MJ Daffue and Rashid Khan share a two-stroke lead following the second day of the DP World PGTI Open. Khan from India, who nonetheless has three holes of his second spherical to play, pulled stage with South African Daffue at 13 beneath par, who had earlier carded a course file 11-under 61 at Traditional Golf and Nation Membership. Daffue, who’s chasing a second victory on the 2026 Highway to Mallorca after his win on the NTT Information Professional-Am final month, began on the tenth and made positive aspects on 4 of his first six holes earlier than including 4 consecutive birdies across the flip. The 37-year-old would choose up three extra photographs coming in and was delighted along with his bogey-free effort to as soon as once more set the tempo on the prime of the leaderboard.
“General, it was an easy 61. I hit it nice, putted nicely, and did not miss any,” he mentioned. “Days like this do not come round fairly often, however the recreation has been trending, and I have been placing some arduous work in.
“Down the stretch, I used to be fascinated by having an opportunity on the final for that magical quantity, however general, I wanted to stay to my recreation and never get in my very own method. It is really easy to suppose too far forward and to attempt to do sure issues when you need to simply let it come to you.
“Clearly, profitable at Fancourt was superb, and I really feel like I need to be in these positions as a result of I do know I can get it completed. I need to contend each week, and chasing a second win is good.”
Khan, additionally beginning on the tenth, discovered his toes early in his spherical with three birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes to maneuver to 11 beneath par. The 35-year-old would then add two extra birdies to his scorecard to drag stage with Daffue earlier than play was suspended as a consequence of darkness.
“I began very well,” he mentioned. “I made a birdie on my second gap, the par three eleventh, and that is not a straightforward gap to attain two on, so I used to be happy. The thirteenth, I had 135 yards to the flag and slam-dunked for an eagle, and that is the place issues actually picked up for me; it gave me a variety of confidence. I hit a number of good putts across the flip, so it has been a very good day.”
“I need to strategy tomorrow the identical method. I need to preserve issues easy; I’ve three holes left of my second spherical, tomorrow, and we are going to see how the subsequent two rounds go.”
Sweden’s Adam Wallin and Spaniard Albert Boneta share third place on 11 beneath par and can return alongside Khan to finish their second rounds on Saturday morning.
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