It’s ‘chalk and cheese’ for Horsey as he catapults up the leaderboard
England’s David Horsey equalled the course record at Diamond Country Club to surge into contention for a fifth European Tour title in the Lyoness Open.
Horsey followed an opening 75 with a flawless 64 in Atzenbrugg, near Vienna in Austria, to climb more than 100 places up the leaderboard into a tie for fifth on five under par, four shots behind halfway leader Felipe Aguilar of Chile.
Aguilar carded four birdies and two bogeys in a round of 70 to lead by two from Graeme Storm, with Oliver Fisher and Johan Carlsson a shot further back.
Home favourite Bernd Wiesberger birdied the final two holes to join compatriot Sepp Straka, South Africa’s Zander Lombard and Horsey on five under. Stephen Gallacher was top Scot, sitting level par after matching his first-round 72.
“It was a little bit chalk and cheese for sure,” Horsey said of his opening two rounds. “I played lovely, probably as good as I’ve played tee to green. I maybe could have holed a couple more putts towards the end and hit a weak wedge into the eighth, my 17th, but on the whole 64 in those conditions I would take every day.
“I’ve been working on stuff the last couple of months and it’s very good when it’s good, just inconsistent. When I’m on and can keep in that rhythm and keep trusting it I can shoot scores like that. Hopefully it’s a sign of things to come.”