Former champion Jordan Smith carded an impressive 68 on a tough day at Green Eagle Golf Courses to take a two-shot lead into the weekend at the Porsche European Open.
For much of the day it looked like the lead would move backwards as the lengthy layout bared its teeth in Hamburg, with under-par scores at a premium.
But Smith recovered from an early bogey to post five birdies that moved him to six under, two shots clear of last week’s winner Victor Perez.
Frenchman Julien Brun, Swede Joakim Lagergren and Dane Niklas Nørgaard Møller were then at three under, a shot clear of Frenchman Julien Guerrier and China’s Li Haotong.
South African Brandon Stone shot a second-round 68 to finish on even par heading into the weekend. He is tied for 20th with six other golfers, including countryman Richard Sterne.
– Report from DP World Tour website
