Kazuma Kobori made one bogey and nine birdies to close with a 63 and take the lead at 10-under at the BMW Australian PGA Championship where play was once again suspended due to darkness.
The New Zealander finished 44th in his rookie season in the 2025 DP World Tour rankings.
“I am pretty happy for the most part,” said Kobori.
“Yesterday was a bit frustrating. I had a hole-in-one but didn’t do much apart from that but I made up for that today which was good.
“The wind dropped off quite nicely so I knew coming in, 15, 16 and 17 were quite good opportunities because I knew I had wedges in my hands so I hit a few close and was able to birdie 18 as well which was a nice bonus.”
Chinas Wenyi Ding and Australia’s Anthony Quayle both made one bogey and signed for a 66 to take a share of second place at 9-under alongside Australian Brett Rankin who made one bogey and a double bogey at the par-3 17th for a 69.
Spain’s Sebastían García who held the overnight lead made four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey at the par-5 15th for a 72 and moved down into T9 at 7-under. He was the only player in the top-30 who played over par in the second round.
Round 2 of the BMW Australian PGA Championship will restart at 6am with Round 3 not starting before 7:30am local time.
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| Pos. | Player | Thru | To Par | Round | R1 | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOBORI, Kazuma | F | -10 | -8 | 69 | 63 |
| 2 | DING, Wenyi | F | -9 | -5 | 67 | 66 |
| | QUAYLE, Anthony | F | -9 | -5 | 67 | 66 |
| | RANKIN, Brett | F | -9 | -2 | 64 | 69 |
| 5 | LEE, Min Woo | F | -8 | -5 | 68 | 66 |
| | GOUVEIA, Ricardo | F | -8 | -6 | 69 | 65 |
| | WOOD, Christopher | F | -8 | -5 | 68 | 66 |
| | VAILLANT, Tom | F | -8 | -7 | 70 | 64 |
| 9 | PULKKANEN, Tapio | F | -7 | -3 | 67 | 68 |
| | PUIG, David | F | -7 | -4 | 68 | 67 |
| BALLESTER, Jose Luis | F | -7 | -4 | 68 | 67 | |
| | PENGE, Marco | F | -7 | -6 | 70 | 65 |
| | WIESBERGER, Bernd | F | -7 | -6 | 70 | 65 |
| | GARCIA, Sebastian | F | -7 | +1 | 63 | 72 |
| | LEISHMAN, Marc | F | -7 | -3 | 67 | 68 |
| | HILLIER, Daniel | F | -7 | -4 | 68 | 67 |
| | DAVIS, Cam | F | -7 | -4 | 68 | 67 |
| 18 | SCOTT, Adam | F | -6 | -3 | 68 | 68 |
| | CHARMASSON, Clement | F | -6 | -2 | 67 | 69 |
| | GALE, Daniel | F | -6 | Par | 65 | 71 |
| | BRADY, Adam | 15 | -6 | -3 | 68 | - |
| 22 | MARCHESANI, James | F | -5 | -3 | 69 | 68 |
| | MORRISON, James | F | -5 | -2 | 68 | 69 |
| | VOKE, Nick | F | -5 | -5 | 71 | 66 |
| | FOX, Ryan | F | -5 | -1 | 67 | 70 |
| RODRIGUES, Daniel | F | -5 | -6 | 72 | 65 | |
| | BRYANT, Davis | F | -5 | -4 | 70 | 67 |
| | JONSSON, Tobias | F | -5 | -5 | 71 | 66 |
| | OGILVY, Geoff | F | -5 | -3 | 69 | 68 |
| | MUNOZ, Sebastian | F | -5 | -2 | 68 | 69 |
| 31 | THOMPSON, Jack | F | -4 | -6 | 73 | 65 |
| | BROOMHEAD, Jonathan | F | -4 | -2 | 69 | 69 |
| | PAUL, Yannik | F | -4 | -3 | 70 | 68 |
| | YELLAMARAJU, Sudarshan | F | -4 | -2 | 69 | 69 |
| | FITZPATRICK, Alex | F | -4 | -1 | 68 | 70 |
| | BARBIERI, Nathan | F | -4 | -3 | 70 | 68 |
| | SORDET, Clément | F | -4 | -4 | 71 | 67 |
| | REPETTO TAYLOR, Rocco | F | -4 | +3 | 64 | 74 |
| | BEKKER, Oliver | F | -4 | -4 | 71 | 67 |
| | GUMBERG, Jordan | F | -4 | -2 | 69 | 69 |
| | SCHOTT, Freddy | F | -4 | -4 | 71 | 67 |
| | CROWE, Harrison | F | -4 | -2 | 69 | 69 |
| | SHARMA, Shubhankar | F | -4 | -2 | 69 | 69 |
| 44 | LUCK, Curtis | F | -3 | Par | 68 | 71 |
| | SCRIVENER, Jason | F | -3 | -1 | 69 | 70 |
| | GEARY, Josh | F | -3 | Par | 68 | 71 |
| | LAW, David | F | -3 | -1 | 69 | 70 |
| | APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech | F | -3 | -4 | 72 | 67 |
| | PEAKE, Ryan | F | -3 | -3 | 71 | 68 |
| | KATSURAGAWA, Yuto | F | -3 | -1 | 69 | 70 |
| ANCER, Abraham | F | -3 | -1 | 69 | 70 | |
| | WOOD, Tyler | 16 | -3 | -1 | 69 | - |
| 53 | GRIFFIN, Matthew | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | ORMSBY, Wade | F | -2 | +1 | 68 | 72 |
| | BAIRSTOW, Sam | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | COUSSAUD, Ugo | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | MCLEOD, Jake | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | ORTIZ, Carlos | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | SMYLIE, Elvis | F | -2 | Par | 69 | 71 |
| | IEREMIA, Denzel | F | -2 | -3 | 72 | 68 |
| | BLAND, Adam | F | -2 | -3 | 72 | 68 |
| | MAZZOLI, Stefano | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | WRIGHT, Michael | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | BAUTISTA, Austin | F | -2 | +1 | 68 | 72 |
| | BARKER, Lachlan | F | -2 | Par | 69 | 71 |
| | MARTIN, Andrew | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | PEPPERELL, Eddie | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | CAMPOS, Rafael | F | -2 | -4 | 73 | 67 |
| | SENIOR, Jack | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | COLSAERTS, Nicolas | F | -2 | -1 | 70 | 70 |
| | BUCHANAN, Jack | F | -2 | -2 | 71 | 69 |
| | CAMPBELL, Andrew | 16 | -2 | -3 | 72 | - |
| | SIMS, Thomas | 15 | -2 | -2 | 71 | - |
| | VAN VELZEN, Ryan | 15 | -2 | -3 | 72 | - |
| Projected Cut | ||||||
| 75 | HALVORSEN, Andreas | F | -1 | -1 | 71 | 70 |
| | STEINLECHNER, Maximilian | F | -1 | +1 | 69 | 72 |
| | BIONDI FIGUEIREDO, Frederico | F | -1 | -2 | 72 | 69 |
| | FAIRFAX, Gavin | F | -1 | Par | 70 | 71 |
| | ARNAUS, Adri | F | -1 | Par | 70 | 71 |
| | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | F | -1 | -1 | 71 | 70 |
| | KIMSEY, Nathan | F | -1 | +1 | 69 | 72 |
| | JOHNSTON, Andrew | F | -1 | -4 | 74 | 67 |
| | BALDWIN, Matthew | F | -1 | -1 | 71 | 70 |
| | CRAWFORD, Cory | F | -1 | +1 | 69 | 72 |
| | CROCKER, Sean | F | -1 | Par | 70 | 71 |
| | PARATORE, Renato | F | -1 | +1 | 69 | 72 |
| | JONES, Brendan | F | -1 | -5 | 75 | 66 |
| | DE LEO, Gregorio | 17 | -1 | -1 | 71 | - |
| | FLORIMO, Will | 17 | -1 | -2 | 72 | - |
| | CROKER, Quinnton | 17 | -1 | -1 | 71 | - |
| 91 | CARTER, Jak | F | Par | Par | 71 | 71 |
| | JOHN, Cameron | F | Par | -1 | 72 | 70 |
| | TARREN, Callum | F | Par | Par | 71 | 71 |
| | BARRON, Haydn | F | Par | Par | 71 | 71 |
| | HOLLICK, Michael | F | Par | -2 | 73 | 69 |
| | CABRERA BELLO, Rafa | F | Par | +3 | 68 | 74 |
| | SANCHEZ, Matias | F | Par | +1 | 70 | 72 |
| | NIEMANN, Joaquin | F | Par | Par | 71 | 71 |
| | TOOROP, Mike | 16 | Par | Par | 71 | - |
| | WILLIAMS, Robin | 14 | Par | +1 | 70 | - |
| 101 | SIMPSON, Alexander | F | +1 | +1 | 71 | 72 |
| | GUAN, Jeff | F | +1 | Par | 72 | 71 |
| | GIRRBACH, Joel | F | +1 | +1 | 71 | 72 |
| | JONES, Matt | F | +1 | +1 | 71 | 72 |
| | BRERETON, Darcy | F | +1 | -2 | 74 | 69 |
| | CHALMERS, Greg | F | +1 | -1 | 73 | 70 |
| | YOUNG, Daniel | F | +1 | Par | 72 | 71 |
| | YULE, Jack | 16 | +1 | Par | 72 | - |
| 109 | FOLLETT-SMITH, Benjamin | F | +2 | Par | 73 | 71 |
| | HART, Tim | F | +2 | Par | 73 | 71 |
| | RUMFORD, Brett | F | +2 | Par | 73 | 71 |
| | ECCLES, Ben | F | +2 | -1 | 74 | 70 |
| | SMITH, Cam | F | +2 | +4 | 69 | 75 |
| | MCDADE, Connor | F | +2 | +3 | 70 | 74 |
| | MUNRO, Jack | F | +2 | +2 | 71 | 73 |
| | MALEC, Chris | F | +2 | +1 | 72 | 72 |
| | HENKEL, Ben | F | +2 | -3 | 76 | 68 |
| | DOULL, Jordan | F | +2 | +2 | 71 | 73 |
| | CONRAN, James | F | +2 | +1 | 72 | 72 |
| | NORRIS, Jason | 16 | +2 | +2 | 71 | - |
| | FORD, Jayden | 15 | +2 | +1 | 72 | - |
| | KLEIN, Douglas | 15 | +2 | +1 | 72 | - |
| | SMITH, Mitchell | 14 | +2 | Par | 73 | - |
| 124 | ADAM, Cameron | F | +3 | -1 | 75 | 70 |
| | LOGAN, Hunter | F | +3 | Par | 74 | 71 |
| | MCKINNEY, Connor | F | +3 | +2 | 72 | 73 |
| | THOMPSON, Mako | F | +3 | +3 | 71 | 74 |
| | GARDNER, Dylan | F | +3 | -1 | 75 | 70 |
| | COCKERILL, Aaron | F | +3 | +2 | 72 | 73 |
| | FRASER, Marcus | F | +3 | Par | 74 | 71 |
| 131 | CELLI, Filippo | F | +4 | +2 | 73 | 73 |
| | HAWKES, Simon | F | +4 | +2 | 73 | 73 |
| | MORGAN, Jediah | F | +4 | +2 | 73 | 73 |
| | PROVERBS, Blake | F | +4 | +3 | 72 | 74 |
| | WILLIAMS, Kameron | F | +4 | +3 | 72 | 74 |
| | GALLEGOS, Andres German | F | +4 | +1 | 74 | 72 |
| | HODGE, Tyler | F | +4 | +1 | 74 | 72 |
| | VIDAL, Quim | 16 | +4 | +1 | 74 | - |
| | CHAMBERLAIN, Lachlan | 16 | +4 | -4 | 79 | - |
| | EVANS, Andrew | 16 | +4 | Par | 75 | - |
| | LEE, Mason | 15 | +4 | Par | 75 | - |
| 142 | BERRY, Joshua | F | +5 | +6 | 70 | 77 |
| | ZHENG, Jimmy | F | +5 | Par | 76 | 71 |
| | PAMPLING, Rod | F | +5 | +1 | 75 | 72 |
| | PICKIN, Jye | F | +5 | +4 | 72 | 75 |
| | NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, Rasmus | F | +5 | +2 | 74 | 73 |
| 147 | LAMB, Corey | F | +6 | +1 | 76 | 72 |
| 148 | MOUNTCASTLE, Kerry | F | +7 | +6 | 72 | 77 |
| | MICHELUZZI, David | F | +7 | +3 | 75 | 74 |
| | MARTIN, Brody | 16 | +7 | Par | 78 | - |
| 151 | MACKENZIE, Jay | F | +8 | +3 | 76 | 74 |
| | LONARD, Peter | F | +8 | +6 | 73 | 77 |
| 153 | WATT, Brady | 14 | +9 | +4 | 76 | - |
| 154 | BRUYERES, William | F | +10 | +6 | 75 | 77 |
| | CAMPBELL, Phoenix | F | +10 | +3 | 78 | 74 |
| | STUBBS, Jasper | F | +10 | +6 | 75 | 77 |
