Round 2 of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship produced 133 sub-par rounds with field averages of 68.98 at St Andrews, 70.98 at Carnoustie and 68.13 at Kingsbarns. Tom Lewis leads on -15 with Joost Luiten following behind on -14. We analyse their performances and round up the half way Genworth Statistics leaders.
Tom LEWIS -15
Tom Lewis converted seven birdies on his way to a superb bogey free second round 65 at St Andrews, to lead by one at the half way stage. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 22 year old English talent still ranks a little low for the long game categories, but his short game and putting has been exceptional, plus he is one of twelve players to have dropped just a single shot over the first 36 holes. Tom has the more difficult Carnoustie still to play before the round robin is completed after Saturday’s third round, but with his current form, don’t be surprised to see him out in front as everything falls into place going into Sunday.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 64.50 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 66.7% | 100 |
| Driving Distance | 302 yds | 32 |
| Greens in Reg | 86.1% | 40 |
| Scrambles | 80.0% | 11 |
| Sand Saves | 100.0% | 1 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.613 | 10 |
| Putts per Round | 27.5 | 3 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.50 | 4 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.67 | 10 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.71 | 6 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.00 | 4 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.50 | 6 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 7.00 | 4 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 4 | 4 |
Joost LUITEN -14
Joost Luiten converted one eagle and seven birdies on his way to a blistering bogey free second round 63 at Kingsbarns. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 27 year old golfer from The Netherlands ranks 6th for Greens in Regulation and 4th for Par 5’s in 2, plus he ranks 2nd for Par 5 Scoring with an incredible 3.86 average (JB Hansen leads this category with an even better 3.80 average). With two wins under his belt already this year, Joost will no doubt be in confident mood going into the weekend. Note that a special mention should be given to Peter Uihlein who came within inches of the first ever 59 on the European Tour, at Kingsbarns.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 65.00 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 72.4% | 75 |
| Driving Distance | 297 yds | 52 |
| Greens in Reg | 94.4% | 6 |
| Scrambles | 50.0% | 63 |
| Sand Saves | 66.7% | 27 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.676 | 22 |
| Putts per Round | 30.0 | 36 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 6.50 | 33 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.86 | 52 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.77 | 17 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 3.86 | 2 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.50 | 6 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 7.00 | 4 |
| Pars per Rnd | 9.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 17 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 4 | 4 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 64.5
Tom LEWIS. - Driving Accuracy: 93.3%
Eduardo DE LA RIVA, Simon DYSON, Richie RAMSAY. - Driving Distance: 343 yards
JB HANSEN. - Greens in Regulation: 97.2%
Thongchai JAIDEE, Maximilian KIEFFER. - Scrambles: 100%
Maximilian KIEFFER, Steve WEBSTER, Tommy FLEETWOOD, Alessandro TADINI, Jorge CAMPILLO. - Sand Saves: 100%
23 players. - Putts per GIR: 1.565
David LYNN. - Putts per Round: 26.5
David LYNN. - 1 Putts: 19
David LYNN.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.40
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.64
Jamie DONALDSON. - Par 5 Scoring: 3.80
JB HANSEN. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 5
Brooks KOEPKA, Martin KAYMER, Paul LAWRIE. - Most shots holed from off the green: 2
Matthew NIXON, Robert-Jan DERKSEN, S.S.P CHOWRASIA. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 1 bogey
Robert ROCK, Bernd WIESBERGER, Gary LOCKERBIE, Matteo DELPODIO, David HOWELL, Matthew BALDWIN, Thomas LEVET, Mark FOSTER, Oliver WILSON, Hennie OTTO, Tommy FLEETWOOD, Tom LEWIS. - Most 3 Putts: 6
John PARRY - Most Eagles: 2
Peter UIHLEIN, Alexander LEVY, Thomas AIKEN, JB HANSEN, Bernd WIESBERGER. - Most Birdies: 15
John PARRY, Marc WARREN, Søren KJELDSEN. - Most Pars: 30
Richard STERNE. - Most Bogeys: 9
Marcus FRASER, Anthony BROWN, Trevor FISHER JNR. - Most Others: 3
Daniel POPOVIC, Scott HEND, Shaun MICHEEL, Gaganjeet BHULLAR, David DUVAL.
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