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Aberg holed eight birdies, offset by a
double-bogey on the par-four ninth, to go into the weekend at
10-under overall and the 23-year-old showed he could be Europe's
next star with some fine shots.
His third shot with the wedge at the 17th was one of the
highlights of the day as it pitched inches from the hole, shot
forward and spun back for an easy tap-in birdie, drawing loud
applause from the crowd.
Aberg is one of captain Luke Donald's six picks for the biennial
event later this month in Rome where they will look to deny the
United States a first win away from home in 30 years.
Earlier, Soderberg had taken the clubhouse lead at Wentworth
with a second-round 64 despite a bogey on the first hole. The
Swede made seven birdies and finished with an eagle from over 15
feet at the 18th.
With fading light threatening to suspend play for the day,
McIlroy had to run to the 17th and 18th tees, and he was under
pressure to make a birdie on the par-five 18th to avoid missing
the cut.
As the sun set and darkness enveloped the course, organizers
attempted to light up the 18th green by displaying nothing but
white on the large screen next to the hole.
But the world number two showed no signs of nerves at the 18th,
finding the edge of green with two shots before setting himself
up for a tap-in birdie which put him at one-under overall and
just above the cut when play was suspended.
However, he is nine shots off the lead having made par on
Thursday.
All 12 members of the European team made it safely through to
the third round, with Tommy Fleetwood sitting one shot behind
the leaders.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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