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Magical Kenya Open: Three tie at the top after second round
Scotland’s Syme Connor tees off from 10th tee during the second round of DP World Tour Magical Kenya Open tournament at Muthaiga Golf Club on February 23, 2024.
What you need to know:
- Connor got off with a first hole birdie, dropped a shot soon after at the second and fifth, but picked one birdie at the fourth and soon after another at the seventh
- Of the other two, Finland’s Tapia Pulkkanen recovered from an early bogey scare at the third and a late one at the 16th, to close the second round with three under par, to join day one leader Darius van Driel of the Netherlands at the top, before Connor arrived
- On the other hand, the round one leader Driel made one birdie at the front’s fourth, held on with pars up to the 12th where he dropped his only shot, but made birdies at the 17th and 18th for two under par 69 to hold on at the top of course in partnership with Pulkkanen
An eagle at the last hole pushed Scotland’s Syme Connor to the top of the leaderboard to join a three-way tie at the top with Finland’s Tapia Pulkkanen and round one leader Darius van Driel of Netherlands as the 2024 Magical Kenya Open entered its halfway stage at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course on Friday.
Connor got off with a first hole birdie, dropped a shot soon after at the second and fifth, but picked one birdie at the fourth and soon after another at the seventh. He stayed on course until at the 18th where he eagled for three under par 68 and a two rounds total of seven under par 135.
