The start of the Turkish Airlines Open could not have been more spectacular thanks to the superb performance of South African Jaco Van Zyl, who with nine birdies and an eage has emerged as the first and undisputed leader of the tournament: 61 strokes (-11).
He starts today with a three-stroke lead over second-placed Lee Westwood, while Spaniard Rafa Cabrera is fourth with -5.
“I had set myself a target of four under par,” said the first leader of the tournament. However, with an eagle on 11 and birdies on 13 and 14, he had already achieved his goal. He then added seven more birdies, four of them in his second round, from 1 to 9 for him. “It was fun,” said the South African.
Behind Westwood, in this multimillion-dollar final stage of the European Tour season, is Chris Wood, with -6. Cabrera shares fourth place with six other colleagues, including current world number three and European Tour number one, Rory McIlroy.
Spaniards Alejandro Cañizares and Jorge Campillo have put up a fight and finish with a total of -3, while Pablo Larrazábal is with -1, Eduardo de la Riva with par and Miguel Ángel Jiménez with +6.
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