Alexander Björk signed for a second-round, bogey-free 66 to take a one-shot lead at 13-under at the halfway mark of the D+D Real Czech Masters.
“It feels good. I had a solid day today as well. Swing felt really good all day,” said the Swede. “Started really good then we got a little break; you never know what’s going to happen after that but I was able to continue the good feeling I had from the start. It was a solid round.
“I had a few putts just before the turn that didn’t drop. But I managed to stay patient and a few rolled in. It’s always nice to be bogey-free. That shows that the long game has been really good.”
Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard took the early lead at 12-under after carding a bogey-free 67 before play was delayed for 71 minutes due to the weather.
England’s Matt Wallace surged into contention after firing a flawless 63 featuring an eagle at the par-4 6th for a share of third place at 11-under alongside overnight leader Sami Välimäki of Finland, who made three birdies and a bogey for a 70.
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJÖRK, Alexander | -13 | 65 | 66 |
| 2 | HØJGAARD, Nicolai | -12 | 65 | 67 |
| 3 | WALLACE, Matt | -11 | 70 | 63 |
| | VÄLIMÄKI, Sami | -11 | 63 | 70 |
| 5 | CLEMENTS, Todd | -10 | 65 | 69 |
| | ABERG, Ludvig | -10 | 68 | 66 |
| | HISATSUNE, Ryo | -10 | 65 | 69 |
| | FIGUEIREDO, Pedro | -10 | 67 | 67 |
| 9 | MOLINARI, Edoardo | -9 | 66 | 69 |
| | BESSELING, Wil | -9 | 67 | 68 |
| KNAPPE, Alexander | -9 | 67 | 68 | |
| | SCHMITT, Maximilian | -9 | 65 | 70 |
| 13 | MERONK, Adrian | -8 | 67 | 69 |
| | PAUL, Yannik | -8 | 66 | 70 |
| | PEREZ, Victor | -8 | 68 | 68 |
| | SCHOTT, Freddy | -8 | 67 | 69 |
| | BACHEM, Nick | -8 | 70 | 66 |
| | SCHUETZ, Yannick | -8 | 68 | 68 |
| 19 | ROZNER, Antoine | -7 | 70 | 67 |
| | BRUN, Julien | -7 | 70 | 67 |
| | AXELSEN, John | -7 | 68 | 69 |
| | FITZPATRICK, Alex | -7 | 70 | 67 |
| | WARREN, Marc | -7 | 68 | 69 |
| | MORRISON, James | -7 | 70 | 67 |
| 25 | MOLINARI, Francesco | -6 | 71 | 67 |
| GUERRIER, Julien | -6 | 68 | 70 | |
| | ZUSKA, Jiří | -6 | 71 | 67 |
| | DUBUISSON, Victor | -6 | 70 | 68 |
| | RITCHIE, JC | -6 | 69 | 69 |
| | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | -6 | 67 | 71 |
| | CAMPILLO, Jorge | -6 | 70 | 68 |
| | NØRGAARD, Niklas | -6 | 68 | 70 |
| | DU PLESSIS, Hennie | -6 | 71 | 67 |
| | TARRIO, Santiago | -6 | 68 | 70 |
| | MURPHY, John | -6 | 70 | 68 |
| 36 | SCHAPER, Jayden | -5 | 72 | 67 |
| | KJELDSEN, Søren | -5 | 71 | 68 |
| | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | -5 | 70 | 69 |
| | GREEN, Gavin | -5 | 69 | 70 |
| | HARRINGTON, Padraig | -5 | 71 | 68 |
| | DANTORP, Jens | -5 | 72 | 67 |
| | HIDALGO, Angel | -5 | 68 | 71 |
| | STRYDOM, Tristen | -5 | 71 | 68 |
| | GRADECKI, Mateusz | -5 | 71 | 68 |
| | MACINTYRE, Robert | -5 | 66 | 73 |
| | WALTERS, Justin | -5 | 70 | 69 |
| | BRADBURY, Dan | -5 | 69 | 70 |
| | LEVY, Alexander | -5 | 70 | 69 |
| | DEL REY, Alejandro | -5 | 71 | 68 |
| | LONG, Hurly | -5 | 67 | 72 |
| RAVETTO, David | -5 | 70 | 69 | |
| | SIMONSEN, Martin | -5 | 67 | 72 |
| | PARATORE, Renato | -5 | 69 | 70 |
| | JOHANNESSEN, Kristian Krogh | -5 | 75 | 64 |
| 55 | WINTHER, Jeff | -4 | 70 | 70 |
| | HØJGAARD, Rasmus | -4 | 70 | 70 |
| | OTAEGUI, Adrian | -4 | 67 | 73 |
| | HUNDEBØLL, Oliver | -4 | 72 | 68 |
| | PEPPERELL, Eddie | -4 | 69 | 71 |
| | KO, Jeong weon | -4 | 70 | 70 |
| | KIMSEY, Nathan | -4 | 70 | 70 |
| | CATLIN, John | -4 | 73 | 67 |
| | LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo | -4 | 68 | 72 |
| | BROWN, Daniel | -4 | 69 | 71 |
| | SÖDERBERG, Sebastian | -4 | 69 | 71 |
| | GANDAS, Manu | -4 | 66 | 74 |
| | PORTEOUS, Garrick | -4 | 69 | 71 |
| | LAW, David | -4 | 72 | 68 |
| | SANTOS, Ricardo | -4 | 72 | 68 |
| CUT | ||||
| 70 | EASTON, Bryce | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | KIEFFER, Maximilian | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | DONALD, Luke | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | ELVIRA, Nacho | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | SCHMID, Matti | -3 | 67 | 74 |
| | APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech | -3 | 69 | 72 |
| | HANNA, Chase | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | LOMBARD, Zander | -3 | 69 | 72 |
| | WARING, Paul | -3 | 69 | 72 |
| | WHITNELL, Dale | -3 | 71 | 70 |
| | GERMISHUYS, Deon | -3 | 75 | 66 |
| | GALLACHER, Stephen | -3 | 70 | 71 |
| 82 | IWASAKI, Aguri | -2 | 69 | 73 |
| | SORDET, Clément | -2 | 70 | 72 |
| | LEE, Joshua | -2 | 72 | 70 |
| | LINDBERG, Mikael | -2 | 71 | 71 |
| | JORDAN, Matthew | -2 | 70 | 72 |
| | DUMONT DE CHASSART, Adrien | -2 | 71 | 71 |
| | SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin | -2 | 69 | 73 |
| | VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai | -2 | 71 | 71 |
| | ARNAUS, Adri | -2 | 71 | 71 |
| | NIENABER, Wilco | -2 | 73 | 69 |
| | LEMKE, Niklas | -2 | 70 | 72 |
| | LOWRY, Shane | -2 | 71 | 71 |
| | HUIZING, Daan | -2 | 72 | 70 |
| | SIEM, Marcel | -2 | 70 | 72 |
| | BALDWIN, Matthew | -2 | 69 | 73 |
| 97 | HIGA, Kazuki | -1 | 70 | 73 |
| | LAGERGREN, Joakim | -1 | 73 | 70 |
| | SCHNEIDER, Marcel | -1 | 73 | 70 |
| | BEKKER, Oliver | -1 | 70 | 73 |
| LAWRENCE, Thriston | -1 | 71 | 72 | |
| | SADDIER, Adrien | -1 | 71 | 72 |
| | JANEWATTANANOND, Jazz | -1 | 72 | 71 |
| | FORREST, Grant | -1 | 73 | 70 |
| | HORSEY, David | -1 | 72 | 71 |
| 106 | BERRY, Joshua (AM) | Par | 74 | 70 |
| | BERGENDI, René (AM) | Par | 72 | 72 |
| | SLATTERY, Lee | Par | 72 | 72 |
| | BRING, Christoffer | Par | 70 | 74 |
| | HOSHINO, Rikuya | Par | 71 | 73 |
| | GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo | Par | 73 | 71 |
| | CABRERA BELLO, Rafa | Par | 69 | 75 |
| | STAL, Gary | Par | 71 | 73 |
| 114 | NEMECZ, Lukas | +1 | 71 | 74 |
| | EDÉN, Tobias | +1 | 73 | 72 |
| | KRISTJANSSON, Gudmundur | +1 | 73 | 72 |
| | VIRTO, Borja | +1 | 76 | 69 |
| | WANG, Jeunghun | +1 | 72 | 73 |
| | PULKKANEN, Tapio | +1 | 72 | 73 |
| | ZACH, Simon | +1 | 73 | 72 |
| | GARCIA, Sebastian | +1 | 72 | 73 |
| | SAMOOJA, Kalle | +1 | 72 | 73 |
| 123 | WINDRED, Blake | +2 | 74 | 72 |
| | WU, Ashun | +2 | 72 | 74 |
| | SULLIVAN, Andy | +2 | 72 | 74 |
| | WIEBE, Gunner | +2 | 74 | 72 |
| | PARRY, John | +2 | 73 | 73 |
| | STRYDOM, Ockie | +2 | 70 | 76 |
| | VAN TONDER, Daniel | +2 | 72 | 74 |
| | CAFOUREK, Jan | +2 | 76 | 70 |
| | WILSON, Oliver | +2 | 74 | 72 |
| 132 | AIKEN, Thomas | +3 | 73 | 74 |
| | SHINKWIN, Callum | +3 | 71 | 76 |
| | TOMI, David (AM) | +3 | 74 | 73 |
| | SABBATINI, Rory | +3 | 76 | 71 |
| 136 | FISHER, Ross | +4 | 72 | 76 |
| | LORENZO-VERA, Mike | +4 | 73 | 75 |
| | ROBINSON, Liam | +4 | 73 | 75 |
| | CHENGYAO, Ma | +4 | 71 | 77 |
| | MRUZEK, Filip | +4 | 76 | 72 |
| 141 | STALTER, Joël | +5 | 75 | 74 |
| | GUMBERG, Jordan | +5 | 75 | 74 |
| | HOWELL, David | +5 | 71 | 78 |
| | JAMIESON, Scott | +5 | 73 | 76 |
| 145 | COLSAERTS, Nicolas | +6 | 77 | 73 |
| | HEJLEK, Jakub (AM) | +6 | 77 | 73 |
| | LI, Haotong | +6 | 74 | 76 |
| | KLEIN, Louis (AM) | +6 | 74 | 76 |
| 149 | KORINEK, Ales | +7 | 74 | 77 |
| 150 | FEUERSTEIN, Michael | +8 | 75 | 77 |
| 151 | BABIC, Matej | +11 | 80 | 75 |
| 152 | KIM, Yeongsu | +12 | 76 | 80 |
| 153 | VIDA, Sebastian (AM) | +13 | 80 | 77 |
| DISQ | WILSON, Andrew | +6 | 74 | - |
| DISQ | SCRIVENER, Jason | -1 | - | - |
| RETD | DE JAGER, Louis | +1 | - | - |
Simon Bale
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