Day two digest: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai

Everything you need to know from day two at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

MLV moved clear, Fleetwood took top spot (for now) and golfers with disabilities dazzled on Friday at the eighth Rolex Series event of the season.

Here is everything you need to know from day two at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Is MLV the MVP?

Firing a good round is one thing but following it up is quite another. After an opening 63 under a cloud of illness on Thursday, Mike Lorenzo-Vera followed up with a 69 to take a three shot lead into the weekend. His lead was six shots at one point and the Frenchman has never looked more poised as he seeks a first European Tour victory. Equalling the low 36 hole score at this event will help but he has held five 36 hole leads before without success. There's also the small matter of Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy over his shoulder. "I've got a three shot lead and it's better than three shots behind," he said. "It's just going to be stressful because it's big dogs behind me that are going to try to bite me, so it's going to be interesting." If MLV is to claim that first win, he'll have earned it the hard way.

Fleetwood flies to number one

Bernd Wiesberger entered the week leading the Race to Dubai Rankings Presented by Rolex and with his fate in his own hands. On Thursday both Fleetwood and Rahm briefly took top spot from him but the Austrian was still in pole position after 18 holes. After 36 it is Fleetwood who leads the way from a share of second but the man alongside him at nine under is Rahm, who has season long aspirations of his own. "It's just a classic case of trying to stay in the moment and take each shot as it comes," said Fleetwood. "There's a lot going on over the weekend, there's a lot of different scenarios and players in the mix." There will be plenty more changes between now and Sunday.

Anything you can do.......

McIlroy hit what he called his best shot of the year on day one to set up a closing eagle and fly up the leaderboard. Never one to be outdone, Rahm did this on Friday.

Groves looking for knockout blow

The inaugural EDGA Dubai Finale got under way on Friday and World Number One George Groves was the man to lead the way. After Brendan Lawlor's victory earlier in the season at the EGA Scottish Open, some of the world's best Golfers with Disability were gathered in Dubai and they put on a show over the same layout as the European Tour field. Groves - who has Erb’s Palsy, a condition which leaves him with 20 per cent strength in his left arm after a medical accident during birth - came home in level par with two birdies to sit at five over, three ahead of American Christopher Biggins. The title will be decided on Saturday.

No let up in rookie race

In the battle to be crowned the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, Robert MacIntyre entered the week less than 100 points ahead of Kurt Kitayama and the duo teed off together at 11th and 12th in the Race to Dubai Rankings Presented by Rolex. After matching rounds of 71 on Thursday, they again played together on day two and MacIntyre's 74 put him ahead of Kitayama, who fired a 75. "I can't worry about him," said MacIntyre. "I've got to go and try and win a golf tournament instead of win Rookie of the Year. I'm not really worried about Rookie of the Year. If it happens, it will happen. I just wanted today to get back in the golf tournament and I've not done that." This one is going to the wire.