at Kingsbarns with his second shot and two-putted from long range.
Jarvis made seven birdies and two bogeys for a second-round 67, adding to the opening round 66 he carded at Carnoustie on Thursday for a total of -11.
"I played really nicely," he said afterwards. "I felt the whole day, hit the ball really solid. My approach play was really good. Luckily rolled in a few putts in my front nine, which is the back nine, and I just felt really in control of my game out there.
The wind was not what I expected it to be today. I thought it would be a bit more windier, so the front end played pretty gettable.
It's nice to have the old course for two rounds in a row now. You watch the Open growing up as a kid and now to be in contention in a tournament like this. Yeah, I'm just looking forward to it and I can't wait to get out there over the weekend."
SUMMARY
One shot behind him is a trio of players - Repetto Taylor, Daffue and Jordan - who are all seeking their maiden titles on the DP World Tour.
Starting at the tenth, Repetto Taylor had the lowest round of the day, an -8 64 around Kingsbarns, charging to the top of the leaderboard with four birdies and eagle on his back nine.
It’s a brilliant momentum builder for Taylor, who is currently 159th on the Race to Dubai Rankings, and has missed nine of his last 11 cuts, but the Spaniard is positive about where his game is.
Daffue, who finished tied fourth on his last start at the Open de Portugal on the HotelPlanner Tour two weeks ago, built on an opening 66 with a four-under 64 at St Andrews. Recovering from a bogey after finding the water on the first, Daffue made birdies at five, seven, 14, 15 and finally 18 to get to -10.
Similarly seeking a first victory is Jordan, who had back-to-back runner-up finishes earlier this year at the Danish Golf Championship and Nexo Championship.
The Englishman, who is currently 44th on the Race to Dubai Rankings, began his round in impressive fashion with back-to-back birdies, before an eagle at the par five 14th and another birdie at the 15th to move into contention.
The first man to get to -10 after birdies at the fourth and fifth, Jordan joined Jarvis at the top on -11 before a dropped shot at his final hole.
A shot behind them on -9 are the quartet of Ivan Cantero, Sam Bairstow, Niklas Norgaard and Ollie Schniederjans, while a large chasing pack on -8 includes defending champion Robert MacIntyre and Brooks Koepka.
In the Team competition, its Daffue and his partner Paul Harris who retain their lead at -21 alongside Daniel Hillier and his partner Craig Heatley - winner of the competition in 2004 with Fred Couples - who shot a collective 59 at Kingsbarns on Friday.
Jarvis and his amateur Hickman Bacon are a shot behind with four others.
The 54 hole cut will be made at the conclusion of play on Saturday.
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Bryan Angus
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