Round 2
Rory Mcilroy and Tyrrell Hatton share the lead at 5 under par, with two players level at the top. The course played hard: the field averaged 1.34 over par, and Jayden Schaper had the low round of 68. The the par-4 12th was the toughest hole.
| Pos | Player | Round 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 (-3) | -5 |
| 1 | Rory Mcilroy | 70 (-2) | -5 |
| 3 | Kristoffer Reitan | 70 (-2) | -4 |
| 3 | Joost Luiten | 73 (+1) | -4 |
| 5 | Mikael Lindberg | 69 (-3) | -3 |
| 5 | Freddy Schott | 72 (E) | -3 |
| 5 | Victor Perez | 72 (E) | -3 |
| 8 | Jayden Schaper | 68 (-4) | -2 |
| 8 | Jon Rahm | 71 (-1) | -2 |
| 8 | David Puig | 72 (E) | -2 |
| Round 2 | |
|---|---|
| Scoring average | 73.34 (1.34 over par) |
| Players under par | 12 of 50 |
| Low round | 68 (-4): Jayden Schaper |
| Hardest hole | 12th (par 4): 0.46 over par |
| Easiest hole | 7th (par 5): 0.48 under par |
The scoring average is over the players who completed the round. The holes are from the In-Running page's hole averages.
The joint leaders
Rory Mcilroy shot 2 under par, with five birdies and three bogeys. His approach play ranks 2nd over the event, while his putting ranks joint 30th. He is a perfect match for the CRITICAL driving distance and off-the-tee metrics. Tyrrell Hatton shot 3 under par and is a perfect match for the HIGH greens in regulation metric, and a match on both CRITICAL metrics.
| Stat | Rory Mcilroy, round 2 | Rory Mcilroy, event | Tyrrell Hatton, round 2 | Tyrrell Hatton, event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG: Off the tee | +0.99 (5) | +0.98 (4) | +0.69 (10) | +0.65 (11) |
| SG: Approach | +1.62 (7) | +2.06 (2) | +1.99 (5) | +1.16 (9) |
| SG: Around the green | -0.02 (28) | +0.35 (17) | +0.71 (11) | +0.77 (8) |
| SG: Putting | +0.76 (15) | -0.07 (30) | +0.95 (14) | +0.75 (16) |
| Driving distance | 343.0 (1) | 338.8 (1) | 305.5 (23) | 317.5 (9) |
| Driving accuracy | 71.4% (7) | 64.3% (19) | 64.3% (15) | 60.7% (24) |
| Greens in regulation | 66.7% (20) | 72.2% (10) | 83.3% (1) | 77.8% (2) |
| Scrambling | 50.0% (21) | 60.0% (15) | 33.3% (36) | 37.5% (39) |
| Putts per round | 29.0 (6) | 30.0 (11) | 30.0 (11) | 30.0 (11) |
Each figure with his rank in the field in brackets, as the In-Running page ranks it. The event so far is rounds 1 to 2: strokes gained, driving distance and accuracy, greens in regulation and putts per round averaged over his rounds, ranked among the players who completed them.
Course Fit ranks each week's field by how closely each player's game over the last 12 months matches what the course rewards beyond the tour norm. This table checks Course Fit's profile of Jumeirah against the week so far: its key metrics, with the joint leaders' ranks on each over rounds 1 to 2. The higher the leaders rank on them, round by round, the more the course is rewarding what Course Fit says it does.
See this week's Course Fit table for the DP World Tour
| Key metric | Priority | Rory Mcilroy, rank over rounds 1 to 2 | Tyrrell Hatton, rank over rounds 1 to 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driving distance | CRITICAL | 1, perfect match | 9, match |
| Off the tee | CRITICAL | 4, perfect match | 11, match |
| Greens in regulation | HIGH | 10, match | 2, perfect match |
Priority is how much the course rewards the metric, read against every venue's Course Fit weights. The rank is over rounds 1 to 2. The verdict: a perfect match is a top-5 rank, a match the top quarter, neutral the top half, an anomaly below.
On the move
Jayden Schaper climbed 23 places, Mikael Lindberg rose 18 places and Jon Rahm also moved up. Gregorio De Leo fell 32 places, while Jorge Campillo and Dan Bradbury also dropped out.
| Player | After round 1 | After round 2 | Move | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Schaper | 31 | 8 | Up 23 | 68 (-4) |
| Mikael Lindberg | 23 | 5 | Up 18 | 69 (-3) |
| Jon Rahm | 16 | 8 | Up 8 | 71 (-1) |
| Gregorio De Leo | 3 | 35 | Down 32 | 79 (+7) |
| Jorge Campillo | 8 | 28 | Down 20 | 77 (+5) |
| Dan Bradbury | 8 | 25 | Down 17 | 76 (+4) |
Into the top 10, or out of it, by 5 places or more.
Progress / Regress targets
A Progress target has ranked much higher so far this week from tee to green or on approach than his position, but much lower for putting, although over the last 12 months he has been one of the better putters in this field. His position undersells his long game, and he may climb if his putting returns to its usual level.
A Regress target is the reverse: a weaker putter whose putting so far has lifted him well above what his long game has earned, so his position may flatter him.
Each figure is a rank in this week's field over the event so far, except the last column: his putting rank over the previous 12 months. Only players in the top 50 and ties after the round are considered.
| Target | Player | After round 2 | SG: T2G | SG: Approach | SG: Putting | Putting, last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regress | Tommy Fleetwood | 28 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 21 |
Progress: SG: Tee to Green or SG: Approach rank over rounds 1 to 2 at least 13 places better than his position, SG: Putting at least 13 places worse, and in the field's top quarter for putting over the previous 12 months. Regress: the reverse, and outside that top quarter. Putting, last 12 months: his rank among the 50 in the field for strokes gained putting over the year before the event, as the CC: SG table ranks it.
Written automatically from the site's in-running data: every figure in it is worked out from it by code.