Round 2 of the Alstom Open de France produced 38 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 73.75. Fabrizio Zanotti leads on -6 with Thomas Björn, Richard Sterne and Søren Kjeldsen following close behind on -5. We analyse their performances plus we round up the half way Genworth Statistics leaders.
Fabrizio ZANOTTI -6
Fabrizio Zanotti converted four birdies against one bogey on his way to a second round 68, to lead by one at the half way stage. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 30 year old golfer from Paraguay is performing ok from tee to green, but his performance with the putter has been the best of all the players by some margin, ranking 1st for Putts per GIR, 1st for Putts per Round and 2nd for 1 Putts per Round. Fabrizio currently ranks 132nd on the Race to Dubai so a big week would help kick start his season.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 67.9% | 45 |
| Driving Distance | 290 yds | 53 |
| Greens in Reg | 58.3% | 89 |
| Scrambles | 73.3% | 7 |
| Sand Saves | 60.0% | 41 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.524 | 1 |
| Putts per Round | 24.5 | 1 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 10.00 | 2 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.25 | 101 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.82 | 1 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.33 | 2 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.00 | 4 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 | 21 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.50 | 31 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 25 |
Thomas BJÖRN -5
Thomas Björn converted five birdies against three bogeys on his way to a second round 69. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, although the 42 year old Great Dane ranks down in 74th for Driving Accuracy, he is still managing to hit 75% of the Greens in Regulation (so his tee shot misses must be avoiding trouble), plus he is scrambling for Par almost 78% of the time when the greens are missed. The 13 time European Tour winner is in superb form at the moment, finishing 4th / 2nd / 2nd / 18th from his last four starts. A win must surely be on the cards soon.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 60.7% | 74 |
| Driving Distance | 288 yds | 67 |
| Greens in Reg | 75.0% | 14 |
| Scrambles | 77.8% | 3 |
| Sand Saves | 0.0% | 59 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.741 | 38 |
| Putts per Round | 29.0 | 28 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.50 | 22 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 38 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.86 | 5 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.67 | 19 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 4.00 | 13 |
| Pars per Rnd | 12.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.50 | 8 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 25 |
Richard STERNE -5
Richard Sterne also converted five birdies against three bogeys on his way to a second round 69. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, only Bernd Wiesberger has accumulated more birdies than the 31 year old South African, who is playing steadily with the longer clubs and excelling on and around the greens (ranking high for each short game category). The stunning Le Golf National course is a perfect set-up for the six time European Tour winner, who has already won once this year in Joburg.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 67.9% | 45 |
| Driving Distance | 292 yds | 44 |
| Greens in Reg | 69.4% | 30 |
| Scrambles | 63.6% | 19 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.600 | 6 |
| Putts per Round | 27.5 | 9 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 | 4 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 38 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.91 | 6 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.50 | 5 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.50 | 2 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 | 21 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.50 | 31 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 25 |
Søren KJELDSEN -5
Søren Kjeldsen fired four birdies against one bogey on his way to a second round 68. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, no other player has dropped fewer shots than the 38 year old Danish golfer, who ranks 1st for Driving Accuracy and 2nd for Greens in Regulation at the half way stage, plus he leads the Par 4 Scoring with a 3.82 average. The three time European Tour winner currently ranks 102nd on the Race to Dubai so a big week would push him towards the all-important top 60 Dubai qualification.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.50 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 85.7% | 1 |
| Driving Distance | 274 yds | 117 |
| Greens in Reg | 83.3% | 2 |
| Scrambles | 66.7% | 11 |
| Sand Saves | 0.0% | 59 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.833 | 82 |
| Putts per Round | 31.0 | 93 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 4.00 | 126 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.13 | 66 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.82 | 1 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.67 | 19 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 3.50 | 23 |
| Pars per Rnd | 13.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 1 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 6 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 68.00
Fabrizio ZANOTTI. - Driving Accuracy: 85.7%
Søren KJELDSEN, Felipe AGUILAR, Hennie OTTO, Francesco MOLINARI, Maximilian KIEFFER. - Driving Distance: 322 yards
Peter UIHLEIN. - Greens in Regulation: 86.1%
Hennie OTTO. - Scrambles: 80.0%
Simon DYSON, Robert-Jan DERKSEN. - Sand Saves: 100%
32 players including Robert-Jan DERKSEN who saved 3/3. - Putts per GIR: 1.524
Fabrizio ZANOTTI. - Putts per Round: 24.5
Fabrizio ZANOTTI, Darren FICHARDT. - 1 Putts: 23
Darren FICHARDT.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.50
Luke DONALD, Chris DOAK. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.82
Søren KJELDSEN, Graeme MCDOWELL, Fabrizio ZANOTTI, Richard GREEN. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.17
Thomas PIETERS. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 2
Graeme STORM, Chris LLOYD, John PARRY, Oliver FISHER, Peter UIHLEIN. - Most shots holed from off the green: 2
Fabrizio ZANOTTI, Scott JAMIESON, Eddie PEPPERELL, David LYNN, Thomas LEVET, Graeme STORM, Chris LLOYD, Steve WEBSTER. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 2 bogeys
Kristoffer BROBERG, Simon DYSON, Graeme MCDOWELL, Søren KJELDSEN. - Most 3 Putts: 4
S.S.P CHOWRASIA, Andy SULLIVAN, Maximilian KIEFFER, Morten Ørum MADSEN, Paul WARING, Johan EDFORS, Tom LEWIS, Steve WEBSTER. - Most Eagles: 1
Fabrizio ZANOTTI, Richard GREEN, Alejandro CAÑIZARES, JB HANSEN, Scott JAMIESON, Eddie PEPPERELL, Graeme STORM. - Most Birdies: 13
Bernd WIESBERGER. - Most Pars: 31
Kristoffer BROBERG. - Most Bogeys: 13
Julien BRUN (AM), Pontus WIDEGREN (AM). - Most Others: 8
Antoine SCHWARTZ.
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