SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — English golfer Jordan Smith coped properly with the windy situations to publish a 7-under 64 and take a three-shot lead after the second spherical of the French Open on Friday.
Smith started the day with 5 consecutive birdies and added 4 extra on the again 9, however his cost was held again by two bogeys. He heads into Saturday’s third spherical with a 12-under whole of 130.
“Simply hit some superior iron photographs. The problem was primarily the wind. Numerous time it was crosswind, so that you’re making an attempt to determine if it is serving to or hurting,” mentioned the 30-year-old Smith, who has two profession wins on the European Tour. “I’ve simply been placing pretty. Numerous drills and quite a lot of time on the placing inexperienced. The greens (right here) are tender so you’ll be able to go straight for the pins.”
Ewen Ferguson’s 67 moved him as much as second place, whereas final yr’s runner-up Rasmus Højgaard of Denmark is amongst a bunch of six gamers sitting an additional two strokes again at 7 underneath.
In a single day chief Tom Kim of South Korea may choose to neglect the top of his spherical.
After three birdies on the entrance 9 and 6 straight pars on the again 9, Kim then made a double bogey on the sixteenth gap and a triple bogey on the 18th to complete the day with a 73.
He dropped 11 locations right into a tie for twelfth at 5 underneath.
