Matthew Baldwin ties 36-hole record at Wentworth by shooting 66 to move to 13 under
Posted 9/20/24
Matthew Baldwin is setting an unexpectedly hot pace at the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 6-under 66 to establish a three-stroke clubhouse lead midway through the second round. Baldwin is an …
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Matthew Baldwin ties 36-hole record at Wentworth by shooting 66 to move to 13 under
England's Matthew Baldwin tees off the 8th during day two of the 2024 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, England, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Matthew Baldwin was setting an unexpectedly hot pace at the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 6-under 66 to establish a three-stroke clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the European tour’s flagship event on Friday.
Baldwin, an Englishman ranked No. 363, built on his overnight one-shot lead after a first-round 65 by making seven birdies to go along with a dropped shot at No. 11 — his only bogey so far this week.
Baldwin, who has been through the tour’s qualifying school six times in a turbulent career, made headlines three weeks ago by mishitting a drive so badly at the British Masters that the ball went between his legs and advanced only 8 yards (7 meters).
Now, on 13 under overall to tie the event’s 36-hole record, he is leading one of the European tour’s top fields that includes No. 3-ranked Rory McIlroy, who was among the afternoon starters following a first-round 67.
Antoine Rozner of France was the closest challenger to Baldwin after making birdie on each of the final five holes on the West Course to complete a bogey-free 65.
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