Hatton’s ‘5th hitting lead’… Tied for 2nd in McIlroy

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2nd day 13 holes 5 under par, McIlroy 14 holes 1 over par,’No. 3’Thomas tied for 48th

Tyrell Hatton is teeing off the 8th hole on the second day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Abu Dhabi (UAE)=Getty images/Multibits

[아시아경제 노우래 기자] It is a cruise of Tyrel Hatton (England), number 9 in the world ranking.

On the 23rd (Korean time) Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi golf course (par 72, 7583 yards) in Abu Dhabi (par 72, 7583 yards), a European tour limited express match’Rolex Series 1st leg’ Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (total prize money of 8 million dollars), 2nd day 13 They drove a 5-under par from the hole and captured the top of the leaderboard (12 under par). ‘Number 6’Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) tied for second place (7 under par) and Tommy Fleetwood (England), and a whopping 10 people are fighting in a joint 6th place (6 under par).

Hatton started from second place in the first stroke and tied 1 Eagle, 4 Buddy, and 1 Bogie. Hole 2 (par 5) After taking a breath to look at hole 3 (par 4) behind the eagle, the 7-10 holes 4 consecutive birdies were excited. After finishing hole 13 (par 4), the round could not be completed due to sunset. It is the sixth victory in the European Tour career in three months after winning the BMW PGA Championship in October last year. “The putting was okay,” he said, “a good location for winning”.

Jazz Jane Watanand (Thailand) cut a third hit and jumped to a tie for second place. On the other hand, McIlroy, who was the lead the day before, forgot 1 stroke with 3 birdies, 2 bogies and 1 double bogie in 14 holes. Fleetwood, the’power of Europe’, wrote a 5-under par and entered the competition. Defending Champ Lee Westwood (England) halted to a tie for 24th (3 under par) after being an even par in 14 holes. ‘Number 3’Justin Thomas (USA) is tied for 48th (1 under par).

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