{"id":1254822,"date":"2024-12-13T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1254822"},"modified":"2024-12-13T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:05:15","slug":"alfred-dunhill-championship-2025-r2-marcus-kinhult-moves-into-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/alfred-dunhill-championship-2025-r2-marcus-kinhult-moves-into-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Kinhult moves into lead ahead of the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Kinhult started the day in a share of second place one shot behind the lead and made the most of the cooler morning temperatures. He produced seven birdies and three bogeys to close with a 4-under 68 and take a three-shot lead at 11-under at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was hot,&#8221; said the Swede. &#8220;It was actually OK this morning, I would say, but after five or six holes I got the umbrella up and tried to hide under that for most of the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a good day so I&#8217;m happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday was really good, I&#8217;m super happy with that round. I feel like I played well today also but I didn&#8217;t quite take advantage of the par fives today. I think that was the only difference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I&#8217;m not upset. It was a good score today and I&#8217;m looking forward to two more rounds. Hopefully we can keep improving and we&#8217;ll see where that takes us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kinhult has won once previously on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeantour.com\/dpworld-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DP World Tour<\/a>, at the 2019 Betfred British Masters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Round 2 Highlights | 2025 Alfred Dunhill Championship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_injVvY_Afo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s Dale Whitnell made two bogeys and closed with a 67 for a share of second place at 8-under alongside Italy&#8217;s Andrea Pavan, who made one bogey and one double bogey at the par-5 18th for a 69, and South African Dean Burmester who made just one bogey for his 67.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight leader Andy Sullivan made just three birdies and four bogeys to close with a 73 and move down into a share of fifth place at 7-under alongside nine other players including fellow Englishmen Matthew Southgate who stayed bogey-free for a 67 and Alex Fitzpatrick who closed with a 72 featuring four birdies, a bogey and a triple bogey at the par-3 7th.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_link_1254801\" class=\"ct-div-block content-link_wrap\"><a class=\"ct-link content-link_image-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/indoor-golf-simulation-becoming-a-real-thing\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/interview_bill-bales_simulator5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"content-link_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Interview - 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