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Day 2 in Numbers: DP World Tour Championship
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Day 2 in Numbers: DP World Tour Championship

Defending champion Henrik Stenson is in command at the DP World Tour Championship going into the weekend. Last year's Race To Dubai winner leads by two from Rory McIlroy, Richie Ramsay and Danny Willett. Check out the best numbers from day two here... 

Henrik Stenson - lining up another birdie putt with his caddie at the Jumeirah Golf Estates

10– under par leads the way for Henrik Stenson going into moving day

66 – for Stenson on day two, which included seven birdies

16– greens in regulation found by the big Swede

14– out of 14 fairways found from the defending champion

2 – shot lead for Stenson over McIlroy, Willett & Ramsay

70– for McIlroy on day two, which included the Northern Irishman’s only two dropped shots this week (at the 12th and 16th)

7– fairways found for Rory on a frustrating day for the four-time Major Champion

5– under par on the opening three holes already this week for Willett

64– and low round of the week for Rafa Cabrera-Bello in round two, thanks to the Spaniard’s fine eight under par round

5– straight birdies from the first for Cabrera-Bello to get his round off to a blistering start

1– hole-in-one for Shane Lowry, the first of his professional career, at the par three 13th

6– iron was the club of choice that saw the Irishman make his 183 yard ace

4– over par through six holes on day one, Justin Rose is 11 under par since and in contention again going into the weekend

5– birdies in six holes on the back nine for last week’s winner Brooks Koepka

31– on the back nine for former World Number One Luke Donald in his six under par 66

4- players improved by 10 shots on their first rounds on day two (Koepka, Donald, Marcel Siem & Thomas Aiken)

24– players improved by three or more shots on their opening rounds

4– the par three played the hardest, averaging 3.33

14– the long par five came in for some treatment today, averaging only 4.58

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