England’s Paul Waring hit a course-record 11-under-par 61 to steer by 5 pictures after the second spherical of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
The 39-year-old recorded his lowest profession spherical on Friday because of 9 birdies and one eagle to succeed in 19 underneath par.
Early chief Tommy Fleetwood, who equalled the course record on Thursday, went spherical in 68 and is stage on 14 underneath with American Johannes Veerman and Danes Thorbjorn Olesen and Niklas Norgaard Moller.
Waring completed his spherical by hitting a shot from 265 yards to inside three toes of the pin on the par-five 18th, after getting himself out of bother following a wayward drive.
“That was one of the best shot I’ve ever hit in my life to be sincere,” Waring mentioned.
English trio Laurie Canter, Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Wallace all sit seven pictures off Waring on 12 underneath, together with Frenchman Ugo Coussaud.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is 11 underneath after the opening two rounds.
Rory McIlroy carded 67 for the second consecutive day and is 9 pictures off the tempo after a triple bogey on the seventeenth.
The four-time main champion is aiming to win a sixth Race to Dubai title and might be topped winner if he finishes within the prime two at Yas Hyperlinks, earlier than the European Tour season finale in Dubai subsequent week.
“I would like the golf course to toughen up a bit of bit to have an opportunity,” mentioned McIlroy. “There’s so many gettable holes on the market.”
