Player’s Quotes:

Julian Suri (Usa) Second round 67 (-5), Total 134 (-10)

I put the foot down, but I had the same mindset I had on the first nine. I hit it really well the whole day and I just tried to free it up a little bit on the second nine with my putting. I hit a lot of good shots and gave myself a ton of chances on the first nine but nothing dropped. So I just putted more freely on the second nine, with feel, like how I normally do.

I am hitting quite a few drivers. Driver is probably the most comfortable club in the bag for me so I am being pretty aggressive and with the greens being somewhat softer than what they were last year, I am coming into the greens with a lot of wedges and pitch shots and stuff, so you can score when you are in a good spot.

I’ve been playing well, and I knew I was playing well even though the score didn’t show it after the first nine, so just had to keep plugging away and staying patient.

Callum Shinkwin (Eng) Second round 65 (-7), Total 138 (-7)

It is a brutal golf course, it really is tough. It doesn’t let up from tee to green, basically from the first tee to the 18th green, you have your work cut out. Today I managed to succeed today let’s say, and sort of beat the golf course.

It’s not easy. You have to give the golf course a lot of respect everywhere. Off the tee, into the green and on the greens. Even today, it wasn’t that easy. I had one three putt for par and I don’t think I missed a green today which helps.

Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) Second Round 69 (-3) total 138 (-6)

I didn’t do too good on putting but was driving it well. The course is very hard because there are a lot of slopes so you really have to be careful on where you place your shots.69 has been my best score here so I’m quite happy with it. Teeing off in the afternoon, the conditions were different. Greens were much harder compared to yesterday.

I won’t be too aggressive during the weekend rounds, I just want to try and get from fairway to the green.
My goal is to just finish in the top-10 I haven’t been playing very well especially coming from last week. So this week I hope to stay consistent and keep up this pace.

Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn) Second Round 70 (-2), Total 139 (-5)

The conditions were pretty much same as yesterday, there wasn’t any wind but just a little bit hotter. My tee shots were good again today. I struggled to get on the greens in regulation in the back nine but my short game helped me. I think I had about two up-and-downs from the bunker. The back nine felt a little more difficult.

I’m happy to have made the cut especially on this course. I think my biggest thing to focus on is my putting. Hopefully I can get the speed and rhythm figured out and maybe I can put up some good rounds.

Prom Meesawat (Tha) Second round 74 (+2), Total 144 (-2)

It is really tough out there, I didn’t play too well on the front nine and only hit four greens but I still had a good come back in the back nine. The pin is tougher than yesterday. Playing in the morning is different too I had to adjust my shots because it wasn’t going as far as yesterday when I teed off in the morning.

Two more rounds to go and I am happy to have made it especially on a course like this. I have been playing good and I just want to finish this event well.

I tried to commit on my shots a little more today but I still get intimidated on holes 14 and six. I’ll try again tomorrow and be more committed off the tee and maybe I can get over that feeling.

Berry Henson (Usa) Second Round 72 (E), Total 144 (-2)

It is a battle every day on this golf course so I am glad I got through it. I will probably be in a decent position after today and make a move over the weekend.

It was playing quite similar to yesterday and the more you play on this course the more comfortable you get. But its hard to attack on this course, and it seems like you have to always be defensive to not make a big number.

I’ve only hit one driver over the past two rounds. I hope to take a bit more of a risk over the weekend and try and get in better positions to score. Today I just hit my three-wood off the tee just to keep my ball in play. That was my game plan, to keep my ball in play and stay away from the big numbers.

I haven’t been able to attack with my iron-play so hopefully I’ll get that sorted.

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