Italy's Francesco Molinari and Spain's Sergio Garcia lead the way after the second round at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Both players posted second round totals of 67 to add to their first round 68s to lead the field by one shot on nine-under.
Going into the weekend with the lead. pic.twitter.com/SYvg17pHFb
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 18, 2016
Lee Westwood leads the chasing pack on eight-under after posting a score of two-under for his round today.
Shane Lowry leads the Irish challenge and is currently six shots off the pace on three-under par for his first two rounds.
Sit. Sit. Sit. Sit. Sit. Sit.
Phew... pic.twitter.com/0eBDc0CR67
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 18, 2016
Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy sit in joint 29th place on one-under. McIlroy got himself back into contention today posting a total of four-under to make up for his sloppy round of three-over yesterday. He is attempting to win the season's finale for the third time.
Hitting greens is overrated...@JumeirahGolfEst https://t.co/Me4vm35WhB
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 18, 2016
The two men chasing the Race to Dubai title, Danny Willet and Henrik Stenson, both sit on three-under after the opening two rounds. Willet needs to win the tournament to guarantee beating Stenson to the end of season honours.
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