Day two digest: 2022 Porsche European Open

Everything you need to know from day two at Green Eagle Golf Courses.

Jordan jumped ahead, Victor stayed on a roll, Henrik produced a big finish and Marcel was delighting the fans in round two of the 2022 Porsche European Open.

Here is everything you need to know from Friday in Hamburg.

Smith hits the front

Former champion Jordan Smith carded an impressive 68 on a tough day to take a two-shot lead into the weekend. For much of the day it looked like the lead would move backwards as the lengthy layout bared its teeth in Hamburg, with under-par scores at a premium. But Smith recovered from an early bogey to post five birdies that moved him to six under, two shots clear of last week's winner Victor Perez. Frenchman Julien Brun, Swede Joakim Lagergren and Dane Niklas Nørgaard Møller were then at three under, a shot clear of another Frenchman in Julien Guerrier and China's Li Haotong. “I have really good memories of most of the holes around here," said Smith, who lifted the trophy in 2017. "Winning back then, even though it was five years ago, I still remember a lot of it. I’m looking forward to continuing the good stuff and seeing how the weekend goes."

Perez maintains momentum

Fresh off his victory at last week's Dutch Open, Perez is once again challenging at the top of the leaderboard. The Frenchman's win at Bernardus Golf was his second on the DP World Tour and he was delighted to maintain his momentum. "I’m just trying to ride it as much as possible," he said. "I think we try to use those moments as players, when things go your way you hit shots and it feels easy, you try not to play quickly, which is not a bad thing for me, and you just get on with it. There’s a lot of golf left. It’s a long weekend."

Speaking of Victor

We all love a driver off the deck. We all love a club twirl. We all love a good chip. Perez was putting on a show.

Stenson finishes in style

Ryder Cup Captain Henrik Stenson needed a birdie on the par five last to make sure he got into the weekend. He did this.

Siem gives it his all

Marcel Siem has always been a passionate player. Put him on home soil and that ramps up another notch. Never change, Marcus.