Difficult day at the office at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André. Only 16 players managed to beat the Breton course this Friday, which defended itself tooth and nail on the second day of the BlotPay 9.
The best Spaniard on the second day was Borja Virto (-2). In fact, he was the only member of the Armada capable of making gains on the course. Only four players signed a lower round. The Navarrese delivered a card of 67 strokes, three under par, and placed himself among the top ten of the event.
The round had a bit of everything. Two bogeys, a double bogey, but above all five birdies and a spectacular eagle on the course’s most iconic hole, the 11th, a par five running parallel to the Brittany coast. It wasn’t just another day; it was Virto’s lowest Friday in four months, putting him in the leading positions. Borja is facing his best streak of the year, top 20 a week ago and his only top 10 of the year two weeks ago. He seeks a great result to allow him to ascend
Far from the ten under par delivered just 24 hours ago by the Irishman Kennedy to seal the course record. In fact, he succumbed to the claws of Golf Bluegreen, and his second round shot up to 76 strokes. A 16-stroke difference between one day and the next. That’s how cruel this sport can be. James Morrison leads at ten under par with a three-stroke advantage over the second-placed Matthis Bessard and six strokes over the third. The Englishman is one of the four players who managed to beat the course both days. He has opened a certain gap, but this course can devour at any moment.
The cut finally went to +4. Seven of ours will play the weekend. David Borda and Santi Tarrio will start from +1 within the top thirty. Javier Calles (+3), debuting this week on the circuit, delivered a card of 71 strokes and surpasses the cut in his debut. Tied with him at three over par is Luis Masaveu (+3). Just inside the cut line, Lucas Vacarisas and Rocco Repetto-Taylor (+4) closed.
They bowed out earlier than they would have liked, Sebas García (+6), who after a great initial round suffered a setback of 77 strokes that left him out of the cut. It was especially painful for Víctor García Broto (+5). A double bogey on the last hole left him without a weekend in France. Also saying goodbye were Javi Sainz (+8), Joseba Torres (+8), and Juan Salama (+17)
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