Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship: Robert MacIntyre takes share of lead as Storm Amy sees play suspended on day two

Robert MacIntyre holds the joint lead of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship as play was suspended after Storm Amy wrought havoc on Friday.

MacIntyre battled brutal situations, hitting seven birdies and a solitary bogey within the worst of the climate, to seize a share of the clubhouse lead on day two of the match which is performed throughout three programs at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

Scotland’s main golfer is hoping to return to house soil in type with a victory following Group Europe’s heroic Ryder Cup win in New York and the 29-year-old was one of many gamers who acquired the higher of the weather earlier than the second spherical was delivered to a halt early.

South Africa’s Richard Sterne joined MacIntyre in a share of the clubhouse lead at 12 underneath par, together with his compatriot Louis Oosthuizen, who received the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, a shot additional again.

MacIntyre, although, was happy together with his efficiency as he shot a six-under 66 at Kingsbarns to the delight of the hardy punters who braved the climate to observe.

“It was almost a perfect round of golf, especially once the weather came in, just a lovely round,” mentioned MacIntyre.

“It is tough when it will get this windy. It is exhausting to hit the ball good with the wind.

“I was having to try and fight the wind on certain holes and wasn’t comfortable. But I made some beautiful shots. Yeah, putted solidly in the wind.”

Ryder Cup stars in hunt heading into last day at Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks

MacIntyre is just not the one Ryder Cup hero within the hunt heading into the ultimate day of the match, with three different members of Luke Donald’s group well-poised to make a cost.

Matt Fitzpatrick is 4 pictures behind the leaders, because the Englishman shot a 69 to observe his 67 from Thursday to sit down eight underneath par.

One shot additional again is the defending champion, Tyrell Hatton, who began the day stage with MacIntyre however could not maintain tempo as the person from Oban charged to the entrance regardless of the situations.

Tommy Fleetwood accomplished the trio of English gamers holding hopes of victory on Saturday. He sits with Hatton on seven underneath par.

Fellow British hopes for this match are Scotland’s Scott Jamieson and Northern Eire’s Tom McKibbin, who’re each in a big group of gamers sitting at 9 underneath whereas American Brooks Koepka is a shot additional again.

Matthew Jordan, the Englishman who led discipline on Thursday night time, fell again on Friday with a three-over par 75 to maneuver again to 6 underneath however there was higher information for Nathan Kimsey, who made 9 successive birdies on the Outdated Course to jot down his identify into the DP World Tour report books as solely the third participant to attain the feat after Matt Wallace and James Nitties.

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