KLM Open: Marcus Armitage four shots off leader Jorge Campillo after second round

Jorge Campillo leads the KLM Open by two photographs on 10-under par, with England’s Marcus Armitage 4 photographs again; watch spherical three stay on Sky Sports activities from 12.30pm on Saturday

Spain’s Jorge Campillo noticed his lead on the KLM Open trimmed to 2 strokes after capturing a one-under 71 within the second spherical.

A day after making 10 birdies in an opening-round 63 to realize a three-shot lead, Campillo was environment friendly somewhat than spectacular round Bernardus Golf in selecting up strokes on the fourth and fifteenth holes.

His solely bogey of the day was on the fifth after driving into bushes after which discovering a greenside bunker.

“It wasn’t even near yesterday’s spherical however I performed stable,” mentioned Campillo, who’s in search of his second win of 2023 – after the Kenya Open in March – and the fourth of his profession on the DP World Tour.

“After a 9 underneath, it is laborious to play the day after so I used to be attempting to have an under-par spherical, which I did, so I am fairly pleased with it.”

The 36-year-old is 10 underneath par total. His nearest challenger is Renato Paratore, a 455th-ranked Italian, who shot 68.

Daniel Hillier of New Zealand shot 67 and is alone in third, an extra stroke behind.

England’s Marcus Armitage is in a four-way tie for fourth on six underneath after capturing a second-round 70, whereas compatriots Dan Bradbury, who carded a second-round 67, and Todd Clements are in a nine-way tie for eighth on 5 underneath.

Andy Sullivan, who had began the day three photographs off the lead, slipped to 4 underneath after recording a 74.

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