American Peter Uihlein shot one of many rounds of his life right now, a course document 10-under-par 61, to surge into the lead on the midway stage of Worldwide Collection England – being performed at Foxhills Membership & Resort, in Surrey.
His spherical, made up of an eagle, 9 birdies and one bogey, was remarkably 10 pictures higher than his first spherical and noticed him transfer to 10-under for the US$2million occasion.
The LIV Golf star leads by one from Belgium’s Thomas Pieters – his RangeGoats GC team-mate on the LIV Golf League and joint-first spherical chief – and surprise-package Robert Dinwiddie from England.
Pieters returned a 69, and Dinwiddie – one in every of six gamers who made it by way of the 18-hole qualifier for this occasion – carded a 66 on the Longcross course.
BLAND IN THE MIX
American Caleb Surratt is one shot again after additionally carding a 66, with England’s Richard Bland a stroke additional behind, following a 69, together with Karandeep Kochhar from India, who shot a 67.
Uihlein completed joint third on this 12 months’s Saudi Open offered by PIF to document his greatest end on the Asian Tour, the place he first began enjoying in 2012, and could have an opportunity to higher that this weekend.
He’ll be hoping to copy pictures like his strategy on the par-four 13th which he holed for an eagle.
“Simply type of drove it as much as a whole lot of holes, had a whole lot of chips for eagle and simply had comfy up and downs,” mentioned Uihlein.
“I drove it good in some key areas on the par fives, and the drivable holes, and stored it in between the bushes, which is all you want to do.
“I putted unbelievable. I putted actually, very well. Made a whole lot of pars round six, seven, eight, huge par putts to type of preserve the spherical going after I was a pair below early, in order that was good.”
He beat the earlier document by two pictures, with a birdie on the 18th permitting him to seize the lead on the finish of the day.
Mentioned Pieters: “Performed much like yesterday, simply didn’t make sufficient putts. I struggled on the greens. I’m nonetheless fairly blissful. I assumed it was fairly powerful this morning. I’m in an excellent place.”
Pieters’ most up-to-date victory was on the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship whereas he got here near a seventh DP World Tour victory earlier this season when he tied for second on the Soudal Open.
“I’m enjoying aggressively, hitting a whole lot of drivers,” added the 32-year-old.
“I’m type of like chipping them down the golf green with my driver. Hopefully I can preserve doing the identical. I didn’t play golf final week; I took the week off. Typically it’s good to refresh the thoughts; swing ideas are gone. Simply type of rise up there and hit it.”
He carded 4 birdies and two bogeys.
Englishman Dinwiddie’s efficiency is much more spectacular contemplating he was one in every of three gamers who made it by way of an eight-man play-off within the qualifier.
The spirit he confirmed that day was evident as soon as extra right now as he made seven birdies and two bogeys.
“Effectively, look, I’m actually blissful to be 9 below and that’s for certain,” mentioned the 41-year-old.
“Putted amazingly properly yesterday, didn’t hit the ball nice. I hit the ball a bit higher right now and continued to putt fairly properly from 10-15 ft. However you recognize, nonetheless, I haven’t actually hit the ball that properly, amazingly, the final couple of days.
“However possibly I haven’t acquired myself in loopy hassle, after which I’ve putted fairly properly which has type of made up for it. So, I’m actually blissful. I’m hopeful that I can possibly hit the ball just a little bit higher over the subsequent couple of days and see what occurs.”
AMAZING GRACE
The Englishman turned skilled in 2006 and is a three-time winner on the Problem Tour, twice in 2007 and as soon as in 2010.
South African Branden Grace fired a 65 and is 4 behind the chief, together with Korean Seungtaek Lee, in with a 70.
India’s Jeev Milkha Singh, the oldest participant within the subject at 53, rolled again the years by carding a 68 and is a further shot again.
Canadian Richard T. Lee, who began the day joint chief with Pieters, slipped again with a 74 and is four-under.
American John Catlin, presently main each the Asian Tour advantage record and Worldwide Collection Rankings, returned a 72 and is 2 below for the event.
