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British Masters Day Two: Evenpar, McIntyre, and Hill Share Lead; Host Willett Tied for 16th

Bernd Wiesberger is taking his third shot on the 16th hole on the second day of the British Masters. Sutton Coldfield, England = Getty Images / Multi-Vits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) takes a breather.

On the 14th (Korean time), at the Belfry Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield, England (par 72, 7,232 yards), the second day of the European Tour British Masters (total prize money ?1.85 million) ended with him unable to reduce his strokes, remaining tied for 8th place (4 under par, 140 strokes). Robert MacIntyre and Callum Hill (both Scotland), Richard Bland tied for the lead (7 under par, 137 strokes), Eddie Pepperell (England), and Justin Harding (South Africa) are tied for 4th place (6 under par, 138 strokes).

Wiesberger started from a tie for 3rd place, 2 strokes behind, exchanging 4 birdies and 4 bogeys. Although he started shakily with bogeys on the 10th and 12th holes, he gained momentum by making two sets of 'stepping stone birdies' on the 15th, 17th, 3rd, and 5th holes. However, it was disappointing that he made bogeys on the 6th and final 9th holes (both par 4). His shot accuracy dropped, recording a fairway hit rate of 66.70% and a green hit rate of 55.60%. The number of putts in the round was 28.

He is 3 strokes behind the co-leaders, still in a good position to contend for the win. Wiesberger is the leading male golfer representing Austria. Currently, he is 37th in the Race to Dubai and ranked 60th in the world. Since turning professional in 2006, he has accumulated 7 European Tour wins. In 2012, he collected his first career victory trophy with a 5-stroke win at the Valentine Championship held domestically. His prime year was 2019, when he swept up 3 wins including 2 Rolex Series titles.

His last victory was the Italian Open in October 2019. He recalls the memory of finishing runner-up at this tournament in 2016. MacIntyre surged with a 6-under-par round to dominate the top of the leaderboard. He is a player who won once at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown last year. His best result this year is 3rd place at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. He drew attention with a tie for 9th at the March World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play and a tie for 12th at the April Masters.

Matthias Schwab (Austria), who was the leader the previous day, struggled with 3 over par and dropped to a tie for 16th place (3 under par, 141 strokes). This group also includes host 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett and Chris Wood (both England). On the other hand, 'world number 1' Martin Kaymer (Germany) finished tied for 118th place (6 over par, 150 strokes), failing to advance to the final round. Lee Ki-geun (28, Shinhan Financial Group) also lost 7 strokes, tied for 128th place (7 over par, 151 strokes), and was cut off.

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