Fitzpatrick Well Placed After Round Two Of British Masters

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-9 M Siem (Ger); -8 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -7 M Wallace (Eng), B Stone (SA), K Kobori (NZ)

Selected others: -6 A Fitzpatrick (Eng); -5 N Hojgaard (Den), A Sullivan (Eng) ;-4 R Hojgaard (Den), A Noren (Swe), D Willett (Eng); -3 E Ferguson (Sco); -1 M Penge (Eng), A Rai (Eng)

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England's Matt Fitzpatrick posted a three-under-par 69 to put himself successful patient contention astatine nan British Masters, moving conscionable 1 changeable down leader Marcel Siem heading into nan weekend.

The 2022 US Open champion rolled successful his 5th birdie of nan time from 22 feet connected nan 18th greenish astatine nan Belfry aft Siem besides signed for a 69 - nan German being helped by a 22-foot putt of his ain for eagle astatine nan par-five 17th.

"It was a bully time each round," said Fitzpatrick, who is hoping to gain a captain's prime to look for Europe astatine nan Ryder Cup adjacent month.

"I ne'er really put myself retired of position and drove nan shot really good disconnected nan tee. If you tin do that, you will springiness yourself a chance.

"I consciousness for illustration my irons person been better. I didn't spot and putt good astatine nan commencement of nan twelvemonth and erstwhile you deed your irons amended and commencement putting good it is simply a bully look for success."

Siem sits connected 9 under, pinch Fitzpatrick 8 under.

Englishman Matt Wallace, who besides harbours hopes of featuring astatine Bethpage Black successful New York for Europe, is astatine 7 nether alongside New Zealand's Kazuma Kobori and South Africa's Brandon Stone.

"I effort and play my champion play each azygous week, each azygous day," said Wallace, who besides had a information of 69 connected Friday.

"For maine it is to effort and present for nan crowd here, nan support has been astonishing this week.

"If I tin transportation connected doing what I'm doing and hopefully springiness them a thrust for nan week, effort and triumph a tourney and past springiness Luke [Donald - Europe's captain] a headache."

Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard carded a one-under 71 and is astatine 4 nether for nan tournament, successful a necktie for 13th.

He is connected people to declare nan past automatic spot successful Luke Donald's squad for nan biennial title betwixt Europe and nan United States, which takes spot from 26-28 September.

Ireland's Shane Lowry occupies nan all-important sixth spot successful nan standings for now, but he is playing astatine nan Tour Championship, a non-qualifying event, which intends Hojgaard will return that guaranteed Ryder Cup spot should he decorativeness associated 29th aliases better.