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There are 11 members of the Europe team playing
this week and only one failed to make the cut — rookie Rasmus
Hojgaard (5 over after a 75).
Matsuyama is making his debut in the flagship event on the
European tour and the Japanese former Masters champion has
immediately taken to the Wentworth Club, having made 11 birdies
this week along with eagles at two of the four par-5s in the
second round to be 12 under for the tournament.
At the fourth he rolled in a 15-footer, and at the 17th he
chipped in from the edge of the green to jump into the lead late
in the day.
“I wasn’t expecting I would play this good,” the 16th-ranked
Matsuyama said.
Hovland, ranked No. 15, said he couldn't remember chipping and
putting as well as he did on Friday, when he made three straight
birdies from No. 4, birdied No. 16 and holed a 40-foot putt for
eagle at the last.
“I’m super happy to be where I’m at and scoring-wise, it’s
incredible to be honest with you,” Hovland said.
He was tied for seventh at the BMW Championship and 12th at the
Tour Championship in the recent FedEx Cup finale on the PGA
Tour.
Hovland will likely be a partner for Åberg at Bethpage and the
Swede also looks to be playing well, following up an opening 64
with a 69.
No. 12-ranked Rose made eight birdies to join his Ryder Cup
teammates in a tie for second place.
Of the other Ryder Cup players, Rory McIlroy double-bogeyed the
last to shoot level-par 72 and was 3 under — nine strokes off
the lead — while Jon Rahm birdied the last two holes to shoot 69
for 4 under.
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