Round 2 of the Open de España produced 43 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 73.62. Peter Uihlein leads at the half way stage on -6 with Felipe Aguilar, Raphaël Jacquelin and Rikard Karlberg following close behind on -5. We analyse how they did it plus we round up the leaders of the Genworth Statistics.
Peter UIHLEIN -6
Peter Uihlein converted 11 birdies on his way to leading the Open de España at the half way stage. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the long hitting 23 year old golfer from the USA ranks 2nd for Driving Distance (behind none other than Alvaro Quiros) and 7th for Greens in Regulation (with 28/36 greens hit). Peter is also putting very well and he ranks 1st for Par 4 Scoring with a 3.80 average.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 69.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 60.7% | 64 |
| Driving Distance | 307 yds | 2 |
| Greens in Reg | 77.8% | 7 |
| Scrambles | 62.5% | 25 |
| Sand Saves | 66.7% | 21 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.679 | 8 |
| Putts per Round | 29.0 | 19 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.00 | 9 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.88 | 5 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.80 | 1 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.88 | 48 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 18 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.50 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.50 | 28 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 59 |
Felipe AGUILAR -5
Felipe Aguilar is hitting the ball great from tee to green. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 38 year old from Chile ranks 15th for Driving Accuracy (21/28 fairways) and 7th for Greens in Regulation (28/36 greens), plus he ranks 1st for Par 5’s in 2, hitting three of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation (two shots). Felipe has also dropped the least number of shots out of all the players in the field so far.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 69.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 75.0% | 15 |
| Driving Distance | 281 yds | 52 |
| Greens in Reg | 77.8% | 7 |
| Scrambles | 75.0% | 8 |
| Sand Saves | 100% | 1 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.893 | 89 |
| Putts per Round | 31.0 | 62 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 4.50 | 99 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.88 | 5 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.95 | 14 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.63 | 17 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 18 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 3.50 | 29 |
| Pars per Rnd | 13.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 2 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 3 | 1 |
Raphaël JACQUELIN -5
Raphaël Jacquelin converted seven birdies against just one bogey on his way to a second round 66 (the low round of the day alongside Shane Lowry). His Genworth Statistics are strong across the board, ranking 15th for Driving Accuracy, 19th for Greens in Reg, 4th for Putts per GIR and 3rd for Par 5 Scoring. The 38 year old from France looks to be in control of his game and will be tough to beat over the tricky Parador de El Saler course this weekend.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 69.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 75.0% | 15 |
| Driving Distance | 279 yds | 57 |
| Greens in Reg | 75.0% | 19 |
| Scrambles | 55.6% | 41 |
| Sand Saves | 100% | 1 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.667 | 4 |
| Putts per Round | 28.5 | 10 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.00 | 19 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 14 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 4.00 | 33 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.38 | 3 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 4.50 | 7 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 2 |
| Others per Rnd | 1.00 | 122 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 14 |
Rikard KARLBERG -5
Rikard Karlberg got off to a dream start in Round 2 with three birdies and an eagle after just four holes, and if it weren’t for a bogey - bogey finish then he would be leading. The 26 year old golfer from Sweden is driving the ball nice and straight and hitting lots of greens, and he is also scoring well across the different hole types (being the Par 3’s, Par 4’s and Par 5’s).
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 69.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 78.6% | 12 |
| Driving Distance | 278 yds | 71 |
| Greens in Reg | 83.3% | 4 |
| Scrambles | 33.3% | 96 |
| Sand Saves | 0.0% | 92 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.600 | 2 |
| Putts per Round | 28.0 | 5 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.00 | 19 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.88 | 5 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.95 | 14 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.63 | 17 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 4.50 | 7 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 3.00 | 52 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 14 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 69.00
Peter UIHLEIN. - Driving Accuracy: 89.3%
Adrian OTAEGUI. - Driving Distance: 313 yards
Alvaro QUIROS. - Greens in Regulation: 86.1%
Tommy FLEETWOOD, Ignacio GARRIDO. - Scrambles: 80.0%
Edoardo MOLINARI. - Sand Saves: 100%
13 players including Mark TULLO and Chris PAISLEY who each saved 3/3. - Putts per GIR: 1.556
Christian CÉVAËR. - Putts per Round: 26.0
Chris PAISLEY. - 1 Putts: 20
Chris PAISLEY.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.75
Marc WARREN, Andreas HARTO, Moritz LAMPERT, Oliver FISHER. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.80
Peter UIHLEIN, David DRYSDALE, Romain WATTEL. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.25
Craig LEE, Tommy FLEETWOOD. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 3
Ricardo GONZALEZ, Felipe AGUILAR, Matteo DELPODIO. - Most shots holed from off the green: 3
Jamie ELSON. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 2 Bogeys
Felipe AGUILAR. - Most 3 Putts: 4
Thomas LEVET, Tom LEWIS, Scott ARNOLD, Rafa CABRERA-BELLO, James BUSBY. - Most Eagles: 1
18 Players. - Most Birdies: 11
Peter UIHLEIN, Marc WARREN. - Most Pars: 31
David HIGGINS. - Most Bogeys: 13
Michael JONZON. - Most Others: 4
James BUSBY, Gary BOYD.
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