Marcel Schneider maintained his lead at the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand and will take a two-stroke advantage into the weekend at Golf Club Gut Altentann.
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The German, who yesterday held his first lead after any round to date on the DP World Tour, started the day two strokes ahead, and will go into Saturday with that margin intact after following up his opening round 63 with a four under par 66.
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The 35-year-old was bogey free on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout and has dropped just one shot in the opening two rounds. He made seven consecutive pars at the start of his second round, but birdied the eighth and ninth to move to nine under.
Birdies followed on the 14th and 18th as he signed for and 11 under par total, two strokes clear of compatriot and good friend Nicolai von Dellingshausen, who also carded a four under par second round.
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Englishman Callum Tarren carded the joint-low round of the day, a seven under 63, to move into third place on eight under par, while Dan Hillier of New Zealand and South Africa’s Jayden Schaper sit one stroke further back on seven under.
Player Quotes
Marcel Schneider: “My plan was to continue what I did yesterday, and that worked out well. I have to say, off the tee I wasn’t as strong as yesterday. But I managed well on these holes when I missed the fairways to come out with par, so I didn’t drop a shot. Overall, super happy.
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“Very proud (with one bogey). Even struggling a bit off the tee, I was never in big trouble. But out of the semi-rough you could easily miss a green and not make up and down. I’m happy with the short game and shots into the green.”
Nicolai von Dellingshausen: “It was a solid day once again. I started off really well with two birdies within the first three. I had three really good looks and kept the momentum going. I rolled in a couple of good par putts on 14 and 15 to keep the round going. I would have loved to have finished with a birdie, but it’s a tough pin.
“I was practicing the mindset of being a little more courageous when it comes to iron shots, and giving myself more looks. We’ve done a really, really good job over the last two days going for that.”
Callum Tarren: “I got off to a nice start. Birdied ten and rolled a few good putts in. Me and my caddie have been smart attacking certain flags and playing smart. I actually listened today, that’s a change. I played within myself and played some really nice golf.
“Less wind today, it still picks up in certain areas but very similar to yesterday. Maybe a bit softer in the fairways, but the course is holding up well for the rain we’ve had.”
