Golf: Hojgaard’s birdie-eagle finish gives him 2-shot lead over 5-man chasing pack

DUBAI: Viktor Hovland was eying more silverware to an already burgeoning collection as he moved into a crowded group of five players, who trail Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour Championships. Hojgaard (67-66) one of the three co-leaders after the first round, finished with a birdie and an eagle on the last two holes to become the sole leader at 11-under. Five players Jens Danthorp (68-67), Antoine Rozner (68-67), Tommy Fleetwood (69-66), Hovland (69-66) and Thriston Lawrence (71-64) all at 9-under.

Hovland, who won the season-ending Tour Championships on the PGA Tour, is looking at joining Swede Henrik Stenson as the only player to have won the Tour Championship on both the elite Tours in the same year. Stenson did it ten years ago in 2013. IANS

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