July 30 - August 02
Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Birmingham, England
€1,000,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
For the second Friday in succession England’s Sam Horsfield surged into contention for a maiden European Tour title at the Hero Open.
Horsfield fired an eagle and seven birdies in a second round of 63 at the Forest of Arden to join Spain’s Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez in a share of the lead on 13 under par.
Horsfield finished 10th in last week’s British Masters following a 61 in the third round, which was unusually played on a Friday due to the tournament starting on Wednesday.
A bogey-free 63 to co-lead into the weekend ✍️@Workday #HeroOpen
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 31, 2020
Garcia Rodriguez had earlier birdied the last two holes to add a 69 to his opening course-record 62 as the 31-year-old looks to mark his rookie season on the European Tour with a victory.
Horsfield said: “Holing a wedge from 110 yards on four (for an eagle) was an obvious highlight and I just got on a bit of a roll and ended up with a nine under round.
“I’m just having fun, it’s nice to be playing tournament golf again, it’s been a while for everyone and I’m just thankful of that, to get some tournaments going. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while and I’m just enjoying it.
“It’s different out here, not the same as what we’re used to but it’s just the world that we’re living in at the moment and you’ve just got to make the most of.
“We have a great opportunity to come out here and play tournament golf and I’m thankful that the European Tour and everyone involved have been able to make that happen.”
62-69 and currently leading ✍️@Workday #HeroOpen
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 31, 2020
Garcia Rodriguez, who secured his card from the Challenge Tour in 2019, said: “Today the wind was tough, it was a lot windier and the pin positions were a little more complicated than yesterday. But today I played very solid from the tee which was the key to only two bogeys.
“The key yesterday was the putter, today it was difficult with the irons to get it pin high because it was so windy, but I’m so happy with my round today.
“It was very important to birdie the last two holes. It was in my mind to hit a good drive on 17, it wasn’t perfect but a good line. I had an eagle in my mind with an eight iron in my hand, but it was a little right so it was a good birdie.
“On 18 I played a seven iron and it was a perfect putt. I need to do the same now, go to the players’ lounge, eat some food and hit the gym, then come out tomorrow for the same.”
The leading pair have a three-shot lead over Belgium’s Thomas Detry, with Alexander Bjork and Antoine Rozner a stroke further back.
Miguel Angel Jimenez, who celebrated his record 707th European Tour appearance with an opening 64, added a second round of 72 to lie five shots off the pace.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
T1 |
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez | -13 |
62 |
69 |
131 |
3 |
Thomas Detry | -10 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T1 |
Sam Horsfield | -13 |
68 |
63 |
131 |
T4 |
Alexander Björk | -9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T4 |
Antoine Rozner | -9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T6 |
Oliver Farr | -8 |
65 |
71 |
136 |
T6 |
Miguel Angel Jiménez | -8 |
64 |
72 |
136 |
T6 |
Mikko Korhonen | -8 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T6 |
Alexander Levy | -8 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T6 |
Matthieu Pavon | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T11 |
Wil Besseling | -7 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T11 |
Grant Forrest | -7 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T11 |
Rasmus Højgaard | -7 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T11 |
Richie Ramsay | -7 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T11 |
Kalle Samooja | -7 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T11 |
Cormac Sharvin | -7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T11 |
Callum Shinkwin | -7 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T18 |
Richard Bland | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T18 |
Ashley Chesters | -6 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T18 |
Sihwan Kim | -6 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T18 |
Chris Paisley | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T18 |
Carlos Pigem | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T18 |
Jason Scrivener | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T18 |
Joel Sjoholm | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T18 |
Joël Stalter | -6 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T26 |
Laurie Canter | -5 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T26 |
Julien Guerrier | -5 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T26 |
Joachim B. Hansen | -5 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T26 |
Benjamin Hebert | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T26 |
Rikard Karlberg | -5 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T26 |
Pablo Larrazabal | -5 |
64 |
75 |
139 |
T26 |
Aaron Rai | -5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T26 |
Ricardo Santos | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T26 |
Steven Tiley | -5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T35 |
Marcus Armitage | -4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T35 |
Dave Coupland | -4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T35 |
Louis De Jager | -4 |
74 |
66 |
140 |
T35 |
Jamie Donaldson | -4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T35 |
Rhys Enoch | -4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T35 |
Maximilian Kieffer | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T35 |
Renato Paratore | -4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T35 |
Robert Rock | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T35 |
Marcel Schneider | -4 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
T35 |
Andy Sullivan | -4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T35 |
Darius van Driel | -4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T46 |
John Catlin | -3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T46 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | -3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T46 |
Ross Fisher | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T46 |
Søren Kjeldsen | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T46 |
Romain Langasque | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T46 |
Richard McEvoy | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T46 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T46 |
Lee Slattery | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T46 |
Clement Sordet | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T46 |
Matthew Southgate | -3 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
T46 |
Johannes Veerman | -3 |
75 |
66 |
141 |
T46 |
Dale Whitnell | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T46 |
Ben Stow | -3 |
70 |
70 |
|
T59 |
Maverick Antcliff | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T59 |
Thomas Bjørn | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T59 |
Steven Brown | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T59 |
Michael Campbell | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T59 |
Sean Crocker | -2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T59 |
Ben Evans | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T59 |
Ryan Fox | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T59 |
David Horsey | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T59 |
Scott Jamieson | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T59 |
Niklas Lemke | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T59 |
Benjamin Poke | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T59 |
Garrick Porteous | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T59 |
Connor Syme | -2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T72 |
Matthew Baldwin | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T72 |
David Drysdale | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T72 |
Guido Migliozzi | -1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T72 |
Jack Senior | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T72 |
Scott Vincent | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T72 |
Justin Walters | -1 |
66 |
77 |
143 |
T72 |
Lars van Meijel | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T79 |
Alejandro Cañizares | E |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T79 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T79 |
Paul Dunne | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T79 |
Masahiro Kawamura | E |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T79 |
Ross McGowan | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T79 |
Gavin Moynihan | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T79 |
Robin Roussel | E |
67 |
77 |
144 |
T79 |
Lorenzo Scalise | E |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T79 |
Max Schmitt | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T79 |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | E |
76 |
68 |
144 |
T79 |
Shubhankar Sharma | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T90 |
Oliver Fisher | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T90 |
Justin Harding | 1 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
T90 |
Paul Hendriksen | 1 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
T90 |
David Howell | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T90 |
Joost Luiten | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T90 |
Adrian Otaegui | 1 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
T90 |
Alvaro Quiros | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T90 |
Julian Suri | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T98 |
Dean Burmester | 2 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
T98 |
Aaron Cockerill | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T98 |
Ewen Ferguson | 2 |
68 |
78 |
146 |
T98 |
Daan Huizing | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T98 |
Jake McLeod | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T98 |
Marco Penge | 2 |
69 |
77 |
146 |
T98 |
Haydn Porteous | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T98 |
Adrien Saddier | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T98 |
Min Woo Lee | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T107 |
Jonathan Caldwell | 3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
T107 |
Bryce Easton | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T107 |
Pedro Figueiredo | 3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
T107 |
Nicolai Højgaard | 3 |
80 |
67 |
147 |
T107 |
Adrian Meronk | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T107 |
Marc Warren | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T107 |
Oliver Wilson | 3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
T114 |
Emilio Cuartero Blanco | 4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
T114 |
Liam Johnston | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
T114 |
David Law | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
T114 |
Thorbjørn Olesen | 4 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
T114 |
Jordan Smith | 4 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
T119 |
Matthew Jordan | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
T119 |
James Morrison | 5 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
T121 |
Ignacio Elvira Mijares | 6 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
T121 |
Edoardo Molinari | 6 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
T121 |
Jeff Winther | 6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
124 |
Calum Hill | 7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
T125 |
Scott Hend | 8 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
T125 |
Brandon Stone | 8 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
T125 |
Graeme Storm | 8 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
128 |
Zander Lombard | 12 |
73 |
83 |
156 |
129 |
Andrea Pavan | 14 |
76 |
82 |
158 |
WD |
Toby Tree | 2 |
74 |
74 |
|
WD |
Eddie Pepperell | 4 |
76 |
76 |
|
WD |
Joakim Lagergren | E |
77 |
77 |