Australia’s Haydn Barron Has Two-shot Halfway Lead At Qatar Masters – News18

DOHA, Qatar: Australian golfer Haydn Barron shot a bogey-free 67 and took the lead on the midway stage of the Qatar Masters on Friday.

Barron, who got here via the European tour qualifying faculty in November, stood two strokes forward of countryman Harrison Endycott and Rikuya Hoshino of Japan, with first-spherical chief Zander Lombard and Niklas Norgaard one other stroke again.

After a fair 36 on the entrance 9, Barron birdied 5 holes on the again 9.

“Hit one through the green on 10 and chipped one close for my first birdie and then felt a little bit of momentum,” Barron mentioned.

“It’s a beast of a golf course. You really got to strike it well, got to be in the fairway and sometimes just got to hit it into the middle of the greens and take your 60-70 footers if you are out of position. So it’s definitely a course which requires a bit of wit and some smarts, and luckily (caddie) Matty (Miller) has been good on the bag and we left ourselves some good numbers.”

Rasmus Hojgaard, the best-ranked participant within the subject at No. 68, was in a tie for sixth, 4 strokes behind Barron, after producing a match-low 66 that featured an eagle and 5 birdies.

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