We're seeing some good golfing being played so far, but the heat of Dubai is making this no easy feat. In a post-round interview today, Stenson noted that he "felt like I hit the wall on 12 [hole]" and said he struggled to finish off his round, mentally and physically. Still, he finished well and is in a very good spot to win again, which would result in this being his first defended title in his playing career.
It may be hot but players are still shooting low scores on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, with almost half of the field shooting sub-70 rounds today, more than yesterday, which I think is pretty good. The low round of both days was a 64, shot by Rafa Cabrera-Bello earlier today; he was actually on track to shoot a sub-60 round. Then again, we're are seeing the top European Tour players here this week.
In other news, Irishman Shane Lowry aced the 13th hole par 3 during his second round, which played at 206 yards. This is his first professional hole-in-one and only second in his career.
Finally, here is how our picks are doing:
1) Rory McIlroy: T2 at 8-under (-8)
2) Justin Rose: T5 at 7-under (-7)
3) Mikko Ilonen: 58 at 6-over (+6)
TGR favourites Graeme McDowell and Miguel Angel Jimenez are at 2-under and even par, respectively.
It's no surprise to see Rory near the top of the leaderboard, especially when the European Tour stops in Dubai. His second round however was up and down, with two bogeys (one after a mis-hit hook) and four birdies, most occurring on the back nine. Justin Rose seems to have a habit of starting off his round bad, then coming back and doing well. In his first round, he was 4-over through 6 holes, but made six birdies and a bogey to finish at 1-under. Mikko Ilonen unfortunately isn't having his best week.
Stay tuned Sunday for our final post for the tournament and to see who won it,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
Finally, here is how our picks are doing:
1) Rory McIlroy: T2 at 8-under (-8)
2) Justin Rose: T5 at 7-under (-7)
3) Mikko Ilonen: 58 at 6-over (+6)
TGR favourites Graeme McDowell and Miguel Angel Jimenez are at 2-under and even par, respectively.
It's no surprise to see Rory near the top of the leaderboard, especially when the European Tour stops in Dubai. His second round however was up and down, with two bogeys (one after a mis-hit hook) and four birdies, most occurring on the back nine. Justin Rose seems to have a habit of starting off his round bad, then coming back and doing well. In his first round, he was 4-over through 6 holes, but made six birdies and a bogey to finish at 1-under. Mikko Ilonen unfortunately isn't having his best week.
Stay tuned Sunday for our final post for the tournament and to see who won it,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
Will Stenson be able to defend the DP World Tour Championship?
No comments:
Post a Comment