D+D Real Czech Masters - Day two digest

MacIntyre shows his brilliant iron play, Wallace makes the second 63 of the week and Nicolai Hojgaard shows his Ryder Cup credentials at the D+D Real Czech Masters.

Here is everything you need to know from round two in Prague.

Wallace flies low to move in contention

Matt Wallace admitted a switch in his mindset has helped him catapult into contention in Prague. Following an opening round of 70, the 33-year-old rattled home an eagle and seven birdies on Friday to card the joint lowest ever round at Albatross Golf Resort with his flawless 63 and sit at 11 under par alongside Sami Välimäki, who posted the same score on Thursday, in a tie for third. However, like the Finn's effort, the scorecard will not make it into the record books due to preferred lies being taken in the second round. Wallace said: "Confident, even from yesterday’s round. I have this mindset that I’m going to be in contention at some point this week. I was seven shots behind going into today after my round yesterday. Before I’d have gone ‘Wow, I’m too far back’, but it’s fine. I’m playing good. That’s what the best players do, and I’m trying to learn from them."

Nicolai Højgaard eyes Ryder Cup debut

Nicolai Højgaard put the Ryder Cup spotlight on himself following a bogey-free 67 to set the early pace at 12 under par on Friday. He began his second round with a birdie at the tenth before adding another at the 13th as he reached the turn at nine under par. Højgaard's approaches at the first and fifth yielded two more gains before the Dane wrapped up his scoring when a brilliant bunker shot to two feet saw him tap in his fifth birdie of the day at the sixth to reach the total which was only bettered by Björk by one shot. The 22-year-old said: "I can’t describe how much I want to be on that team. But the only thing I can do at the moment is play good golf, do the work and do the best I can."

Captain's insight on course

Team Europe Captain Luke Donald was in the field this week so he could cast a closer eye on some of the contenders for next month's biennial event. The former World Number One played alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and halfway leader Björk for the first two rounds, with both players impressing with their ball-striking. The 45-year-old Englishman gave an insight into his thinking while out on course on Friday.

MacIntyre's marvellous bunker approach

Under the watchful eye of the Ryder Cup Captain, MacIntyre, who occupies the third and final place on offer on the European Points List with two events to play, produced this brilliant bunker shot at the fourth to card his first birdie of the day.

Trouble? What trouble for Björk

The Swede must given Donald food for thought after carding two successive blemish-free rounds to top the leaderboard at 13 under par in the Czech Republic. Following a flawless 65 on Thursday, Björk birdied the first before a weather delay of 71 minutes stop him at the fifth hole. But it did not stop his momentum as he picked up four shots in a row from the eighth to join Højgaard at the top before rolling in a 15-footer at the par-three 16th to take the outright lead. However, it was at the ninth where he produced one of the shots of the day to keep the birdie trail going.

Driver off the deck alert

Thriston Lawrence was struggling to make the weekend in Prague when the South African decided to get the big club out for his second shot at the par-five ninth. He was sitting at one over for the tournament, with the projected cut at three under, when he pummelled the driver on to the green in two. Unfortunately, he could not become the first player to record an eagle at the ninth on Friday as he lipped out his effort before tapping in for his first birdie of the day.