Rozner rose before Rose recovered, Olesen was in the mix again, it was a family affair for Sullivan and Enoch landed a big bird on day two of the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
Here is everything you need to know from Friday in the UK.
Rose fights back to share lead with Rozner
Justin Rose produced a late fightback to share the lead with Antoine Rozner heading into the weekend. The Major Champion entered day two with a one-shot lead and still held that when he teed off in the afternoon, with Frenchman Rozner having set the target at six under with a 68. But he would soon find himself three off the lead after four bogeys in his first ten holes, before he picked up three shots in his last seven in a 73 to rejoin Rozner at the summit. English amateur John Gough was then at five under alongside countrymen James Morrison, Andy Sullivan and Oliver Wilson, defending champion Thorbjørn Olesen, another Dane in Niklas Nørgaard and German Yannik Paul.
Thunderbear in the mix for a double
Thorbjørn Olesen is quietly building a very impressive title defence after a second-round 69 moved him to five under. The Dane holed a 36-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole last season to win his first tournament in nearly four years and is now back inside the world’s top 100, has another victory to his name, and sits ninth on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex. He has made ten birdies and five bogeys so far this week and is happy with how his defence is going in front of bumper crowds. "I didn't think it was that easy today," he said. "It was quite windy but I had some really nice up-and-downs to keep the round going which was very important. I'm pretty happy with today. There was a lot of people and good atmosphere the whole way around, so it's always fun to play in front of that."
Sully puts on a show for dad
Andy Sullivan was thrilled to play some good golf in front of his father as he produced a stirring finish to his second round. The four-time DP World Tour winner - who is from Nuneaton, less than a 30-minute drive from this week’s host venue The Belfry - made five birdies in his last seven holes to sign for a 68 and get to five under. And while he was happy to put on a show for the large crowds, there was one person in particular who he was hoping to impress. "My dad is getting older and older all the time, so I don't know how many more times I'm going to get to play in front of him where he's going to be able to come," he said. "So it's nice for him to be out there and to witness some good golf, as well."
Who needs to be close?
It was a remarkable day on and around the greens on Friday. Wedges, putters, rough, fringe - it didn't matter, they were going in.
Shinkwin takes on the tenth
For every player that drives the tenth this week, 100 trees will be planted as part of the DP World Tour's Green Drive. Quite a few players have taken on the challenge so far but few have done it as impressively as Callum Shinkwin.
Enoch lands the biggest of birds
A season of remarkable shots continued as Rhys Enoch landed the fifth albatross of 2023. The Welshman holed his second from 220 yards at the par-five third with a four iron to complete the rare feat. We've also had 27 holes-in-one in 28 events - it's some season for big shots.
