Andrew Johnston two shots off the lead at Trophee Hassan II
Andrew Johnston made an encouraging start to his bid for back-to-back wins as he fired a solid two-under 70 to lie two shots off the lead after the opening round of the Trophee Hassan II.
Ireland’s Peter Lawrie fired a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco on Friday for a share of fifth position going into the weekend at the Royal Golf Dar es Salam in Rabat.
The 42-year-old Dubliner traded off two birdies with two bogeys on the front nine to turn in level par but three birdies and no dropped shots on the back nine left Lawrie tied with American Daniel Im and South Africa’s Daniel Lombard on four under.
Huddersfield golfer Chris Hanson leading going into last round of Trophee Hassan II
Huddersfield’s Chris Hanson faces one of the most important rounds of his golfing career today as he takes a one-shot lead into the final 18 holes of the Trophée Hassan II.
A five under par 67 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam handed the 30-year-old Woodsome Hall Qualifying School graduate a lead on six under for the week.
He tees off at 2pm today, looking to add another solid round to his 72,71,67.
South Korea’s Jeunghun Wang came through a playoff against Nacho Elvira of Spain to win the Trophée Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.
Jeunghun Wang of South Korea produced a masterful display of putting to win the Trophée Hassan II. The 20-year-old holed a 20-foot putt on the final green to force a playoff against Spain’s Nacho Elvira, who had posted a four-round total of five-under-par in tough, rainy conditions at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.