DP World India Championship: Flawless Fleetwood takes sole lead at midway stage

Tommy Fleetwood adopted up a gradual opening spherical of 68 with an impeccable, bogey-free eight-under 64 to take sole lead on the midway stage of the DP World India Championship on the Delhi Golf Membership in New Delhi on Friday.

Englishman Fleetwood, grouped together with his Ryder Cup captain and compatriot Luke Donald and Eire’s Shane Lowry, totalled 12-under for 2 days to take excessive spot. The Irishman slid to tied second with 4 birdies and a bogey on the 18th for a two-day whole of 133, one adrift of the clubhouse chief. Brian Harman too bettered his opening day rating from 68 to 65.

Harman stayed degree with Fleetwood for the longest time however was unable to match as much as the latter’s flawless efficiency with a single dropped shot on the thirteenth, sufficient to push him down a spot. Fleetwood, happy together with his efficiency, nonetheless admitted there was no scope to take issues simple.

Rory McIlroy’s struggles on the course continued.
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“It’s such a singular problem for all of us. The greens are firming out just a little bit and the pins have been tough. It’s been very pleasing. It’s a take a look at of persistence once you’re not fairly on it as a result of it’s a kind of programs the place you’re feeling if you happen to hit it good off the tee you’re going to really feel such as you’ve all the time received an opportunity of happening a run. It’s such a ready sport. You’ve received to be very affected person. It’s been a terrific take a look at.”

First-round chief Lowry had a gradual spherical however performed rather a lot safer, content material with staying inside attain and never being too aggressive on the holes for an 11-under rating whereas Rory McIlroy’s struggles on the course continued, the World No. 2 being in an eight-way tie for seventeenth with an an identical Day Two rating of 69 for a two day whole of 138.

Shubhankar Sharma, in the meantime, was the most effective Indian within the area, recovering from a disappointing 74 on the opening day for a six-under 66 on Day Two for a four-under 140 at halfway even because the minimize, utilized at two-under and ties, noticed 5 making the weekend rounds.

Printed on Oct 17, 2025