Swedish golf ace Henrik Stenson is relentlessly moving towards his dream of becoming the first player to win the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour and Race to Dubai crown on the European Tour by taking a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the eight million-dollar DP World Tour Championship.
At the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, Stenson put together a bogey-free round of eight-under par 64 - the joint best round of the day, which gave him a two-day tally of 12-under par 132, one better than overnight leader, Spain's Alezandro Canizares, who added a bogey-free 67 to his overnight 66.
According to Sport24, Stenson, who is playing with an injured right wrist, said that he feared he had seriously injured his hand after coming down too steep on the ball on the sixth hole, although his wrist luckily withstood the blow.
The report mentioned that Stenson hit 17 greens in regulation for the second successive day after the round.
Meanwhile, Turkish Open champion, France's Victor Dubuisson, moved into contention again with a 66 that took him to tied third place at eight-under par 136 alongside Austraian Marcus Fraser (69), while Justin Rose (67), and number four Ian Poulter (68) were tied for fourth place at seven-under par 137 alongside Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat (70).
Defending champion Rory McIlroy shot a five-under par 67 round to move up to tied ninth place at six-under par, six shots behind leader Stenson, the report added.
