DP World Tour : FedEx French Open Tee Times Leaderboard
Play began this morning in Paris with Michael Kim in the lead after he began his title defence with a resounding 8 birdie, bogey free 63 to lead this French Open by 2 shots over a group of 7 players including Matt Fitzpatrick at -6 65.
Today, Denmark's Jeff Winther is off to a great start -6 through 13 holes -11 for the lead, confirming to the others that in these ideal conditions the newly renovated Le National is certainly there for the taking..
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EDIT>> Friday night
Matt Fitzpatrick tees off on the second hole on day two of the FedEx Open de France at Le Golf National © Stuart Franklin/Getty Images
Matt Fitzpatrick carded a brilliant bogey-free 64 during the fog-affected second round at Le Golf National to take a one-stroke lead over Jeff Winther at the halfway stage of the 2026 FedEx Open de France.
The World Number Four made five birdies and an eagle on Friday afternoon before preserving his flawless card with an excellent up-and-down from the back-left of the 18th green.
"I played really solid again," said Fitzpatrick, who is making his first appearance at the event since 2018.
"Felt comfortable with my game. Just the last few holes were a bit of a grind. But, yeah, happy to be in the clubhouse."
The start of the second round was delayed by fog on Friday morning but, once play got under way, Winther quickly became the man to catch.
With first round leader Michael Kim among the later starters, the Dane fired a bogey-free 64 of his own to reach -12 and set the early target.
Fitzpatrick, playing in the afternoon, made four birdies on the front nine to move quickly into contention. After four straight pars from the turn, he then joined Winther at the summit with an eagle at the par-five 14th before holing a 27-footer at the 16th to take the outright lead.
He parred the 17th but slipped while playing his approach to the last, sending the ball long and left of the water-surrounded green and leaving himself a difficult up-and-down.
Fitzpatrick responded by playing his next shot to four feet before converting the par putt to sign for a flawless 64 and a 36-hole total of -13
Defending champion Michael Kim, who claimed his maiden DP World Tour crown at this event 12 months ago at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche as Le Golf National underwent extensive renovations, sits a shot further back.
The American had a mix of fortunes on Friday but still sits just two behind on -11 mixing six birdies with three bogeys to add a 66 to his opening 63.
"Yeah, it wasn't perfect golf like yesterday, but I felt like I made a good fight out of it," he said.
"And overall I'm happy with where I'm at. I didn't get off to the best start. Swing didn't feel as good as yesterday. But I'm really happy. I feel like I figured some things out during the middle of the round today. And just a little unfortunate bogey coming in. But I think I have a good chance to win this tournament for the weekend."
SUMMARY
Fellow American Ryan Gerard and Frenchman Tom Vaillant currently share fourth on -10, with Angel Hidalgo, Marcel Siem, Thriston Lawrence and Gregorio De Leo in a share of sixth place at -9.
SATURDAY
The round was overnight suspended at 19.55pm local time due to darkness, with play set to restart at 8.45am. Round three will be a two tee start in three balls and will not start before 10am.
The cut is currently projected to be -3, with 66 players sitting at -3.
Bryan Angus
