Alejandro del Rey, the golfer who went through Arizona State like Jon Rahm but is yet to be discovered by the general public, once again considered an option for victory in the middle of a DP World Tour tournament. After two rounds he is second in the emirate of Ras Al Kaimah, the northernmost kingdom that makes up the United Arab Emirates.
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Del Rey, 26 years old and without victories in the highest category of the continent, completed an anthology start with six birdies in seven holes, between 13 (he started at 10) and 1, to even take the lead before the initial hesitation of the leader, the Englishman Marcus Armitage, who measured the gains achieved on Thursday thanks to the 63 strokes and who with a 69 maintains a two-stroke lead.
Based on good shots with the irons, especially with the wedge, and a decisive putt, the Spaniard was developing the round, slowing down in the last two holes, two bogeys that took him away from the lead. Especially painful was the penultimate hole, a par 5 in which I had hunted the fairway with the driver.
“I played very solid, in conditions that were somewhat easier than on Thursday. The ball on the greens rolled well, there was less wind,” Del Rey confessed to the DP World Tour, “and it was easier to make decisions. Despite the two mistakes, which hurt a little, I feel very comfortable and I am going to continue with the same plan. The advantage of this course is that even if you don’t hit the driver very straight it can be played.