Porsche European Open R2

September 05-08
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany
€2,000,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4

Robert MacIntyre stormed into the Porsche European Open lead, firing a flawless seven under par second round of 65 to take a four-stroke advantage into the weekend in Hamburg.

Porsche European Open R2 - MacIntyre makes his move — Credit: Getty Images

“I just stuck to my game plan – it's probably the best I've driven the ball this year. It's not just going straight, it's going miles. I don't know what I'm doing but it's working, and I'll try and continue to do it."

The 23-year-old, who started the day two strokes behind 18-hole leader Paul Casey, carded the low round of the week so far. The Scotsman recorded three birdies on the front nine, which he matched as he came in, capping his round with his seventh gain of the day on the 18th hole.

“I've changed quite a few things over the season to improve. Dave, my coach, is on the bag this week, he's doing a great job off the course when I'm at home and doing the right things. It's great to see the reward.

Highlights of MacIntyre's fine round of 65 🎥@robert1lefty #PEO2019 pic.twitter.com/JQr18xHguu
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) September 6, 2019

“It's going to be tough, especially when it's the first time that I've got such a lead – whether on the Challenge Tour or here on the European Tour – I'll have to learn from this experience. I'm doing the right things on the course and the right things off the course, I'm nice and relaxed. Everything at home has been brilliant, so I'm in the right mindset for going out this weekend.”

A runner-up on two occasions in his rookie season – at the Betfred British Masters and Made in Denmark presented by FREJA in back-to-back weeks in May – this is the first time MacIntyre has held an overnight lead on the European Tour.

Leading the chasing park is Germany's Bernd Ritthammer, who delighted the home crowds with a six under par round of 66 to reach a seven under par total. He is two strokes ahead of the trio of Casey, Guido Migliozzi and Matthias Schwab.

“I've had a slow season so far, it's been tough," said Ritthammer. "I've been working hard and not really getting any results. Friday for me normally has something to do with fighting the cut – I was very pleased with how I played yesterday, only one under, but conditions were pretty brutal in the morning. That was as good as today.

“I got off to a good start and felt like I was flushing the ball, felt like it was going where I wanted to go. The putter really warmed up and I made some incredible par saves and really good birdie putts. I didn't expect it to be that easy today, I just played really well.”

Bernd Wiesberger and Alexander Björk share sixth place on four under par, while German Dominic Foos is one of six players a stroke further back in eighth.

Pos.	Player	Nat	To Par	Today	R1	R2	Total
1	Robert MacIntyre	SCO	-11	-7	68	65	133
2	Bernd Ritthammer	GER	-7	-6	71	66	137
T3	Paul Casey	ENG	-5	1	66	73	139
T3	Matthias Schwab	AUT	-5	Par	67	72	139
T3	Guido Migliozzi	ITA	-5	-4	71	68	139
T6	Bernd Wiesberger	AUT	-4	-3	71	69	140
T6	Alexander Bjoerk	SWE	-4	-1	69	71	140
T8	Kristian Krogh Johannessen	NOR	-3	-1	70	71	141
T8	Pedro Figueiredo	POR	-3	-1	70	71	141
T8	Louis De Jager	RSA	-3	-3	72	69	141
T8	Dominic Foos	GER	-3	-5	74	67	141
T8	Jeff Winther	SWE	-3	-3	72	69	141
T8	Pablo Larrazabal	ESP	-3	-1	70	71	141
T14	Ricardo Melo Gouveia	POR	-2	-2	72	70	142
T14	Ben Evans	ENG	-2	1	69	73	142
T14	Thomas Pieters	BEL	-2	Par	70	72	142
T14	Xander Schauffele	USA	-2	-3	73	69	142
T14	Ashley Chesters	ENG	-2	-1	71	71	142
T14	Darren Fichardt	RSA	-2	-3	73	69	142
T20	Oliver Fisher	ENG	-1	-2	73	70	143
T20	Sam Horsfield	ENG	-1	-4	75	68	143
T20	Ben Stow	ENG	-1	3	68	75	143
T20	Max Rottluff	GER	-1	3	68	75	143
T20	Harrison Endycott	AUS	-1	-1	72	71	143
T25	Lucas Herbert	AUS	Par	3	69	75	144
T25	Scott Hend	AUS	Par	-1	73	71	144
T25	Niklas Lemke	SWE	Par	1	71	73	144
T25	Richard Sterne	RSA	Par	-3	75	69	144
T25	Andy Sullivan	ENG	Par	-2	74	70	144
T25	Lasse Jensen	DNK	Par	1	71	73	144
T25	Alexander Knappe	GER	Par	-5	77	67	144
T32	Padraig Harrington	IRL	1	2	71	74	145
T32	Rikard Karlberg	SWE	1	-1	74	71	145
T32	Nacho Elvira	ESP	1	2	71	74	145
T32	Scott Gregory	ENG	1	Par	73	72	145
T32	Jacques Kruyswijk	RSA	1	-2	75	70	145
T32	Matthew Southgate	ENG	1	-1	74	71	145
T32	Michael Hoey	NIR	1	-1	74	71	145
T32	Jorge Campillo	ESP	1	-1	74	71	145
T32	Min-Woo Lee	AUS	1	Par	73	72	145
T32	Adrien Saddier	SCO	1	-4	77	68	145
T32	Hugo Leon	CHI	1	Par	73	72	145
T32	Per Laengfors	SWE	1	1	72	73	145
T32	Johannes Veerman	USA	1	-3	76	69	145
T45	Sihwan Kim	KOR	2	2	72	74	146
T45	Dimitrios Papadatos	AUS	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Patrick Reed	USA	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Gavin Moynihan	IRL	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Daniel Gavins	ENG	2	-2	76	70	146
T45	Ivan Cantero	ESP	2	2	72	74	146
T45	Jake McLeod	AUS	2	2	72	74	146
T45	Joakim Lagergren	SWE	2	-3	77	69	146
T45	Hideto Tanihara	JPN	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Kurt Kitayama	USA	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Alvaro Quiros	ESP	2	1	73	73	146
T45	Paul Waring	ENG	2	Par	74	72	146
T45	Romain Wattel	FRA	2	2	72	74	146
T58	Ryan Fox	NZL	3	-1	76	71	147
T58	Stuart Manley	WAL	3	3	72	75	147
T58	Zander Lombard	RSA	3	3	72	75	147
T58	Rory Sabbatini	SVK	3	-3	78	69	147
T58	Jack Singh-Brar	ENG	3	1	74	73	147
T58	Marc Hammer	GER	3	3	72	75	147
T58	Troy Merritt	USA	3	-2	77	70	147
T58	Ross Fisher	ENG	3	3	72	75	147
T58	Max Orrin	ENG	3	3	72	75	147
T58	Ashun Wu	CHI	3	-2	77	70	147
T58	Clement Sordet	FRA	3	Par	75	72	147
T58	Adam Bland	AUS	3	4	71	76	147
T58	Jaco Van Zyl	RSA	3	-3	78	69	147
CUT	Alexander Levy	FRA	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Berry Henson	USA	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Chris Hanson	ENG	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Deyen Lawson	AUS	4	3	73	75	148
CUT	Espen Kofstad	NOR	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Hinrich Arkenau	GER	4	-1	77	71	148
CUT	Jens Dantorp	SWE	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Jin-Ho Choi	KOR	4	-1	77	71	148
CUT	Joel Girrbach	SWE	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Jordan Smith	ENG	4	-2	78	70	148
CUT	Matt Kuchar	USA	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Nicolai Hoejgaard	DEN	4	1	75	73	148
CUT	Pelle Edberg	SWE	4	Par	76	72	148
CUT	Soren Kjeldsen	DEN	4	2	74	74	148
CUT	Thomas Bjorn	DEN	4	-1	77	71	148
CUT	Trevor Immelman	RSA	4	1	75	73	148
CUT	Austin Connelly	CAN	5	Par	77	72	149
CUT	Benedict Staben	GER	5	Par	77	72	149
CUT	Dean Burmester	RSA	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Grant Forrest	SCO	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Jeung-Hun Wang	KOR	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Joachim B. Hansen	DEN	5	-2	79	70	149
CUT	John Catlin	USA	5	-1	78	71	149
CUT	Kalle Samooja	FIN	5	3	74	75	149
CUT	Liam Johnston	SCO	5	3	74	75	149
CUT	Lucas Bjerregaard	DNK	5	3	74	75	149
CUT	Matthew Nixon	ENG	5	-4	81	68	149
CUT	Max Schmitt	GER	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Maximilian Kieffer	GER	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Richard McEvoy	ENG	5	Par	77	72	149
CUT	Richie Ramsay	SCO	5	2	75	74	149
CUT	Sean Crocker	USA	5	Par	77	72	149
CUT	Shiv Chawrasia	IND	5	1	76	73	149
CUT	Tapio Pulkkanen	FIN	5	3	74	75	149
CUT	Christofer Blomstrand	SWE	6	-1	79	71	150
CUT	Cormac Sharvin	NIR	6	5	73	77	150
CUT	David Heinzinger	GER	6	3	75	75	150
CUT	Duncan Stewart	SCO	6	2	76	74	150
CUT	Emilio Cuartero	ESP	6	7	71	79	150
CUT	Lorenzo Gagli	ITA	6	3	75	75	150
CUT	Nick Mccarthy	ENG	6	3	75	75	150
CUT	Oliver Wilson	ENG	6	-1	79	71	150
CUT	Renato Paratore	ITA	6	1	77	73	150
CUT	Adrian Otaegui	ESP	7	3	76	75	151
CUT	Alejandro Canizares	ESP	7	3	76	75	151
CUT	David Cooke	USA	7	6	73	78	151
CUT	Georg Schultes	AUT	7	6	73	78	151
CUT	Hurly Long	GER	7	1	78	73	151
CUT	Kristoffer Reitan	NOR	7	-2	81	70	151
CUT	Marc Warren	SCO	7	3	76	75	151
CUT	Marcel Siem	GER	7	-2	81	70	151
CUT	Matthias Schmid	GER	7	2	77	74	151
CUT	Adria Arnaus	ESP	8	1	79	73	152
CUT	Allen John	GER	8	Par	80	72	152
CUT	Brett Rumford	AUS	8	3	77	75	152
CUT	Fabrizio Zanotti	PAR	8	5	75	77	152
CUT	Maarten Lafeber	NED	8	5	75	77	152
CUT	Michael Campbell	NZL	8	2	78	74	152
CUT	Nicolai Tinning	DNK	8	2	78	74	152
CUT	Pedro Oriol	ESP	8	2	78	74	152
CUT	Wilco Nienaber	RSA	8	1	79	73	152
CUT	Anton Karlsson	SWE	9	5	76	77	153
CUT	Fin Fleer	GER	9	7	74	79	153
CUT	Harry Ellis	ENG	9	3	78	75	153
CUT	Julian Suri	USA	9	4	77	76	153
CUT	Sam Brazel	AUS	9	6	75	78	153
CUT	James Morrison	ENG	10	6	76	78	154
CUT	Tom Murray	ENG	10	3	79	75	154
CUT	Yusaku Miyazato	JPN	10	4	78	76	154
CUT	Eduardo De La Riva	ESP	11	7	76	79	155
CUT	Simon Forsstroem	SWE	11	4	79	76	155
CUT	David Drysdale	SCO	12	5	79	77	156
CUT	Matteo Manassero	ITA	13	4	81	76	157
CUT	Maximilian Walz	GER	13	6	79	78	157
CUT	David Borda	ESP	14	7	79	79	158
CUT	Filippo Bergamaschi	ITA	14	9	77	81	158
CUT	Hyo-Won Park	KOR	15	11	76	83	159
RET	Callum Shinkwin	ENG	Par	-5	77	-	77
RET	Justin Walters	RSA	Par	-7	79	-	79
RET	Victor Dubuisson	FRA	Par	-10	82	-	82

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