Cutting day in the Land of the Rising Sun. A Frenchman is in the top 10 at -7, it’s David Ravetto. After a good first day in Japan, the pupil of Benoit Ducolombier continues his momentum by returning a card of 67 (-3). Author of 5 birdies and 2 bogeys, the French player is 8th alongside 13 other players.
A shot behind, Robin Sciot-Siegrist is 22nd at -6 having returned a second card of 67 (-3) in a row. He is followed further by Alexander Levy, Romain Langasque and the defending champion, the Japanese Yuto Katsuragawa at -3. Matthieu Pavon and Antoine Rozner are 62nd at -2. Two French miss the cut. This is the case of Jeong weon Ko, 124th at +4 and Julien Guerrier, 134th at +6.
Herbert, Janewattananond and Forest in the lead
They are three in the lead of the Japanese tournament. Australian Lucas Herbert and Thai Jazz Janewattananond both returned a card of 63 (-7) with a total of 9 birdies and 2 bogeys.
The latter made 3 consecutive birdies at the 16th, 17th and 18th holes: “It was incredible. I was slow at first, then picked up momentum and finished strong. I feel good, comfortable on the course, less tense. I used to play on the JGTO (Japan Golf Tour Organisation)so it’s good to be back here in Japan, on a similar course to the one I used to play in 2019”said the Asian Tour player.
The third man in the lead is the Scotsman Grant Forrest, who made the best card of the day at 62 (-8). The winner of the Hero Open 2021 made 9 birdies (including 5 on his last nine holes) and a bogey: “I didn’t realize where I was until the last green and I thought ‘ oh, it’s for a 62″. I can’t wait for the weekend. The course firmed up a bit. There have been a few putts in and I imagine it will be the same this weekend. »
They are followed by the German Maximilian Kieffer in 4th position at -9 ahead of the South African Deon Germishuys, the Japanese Takumi Kanaya and the British Jordan Smith 5th at -8.
2023-04-21 10:39:25
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