SUPER STENSON, EIGHT-UNDER 64, HEADING FOR EURO NUMERO UNO TITLE
Henrik Stenson in action today. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)
REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Henrik
Stenson took a giant stride towards being crowned European Number One
with a joint best of the day eight under par 64 in the second round to
lead the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
The
Swede, who is in pole position in The Race to Dubai at the final event
of the season, has a grandstand finish on his mind after eight birdies
in a flawless round moved him one shot ahead of Spaniard Alejandro
Cañizares (67) and four
clear of Australian Marcus Fraser (69) and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson
(66), who won the Turkish Airlines Open by the Ministry of Culture and
Tourism last week.
The
two men who would win The Race to Dubai with victory on the Earth
course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell, were
left in Stenson’s slipstream, and at seven under and four under
respectively – and with the leader
in such superb form – their hopes of usurping him are diminishing.
“They
are chasing me as hard as they can, and I know neither of the guys are
going to back down, so I’d better keep my foot down and my head down and
try to keep the momentum,” said Stenson, who is aiming to become the
first player to win
The Race to Dubai and the FedEx Cup in the same season.
“I've
got my family here and a lot of friends from living here for ten years,
so it’s great support and great crowds for me out there. I'm trying my
best to please them and keep them happy.
“I was playing nicely yesterday and
had a lot of chances but didn't take them. Today I was playing the same,
more or less. I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens, and gave
myself opportunities. It was nice to roll a couple of putts in.”
Defending champion Rory McIlroy signed for a five under par 67 to lie at six under overall.
ENDS
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
132 H Stenson (Swe) 68 64,
133 A Cañizares (Esp) 66 67,
136 M Fraser (Aus) 67 69, V Dubuisson (Fra) 70 66,
137 J Rose (Eng) 70 67, I Poulter (Eng) 69 68, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 70, J Blixt (Swe) 72 65,
138 M Jiménez (Esp) 72 66, R McIlroy (Nir) 71 67, P Hanson (Swe) 70 68, P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 66, F Molinari (Ita) 70 68,
139 R Fisher (Eng) 75 64, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 70, T Olesen (Den) 69 70, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 71, L Donald (Eng) 73 66, M Kaymer (Ger) 70 69, C Wood (Eng) 73 66,
140 L Westwood (Eng) 70 70, R Sterne (RSA) 70 70, J Donaldson (Wal) 68 72, M Ilonen (Fin) 72 68, G McDowell (Nir) 72 68,
141 J Luiten (Ned) 73 68, G Coetzee (RSA) 74 67, D Howell (Eng) 75 66,
142 D Fichardt (RSA) 71 71, M Siem (Ger) 75 67, E De La Riva (Esp) 71 71, S Lowry (Irl) 71 71,
143 D Lynn (Eng) 71 72, L Oosthuizen (RSA) 73 70, C Lee (Sco) 73 70, P Casey (Eng) 75 68, R Jacquelin (Fra) 77 66, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 70, B Rumford (Aus) 71 72, M Manassero (Ita) 71 72,
144 P Uihlein (USA) 72 72, D Horsey (Eng) 72 72, S Khan (Eng) 72 72,
145 G Fdez-Castaño (Esp) 71 74, F Aguilar (Chi) 79 66, B Wiesberger (Aut) 72 73, T Björn (Den) 71 74, M Warren (Sco) 74 71,
146 B Grace (RSA) 76 70, G Bourdy (Fra) 76 70, N Colsaerts (Bel) 71 75,
147 J Quesne (Fra) 74 73,
148 T Fleetwood (Eng) 72 76, S Gallacher (Sco) 77 71,
150 T Aiken (RSA) 76 74,
151 G Mulroy (RSA) 76 75,
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS133 A Cañizares (Esp) 66 67,
136 M Fraser (Aus) 67 69, V Dubuisson (Fra) 70 66,
137 J Rose (Eng) 70 67, I Poulter (Eng) 69 68, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 70, J Blixt (Swe) 72 65,
138 M Jiménez (Esp) 72 66, R McIlroy (Nir) 71 67, P Hanson (Swe) 70 68, P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 66, F Molinari (Ita) 70 68,
139 R Fisher (Eng) 75 64, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 70, T Olesen (Den) 69 70, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 71, L Donald (Eng) 73 66, M Kaymer (Ger) 70 69, C Wood (Eng) 73 66,
140 L Westwood (Eng) 70 70, R Sterne (RSA) 70 70, J Donaldson (Wal) 68 72, M Ilonen (Fin) 72 68, G McDowell (Nir) 72 68,
141 J Luiten (Ned) 73 68, G Coetzee (RSA) 74 67, D Howell (Eng) 75 66,
142 D Fichardt (RSA) 71 71, M Siem (Ger) 75 67, E De La Riva (Esp) 71 71, S Lowry (Irl) 71 71,
143 D Lynn (Eng) 71 72, L Oosthuizen (RSA) 73 70, C Lee (Sco) 73 70, P Casey (Eng) 75 68, R Jacquelin (Fra) 77 66, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 70, B Rumford (Aus) 71 72, M Manassero (Ita) 71 72,
144 P Uihlein (USA) 72 72, D Horsey (Eng) 72 72, S Khan (Eng) 72 72,
145 G Fdez-Castaño (Esp) 71 74, F Aguilar (Chi) 79 66, B Wiesberger (Aut) 72 73, T Björn (Den) 71 74, M Warren (Sco) 74 71,
146 B Grace (RSA) 76 70, G Bourdy (Fra) 76 70, N Colsaerts (Bel) 71 75,
147 J Quesne (Fra) 74 73,
148 T Fleetwood (Eng) 72 76, S Gallacher (Sco) 77 71,
150 T Aiken (RSA) 76 74,
151 G Mulroy (RSA) 76 75,
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