Day two at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship had it all. From Rory McIlroy's first professional hole in one, to Martin Kaymer's flawless bogey-free 67, it certainly will not be forgotten in a hurry. See the best numbers to come out of it here...
13– under par after two rounds for Martin Kaymer ties the 36-hole record at the tournament, which he set when winning his first Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship title in 2008
0– bogeys in the German’s five under par second round 67
3- Falcon Trophies to Kaymer’s name already (2008, 2010 & 2011)
1– shot lead for the former World Number One over Thomas Pieters, who was bogey free until the final hole in his 67
15– Birdies for Kaymer this week so far
19 – top tens in 29 events for Kaymer in the Middle East
1– hole in one from World Number One Rory McIlroy on Friday, the first of his professional career
177– yard nine iron at the 15th did the job for the European Number One
3 – Aces already this week with McIlroy joining Tom Lewis (seventh) and Miguel Angel Jiménez (15th)
11 – under par at the halfway stage leaves Rory just two back from Kaymer
23– of McIlroy’s last 24 rounds on The European Tour have seen the four-time Major Champion shoot in the red numbers
19 – of those rounds have been in the 60s
65– low round of the day belonged to Austrian Bernd Wiesberger
8 – a rare sighting of a snowman in the desert for Tyrrell Hatton (he bounced back to finish seven under par)
143 – and a one under par total wasn’t enough for defending champion Pablo Larrazábal to make it back for the weekend
72– Players made the cut on two under par or better
68– for World Number Two Henrik Stenson saw the Swede also miss the cut, with his four over par first round 76 coming back to haunt him
5– pars for Miguel Ángel Jiménez on the back nine this week (he’s also had one hole in one, eight birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey)
75– for Rickie Fowler saw the talented American slip down the leaderboard and finish right on the cut line at two under par overall
1 – par saving putt for Justin Rose at the ninth (his 18th) saw the World Number Six just make the cut, extending his run of consecutive weekends on The European Tour to 18 since The 2013 Open Championship
16 - the age of Guan Tian-Lang, the Chinese amateur who is tied 16th after 36 holes on five under par
9 - the par four again proved to be the toughest hole, averaging 4.18
18 - the closing par five closing hole played the easiest on day two, averaging 4.74
