After two rounds of play at Woburn Golf Club, two players lead the British Masters, in the form of Soren Kjeldsen and Matthew Fitzpatrick. Both lead with a score of 9-under and a single shot lead over Richard Bland and Kiradech Aphibarnrat. The cut has also been set at 1-over.
Nearly twenty years separate the two leaders and despite co-leading, both are in very different situations, career-wise. Fitzpatrick is in his rookie year on tour but is certainly no stranger to professional golf, having played in many of the recent majors as an amateur, his most notable was the 2013 Open Championship where he finished as the low amateur. Kjeldsen is the posterperson of a golf veteran on the European Tour, having been on tour for almost as long as Fitzpatrick has been living. He's won already this year, after a 6-year dry spell, at the Irish Open, and is also one of the nicer players on tour. Despite the differences, both are fighting for a win this week.
Woburn played very well both days, not too hard and not too easy, with wet and soft conditions (typical English weather some would say). The scoring average for Thursday was 70.7 and today was a bit tougher at 71.3. The low score today was a 65, shot by Robert Rock (Rock moved up 59 places on the leaderboard due to this score). No one is bogey free throughout their rounds.
Our picks this week are doing well. Luke Donald sits at T33 3-under, shooting a 67/72 so far, as does Lee Westwood, who shot a 69/70. Woburn professional and tournament host Ian Poulter leads them by a shot at 4-under T23. He also made news today by making an incredible up and down, which Poults said was one of his best. TGR favourite Graeme McDowell sits at T13, after shooting a 67 today.
Be sure to check out our results post Sunday evening to see who won,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
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