Rose Among Ryder-cup Bound Trio In Contention At Bmw Pga

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-12 H Matsuyama (Jap);-11 L Aberg (Swe), J Rose (Eng), V Hovland (Nor); -10 P Larrazabal (Spa); -9 R Ramsay (Sco), E Ferguson (Sco) A Rai (Eng), A Noren (Swe)

Selected others: -7 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) -5 T Hatton (Eng); -4 J Rahm (Spa); -3 R McIlroy (NI), S Lowry (Ire)

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Japan's Hideki Matsuyama carded a superb 64 to lead astatine 12 nether wide aft nan 2nd information of nan BMW PGA Championship, pinch Ryder Cup-bound trio Justin Rose, Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland each successful contention a changeable back.

Matsuyama, 33, who won nan Masters successful 2021, knocked successful 5 birdies and chipped successful connected nan 17th for his 2nd eagle of nan day, pinch a bogey connected nan 15th, for nan 2nd consecutive day, nan only blemish to his scorecard.

England's Rose followed up Thursday's information of 67 pinch a 66, while Norway's Hovland capped an awesome information by draining a 44-foot eagle putt connected nan 18th to besides motion for 66.

Sweden's Aberg, who for illustration Hovland was a captain's prime for nan Europe squad to look nan United States astatine Bethpage Black successful New York later successful September, is besides firmly successful nan operation aft a three-under 69 connected Friday.

On different time erstwhile nan rainfall lashed down successful Surrey, Spain's Pablo Larrazabal reached nan clubhouse astatine 10 under, while Scottish duo Richie Ramsay and Ewen Ferguson are astatine 9 nether on pinch England's Aaron Rai and Sweden's Alex Noren, who is 1 of Luke Donald's vice-captains astatine nan Ryder Cup.

However, location were contrasting fortunes for different members of Donald's squad competing astatine Wentworth.

Matt Fitzpatrick ended nan time astatine 7 nether pinch a 71 successful which he was punished for being bad boy disconnected nan tee connected nan ninth, 11th and 14th holes.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy made bogeys connected nan third, 4th and 5th - and past threatened to undo a good recovery, which included 4 birdies connected nan backmost nine, pinch a double-bogey 7 connected nan 18th, aft going retired of bounds disconnected nan tee.

The five-time awesome champion's level-par information of 72 near him 3 nether for nan tourney alongside his friend Shane Lowry and conscionable wrong nan trim statement astatine 2 under.

Tyrrell Hatton is astatine 5 under, while Jon Rahm benefited from a immense changeable of luck erstwhile his thrust astatine nan 18th was prevented from going retired of bounds aft landing successful a buggy parked successful nan near unsmooth - from wherever he made birdie to get to 4 under.

Scotland's Robert MacIntrye is correct connected nan trim statement astatine 2 nether aft a 2nd successive 71, while Tommy Fleetwood had to driblet successful a birdie putt connected nan 18th to guarantee his information astatine nan weekend.

Meanwhile, Ryder Cup rookie Rasmus Hojgaard will not person taken overmuch assurance aft struggling to a 75 to miss nan cut.