Louis Oosthuizen rattles Keegan Bradley for the lead in the second round of WGC HSBC Championship
A rampaging Louis Oosthuizen is now rattling the summit at the second round of the WGC HSBC Championship, pulling in no fewer than seven birdies and still has to play for the remaining four holes to reach the halfway mark. 2010 Open Championship winner,
Oosthuizen started off his day from the front nine, carding two birdies on the second and third. He went over to pull three straight birdies before making the turn and another two more on the 12th and 13th. He is seven-under for the moment
and has not dropped a single shot in the morning.
Swede Fredrik Jacobson also pulled in a strong second round to share the lead with overnight leader Keegan Bradley with his aggregate of 10-under. He still has to play for the last hole of the front nine and has scored five-under so far. Jacobson has also
been bogey-free for the day, carding five birdies in all.
Overnight leader Bradley, started off the day on a strong note, when he pulled in a massive eagle at par-five, 2nd. He carded just one more birdie on the front nine and leveled it with a dropped shot at par-four, 9th. He has just made
the turn to start off his back nine.
Aussie Adam Scott, who finished for a humble three-under, 69 yesterday, decided to throw himself in contention, with no fewer than six birdies on the front nine. He also dropped a shot at par-four, 7th, amidst the birdie spree before he made the
turn. He still has to tee-off for the remaining eight holes on the back nine.
Bo Van Pelt, who finished for joint second yesterday, was not able to pull in an equally stellar show on the second day and has carded a round of two-under so far and is playing for the last two holes on the back nine. He carded four birdies in all against
two dropped shots on the back nine.
Asian star golfer Thongchai Jaidee, who finished for four-under, 68 on the opening day, has now surged to the fifth place with three-under for the moment. He carded three birdies without dropping a shot and is still playing for the remaining seven holes
on the back nine.
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