German-speaking players struggled on day two of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, with several missing the cut.
After a promising start to the week, Friday did not go as hoped for golfers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour. Nicolai Von Dellingshausen shot a 74, dropping from his fifth place on the previous day to the middle of the leaderboard. Freddy Schott just made the cut with a 74. Marcel Schneider also failed to stay under par compared to the day before and shot 1 over par. Joel Girrbach had the toughest day, posting a 77 and barely making the cut despite a strong round on Thursday. Marcel Siem, Bernd Wiesberger, and Maximilian Steinbach missed the cut. Even the stars struggled in Dubai. Rory McIlroy is tied with Von Dellingshausen after a 70, and Tommy Fleetwood just made the cut. Leading after the first two days is Patrick Reed with a score of 9 under par.
Triple bogey ruins Von Dellingshausen’s chances
On Thursday, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen played an excellent round under difficult windy conditions, positioning himself for a possible top result this week. However, this opportunity slipped away early on Friday after he made a triple bogey on his third hole of the day. His drive landed in a bunker, followed by a failed attempt to get out that went out of bounds, forcing a drop. Things didn’t improve much afterwards, and he only finished the 13th hole, a par 4, with his seventh stroke. He recovered somewhat with three birdies on the back nine to bring his score to even par after nine holes, but his front nine was less successful with three bogeys in a row on holes 5 to 7. A birdie on the final 9th hole brought him to 2 over par and dropped him to 33rd place.
Joel Girrbach had an even worse day. After a 68 on the previous day that put him tied for 3rd, he started well with a birdie on the first hole, but that was his last birdie of the day. Bogeys on holes 11 and 12 left him at +1 after the back nine. Things went downhill on the front nine with four more bogeys and no birdies, ending with a total score of 5 over par, dropping him to 60th place and barely inside the cut.
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