Paris 2024: Tommy Fleetwood tied for first after rip-roaring round, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy trail in 13th
Published 02/08/2024 at 19:27 GMT+1
Tommy Fleetwood posted a score of 64 to rocket his way to the top of the leaderboard in the men's golf. The Team GB star is tied first on 11-under after two rounds, alongside Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Xander Schauffele and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama. Team-mate Matt Fitzpatrick has recovered to five-under and is tied 13th alongside Ireland's Rory McIlory.
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Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood had a day to remember at Le Golf National, posting a score of 64 to rocket his way up the leaderboard from sixth to tied first after two rounds.
The 33-year-old shot a near-perfect round, hitting birdie on six holes and recording an eagle on the third to go into the 18th eight-under and leading by one stroke.
But a miss on a relatively routine putt for par saw him drop to seven-under for the day and 11-under overall with two rounds to play.
The three-time Ryder Cup winner is tied for first with Team USA’s Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Xander Schauffele and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama.
It was also a good day for Team GB's other representative at Paris 2024, Matt Fitzpatrick.
The 2022 US Open winner recovered from a poor first round score of two-over, finding nine shots on his second attempt at Le Golf National’s Albatros course to finish on 64 for the day - the highlight on the 16th where he birdied a hole that he had double-bogeyed just 24 hours earlier.
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The 29-year-old now has a combined score of five-under, which is good enough to be tied for 13th - a 36-place improvement from yesterday’s opening round.
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The 29-year-old now has a combined score of five-under, which is good enough to be tied for 13th - a 36-place improvement from yesterday’s opening round.
Rory McIlroy is one of the group of six who joins Fitzpatrick in 13th - the Ireland great having another mixed day in his second Olympic Games.
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An improvement on his 68 from the first round looked set to be on the cards when the four-time major winner went three-under on the front nine despite a bogey on the 8th.
But he had an inconsistent final nine, relying on a birdie on the 18th to undo some of the damage from a double bogey on the previous hole.
Finishing up on 69, he will need to iron out the mistakes if he’s to medal in Paris and requires two solid back-to-back rounds if he’s to catch Fleetwood and the other leaders.
Round 3 resumes on Saturday from 08:00 UK time.
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