Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat managed to defend the top spot in the BMW European PGA Championship on Friday at Wentworth Golf Club in England by virtue of a 68 card.
The 516th golfer in the world rigged six birdies while committing two bogeys. His cumulative score of 132 (-12) allows him to beat the Italian Francesco Laporta (65) by one stroke and the English Laurie Canter (66) and the Australian Adam Scott (69) by two strokes.
Aphibarnrat has already won four titles in this circuit, before injury slowed him down in 2019.
“I’m really proud of the way I’m playing these first two rounds,” said the golfer according to the official tour website. I don’t really want to set a goal, to be honest. I just want to get some momentum, which I did in the first two rounds. Whatever the outcome, in the end, I will accept it. “
South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout shared the first position with Aphibarnrat after 18 holes, but he settled for par in the second round so he is now eighth at -8, along with five other competitors. .
The highlight of the day was without a doubt the holes in one of the Danish Joachim B. Hansen and the French Romain Langasque on the 10th pennant. Never before during this competition, two golfers had achieved the feat at the same hole.
This tournament is the last qualifying stage for the Europeans in view of the Ryder Cup. Five golfers – Spaniard Jon Rahm, Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, Norwegian Viktor Hovland and England’s Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood – have already qualified, and four more will have their places under the updated rankings after this tournament.
Captain Padraig Harrington will also have to go with a discretionary pick of three other golfers to complete his squad. The Ryder Cup will be held in Sheboygan, Wisconsin starting September 24.
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