Michael Hoey maintains his lead through second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Northern Irishman, Michael Hoey has done well so far to maintain his lead through the halfway mark of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. After sharing a joint lead on the first day, Hoey posted another brilliant six-under 66 at the Kingsbarns, to finish
on top of the leaderboard once again along with Englishman, Tommy Fleetwood.
The duo, who has been former Walker Cup players, pulled in an aggregate of 12-under to stay clear of approaching contender, Louis Oosthuizen, who fell short of just one stroke to summit the leaderboard again on the second day.
The 32-year-old Hoey said, “I've always enjoyed this pro-am format. A couple of years ago I was tied for the lead after two rounds. It's slow, but it really takes your mind off stuff between shots.”
Hoey showed amazing composure on the second day and dropped just one shot on the front nine at par-three, 2nd. He pulled in seven birdies to extend his lead to the halfway mark. On the other hand, the 20-year-old Fleetwood made the headlines on
the second day. He managed to play on the European Tour due to his impressive victory at the Kazakhstan Open on Challenge Tour.
Fleetwood said, “It's pretty unexpected to be honest. Just to get the invite and the experience of playing here is great. I didn't hit it very well yesterday but I holed good putts on the first three or four holes today and didn't really look back. I learn
every time I play at the moment.”
Fleetwood pulled in a round of a humble three-under 69 yesterday, while playing the Old Course at St. Andrews but blasted-off in surprising fashion on the second day, playing the Kingsbarns this time. He carded a whooping nine birdies and did not drop a
single shot throughout the day.
The 2010 Open champion, Louis Oosthuizen is still in contention for the summit although he is now poised as an outright third on the leaderboard. Another five players finished for a joint fourth including South African Jaco Van Zyl, Australian Daniel Gaunt,
Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, Austrian Markus Brier and Marc Warren of Scotland.
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