Everything you need to know about the second round at the Royal Sotogrande Golf Club.
Jorge Campillo once again puts bogey out of the way to take a huge lead while the rest of the field competes on day two of the 2024 Estrela Dam NA Andalusia Masters Excellent performance.
Here's everything you need to know about the second round at the Royal Sotogrande Golf Club.
Flawless Campillo surges to the top
After an opening 64, Campillo started today's match with a two-stroke advantage, and after just two holes on Friday, Campillo made a hole-in-one for eagle on the 11th fairway to take the top spot. He never looked back, shooting a second-round 65 with five birdies to finish at 15 under, remain bogey-free in the tournament so far and take a four-shot lead heading into the weekend. After finishing the round, Campillo joined the commentators in the box in the afternoon to express his desire to achieve a first victory on home soil or even on European soil. He said: “That would be great. I've never won in Europe, always in Africa or Asia. Yes, it would be great for sure. There's still a lot of way to go, but to win in your home country would be great.” That would be great.”
Ram and co put on a show
A huge crowd followed hometown heroes Jon Rahm and Angel Hidalgo and their playing partner Rasmus Højgaard as they enjoyed a top-notch game on Friday afternoon. Golf tournament. Hidalgo, who beat two-time Grand Slam winner Rahm in the play-offs to win the Spanish Open in Madrid last month, was in fine form again and played a top contender of the day to help the Eagles win. . On the second, he worked more magic on the third, this time in the sand, where he made birdie. Meanwhile, Rahm birdied the same two holes and then sent the crowd into a frenzy with a hat trick on the fifth hole. Check out these birdies from the trio on the seventh hole…
Hidalgo: 30 feet✅
Ram: 29 feet✅
Hoygaard: 21 feet✅It’s safe to say that Group 26 really enjoyed the 7th hole 😍#EDAM2024 pic.twitter.com/mMYrOzA9jP
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 18, 2024
Highlights of Hidalgo
It's fair to say that Hidalgo's second day was interesting. Here are more highlights from the entertaining Spaniard’s thrilling second round…
Hidalgo finished 10th! 🔥#EDAM2024 pic.twitter.com/snKA632cOn
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 18, 2024
Puig's tailoring is trendy
As Spain's David Puig prepares to chip in from the ninth green, his final hole of the day, the equation is simple. Sitting on the projected cut line at two under par, he needed to get up to have a chance to compete on the weekend. But he played better, chipping in a birdie to secure the win.
Kuso Ace Award
Remember Ugo Coussaud’s spectacular hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth on Thursday? Well, he was rewarded on day two as he showed his weight in Estrella Damm.