Rahm is shipwrecked in Valderrama and Frenchman Langasque takes the lead
The Spanish Jon rahm, number one in the world ranking, was shipwrecked this Friday in the Valderrama field and did not pass the cut of the Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters, European Golf Tour tournament now led by Frenchman Romain Langasque after unseating his compatriot Julien Guerrier.
In a second day, it was also unfortunate for the Basque at the Real Club Valderrama, in San Roque (Cádiz), and also for the Canarian. Rafael Cabrera Bello -has gone from second to thirteenth place-, Rahm started his journey with a disadvantage of 7 strokes over par on the course and the determination to make a fabulous second round to come back, but the miracle collapsed with two bogeys in the first three holes .
From there, Jon Rahm had an insurmountable journey ahead of him, in which saving honor was already his only aim. Without being as bad as Thursday, this lap added even more strokes of difference with the border of the court, for which he has been forced to pack his bags.
In this way, the current world golf leader will have to think about another year to try to be crowned for the first time in the demanding Valderrama by finishing with 152 strokes in two days, 10 over par.
Bad day also for Cabrera Bello, another Spanish figure, who on Thursday was in second position a blow from the leader and this Friday has been absorbed by the abysses to be far from the head at par on the field.
No Spaniards in the noble qualifying zone, the French Langasque has kept up his regularity, nailing the second day in the same 69 shots of the first, which makes him send in the table with 4 under par.
Britain's Matt Fitzpatrick, who was doing a dream lap and leading with -5 on the penultimate hole, got stuck at hole 18, with a double bogey that sent him to second place tied with Britain's Laurie Canter at -3 .
The best classified Spaniard is Alejandro Cañizares, who squared a round with a 69-hit card, two under par for the Campo-Gibraltarian field, which placed him in sixth position in balance after his two initial runs and four hits from the leader.
Classification after the second day:
1. Romain Langasque (FRA) (69 + 69 strokes) -4
2. Laurie Canter (ING) (74 + 65) -3
... Matt Fitzpatrick (GBR) (71 + 68) -3
... Ryan Fox (NZL) (70 + 69) -3
... Sebastian Soderberg (SUE) (70 + 69) -3
.6. Alejandro Canizares (ESP) (71 + 69) -2
... Julien Guerrier (FRA) (69 + 73) -2
... Scott Jamieson (ESC) (72 + 68) -2
... Robert Rock (ING) (72 + 68) -2
.10. Renato Paratore (ITA) (71 + 70) -1
...
.13. Rafael Cabrera Bello (ESP) (68 + 74) (even).
