8 - Under par leads the way for Matthieu Pavon and Ryan Fox in Ireland heading into the weekend.
1 - Only one of the co-leaders, Pavon, has held a 36 hole lead in a European Tour event (at the NBO Oman Open earlier this year - he finished tied 31st).
328 - yards is what Fox is averaging from the tee this week, which places him third in that category.
1 - Hole-in-one on day two, courtesy of Edoardo Molinari at the 14th hole.
200 - yard six iron did the job for Molinari.
500 - 'Dodo' failed to make a hole-in-one in our Chase the Ace video last year, after 500 attempts...
🚨 HOLE-IN-ONE! 🚨@DodoMolinari with the ace at 14.#DDFIrishOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/HdpZpaMziS
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 6, 2018
1 - Rory McIlroy leads the field in Strokes Gained Driving, at (+4.4) to the field, but is seven shots back heading into the weekend.
3 - With just two bogeys this week Yusaku Miyazato leads the bogey-avoidance category.
18,194 - The amount of fans who came to support in Ireland today.
1 - Terrible apple throw from Russell Knox...
Ever seen a golfer shank an apple toss? 🍏
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 6, 2018
Introducing @RooKnox.@DubaiDutyFree #FullOfSurprises pic.twitter.com/1EPUDTRPji
67 - Players will be around for the weekend after the halfway cut fell on +1.
Pos | ![]() | Player name | ![]() | Nat | ![]() | Hole | ![]() | Par | ||
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1 | ![]() | KNOX, Russell | ![]() | SCO | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -14 | ||
2 | ![]() | FOX, Ryan | ![]() | NZL | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -14 | ||
3 | ![]() | CAMPILLO, Jorge | ![]() | ESP | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -13 | ||
T4 | ![]() | RAHM, Jon | ![]() | ESP | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -12 | ||
T4 | ![]() | VAN ROOYEN, Erik | ![]() | RSA | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -12 | ||
T6 | ![]() | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | ![]() | DEN | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -9 |