Spain’s Angel Hidalgo, Poland’s Adrian Meronk and Joost Luiton of the Netherlands shared the clubhouse lead at eight-under par on a frenetic second day of the $4 million DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club course on Friday.
He was 7-under for the tournament and one shot off the clubhouse lead. US PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, who began his first round with an eagle and finished it on Friday at 3-under 69, went three-over in the second round. Rai, who had a substantial number of fans cheering him on, is 1-under overall and is likely to make the cut.
Starting late in the afternoon like McIlroy and Fleetwood due to the schedule logjam, the Spaniard, who shot 5-under 67 overnight, was two-under after five holes. His hot pursuer Eugenio Chacarra, however, resumed from where he left off on Thursday.
Fellow New Zealander and British Open champion Ryan Fox, however, looks set to miss the cut. PGTI Order of Merit leader Sartak Talwar was one-under for the tournament. I’m just glad it’s over, to be honest. I’m knackered.”
Daniel Hillier of New Zealand shot the best round of the day, a superb 8-under 64. It lifted him to 6-under for the tournament. He shot 2-under 70 on Friday, but the damage was done in his opening 4-over par round. After his first round 71, he was playing at par after seven holes in the second. The 33-year-old said: “Very solid, (but) a very long day.
South Africa’s Adrian Meronk, who started his first round late on Thursday with four birdies in the first five holes was delighted to be in the position he is in.
