Overview
- Grant Forrest is at nine under after two rounds and leads by one stroke as the field moves into the weekend.
- Connor Syme and Switzerland’s Joel Girrbach sit in joint second, one shot behind after strong second rounds.
- Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra remains in contention while playing with a reported fractured toe and could climb the Race to Dubai standings with a win.
- Sergio Garcia fell down the leaderboard after a level-par second round and Patrick Reed, who had led the Race to Dubai this season, missed the cut.
- New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier won a $225,000 BMW prize for a first-round hole-in-one and is back in the chasing group after a second-round 69; the Open de España is part of the DP World Tour where results affect season rankings.