Round 2 of the KLM Open produced 74 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 69.45. Miguel Angel Jiménez and Pablo Larrazábal lead on -9. We analyse their performances and round up the half way Genworth Statistics leaders.
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ -9
Miguel Angel Jiménez followed his first round excellence with a bogey free second round 67, to lead at the half way stage alongside Larrazábal. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 49 year old Spanish maestro is performing steadily with the longer clubs but he is really excelling on and around the greens, ranking very high in each of the short game categories. In terms of scoring, the 19 time European Tour champion has accumulated 11 birdies and he ranks 9th for Par 3 Scoring and 1st for Par 4 Scoring.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 65.50 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 69.2% | 35 |
| Driving Distance | 273 yds | 92 |
| Greens in Reg | 69.4% | 60 |
| Scrambles | 81.8% | 10 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.640 | 8 |
| Putts per Round | 26.0 | 3 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 | 5 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.80 | 9 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.75 | 1 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.67 | 41 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 15 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.50 | 2 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 3 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 18 |
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Pablo LARRAZÁBAL -9
Genworth Ambassador Pablo Larrazábal converted six birdies against two bogeys on his way to a second round 66, to lead alongside fellow countryman Jiménez. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 30 year old Spanish golfer is looking strong from tee to green, ranking 9th for Driving Accuracy (with 20/26 fairways), 19th for Driving Distance (averaging 291 yards) and 9th for Greens in Regulation (with 29/36 greens), plus he ranks 1st for Par 5 Scoring with a 4.17 average - accumulating 11 birdies the same as Jiménez.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 65.50 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 76.9% | 9 |
| Driving Distance | 291 yds | 19 |
| Greens in Reg | 80.6% | 9 |
| Scrambles | 71.4% | 23 |
| Sand Saves | 0.0% | 48 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.690 | 18 |
| Putts per Round | 28.5 | 28 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.50 | 32 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.90 | 28 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.85 | 10 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.17 | 1 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 15 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.50 | 2 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 3 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 18 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 65.50
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ, Pablo LARRAZÁBAL. - Driving Accuracy: 100%
Simon WAKEFIELD. - Driving Distance: 308 yards
Martin WIEGELE, Alvaro QUIROS. - Greens in Regulation: 94.4%
Soren HANSEN. - Scrambles: 100%
Scott HENRY, Lasse JENSEN. - Sand Saves: 100%
33 players. - Putts per GIR: 1.583
Prom MEESAWAT. - Putts per Round: 25.00
Matteo DELPODIO. - 1 Putts: 21
Matteo DELPODIO.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.50
Michael JONZON. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.75
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ, Brooks KOEPKA. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.17
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL, Richard BLAND, Robert COLES. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 3
Rikard KARLBERG, Ricardo GONZALEZ, Alvaro QUIROS, Alexander LEVY. - Most shots holed from off the green: 3
James MORRISON. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 1 bogey
David DRYSDALE. - Most 3 Putts: 5
Maximilian KIEFFER. - Most Eagles: 2
Craig LEE. - Most Birdies: 12
Alvaro QUIROS. - Most Pars: 30
Mark FOSTER, Simon THORNTON. - Most Bogeys: 14
Callum MACAULAY, Xavier RUIZ FONHOF, Kevin BERGER. - Most Others: 3
Kevin BERGER, Nicolas NUBE, Chris DOAK, Danny WILLETT, Inder VAN WEERELT, Gary LOCKERBIE.
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