Soudal Open - Day two digest

Everything you need to know from day two in Belgium.

Nacho Elvira edged ahead, Gunner Wiebe was chasing the ace, Ross Fisher went low and Joe Dean swapped motorways for fairways in round two of the Soudal Open.

Here is everything you need to know from Friday at Rinkven International Golf Club.

Elvira stays bogey-free to lead

Elvira carded a second consecutive 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend. The Spaniard came into the second day two shots off the lead but stayed bogey-free through 36 holes as he moved to 14 under, one clear of Englishman Fisher who carded a 63 and three ahead of France's Romain Langasque. Canadian Aaron Cockerill, Kiwi Sam Jones, Dane Niklas Norgaard and England's Andrew Wilson were then four shots off the lead in a wet Antwerp.

Gunner right on target

After a fast start to the season, we had just two aces in three months from February to April but we have now had two in as many weeks. American Wiebe saw his five iron from 189 yards find the bottom of the cup at the 15th for the 12th hole-in-one of the season.

Fisher finds form

Fisher carded his lowest DP World Tour round in over two years to put himself right in contention heading into the weekend. The Englishman has been one of the most consistent performers on the DP World Tour for the best part of two decades, finishing in the top 100 on the Rankings every season between 2006 and 2022, with five wins and a victorious Ryder Cup appearance along the way. Last season, however, he was the last player to keep his card via the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, finishing 116th, and currently sits 138th in the 2024 standings. An opening 66 followed by a 63 - his lowest round since he carded one of four 62s on a low-scoring day at the 2022 MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood - has made a mockery of that form and he heads into Saturday bogey-free at 13 under and with a golden opportunity to claim a first win in over a decade.

No day job for Dean

Just days before he finished in a tie for second at the Magical Kenya Open, Dean was working as a delivery driver for UK supermarket Morrisons. Since then, the Qualifying School graduate has played at the Hero Indian Open and three European Challenge Tour events but he has not been delivering any groceries. "I've not been back to work! I've managed to have a few months off work and it's been nice to put everything into the golf again. The result in Kenya helped massively, the sponsors I've got and the sponsors we're speaking to have been a massive help. I'm still on a zero-hour contract so the option is still there no matter what happens this season but I'll just take it one event at a time and see what happens." His second-round 65 on Friday was the lowest round of his DP World Tour career by two shots and he heads into the weekend five back.

Age is just a number

Lev Grinberg has made the title of teenage sensation his own at Rinkven in the past few years but now he has some competition in the form of Arthur Haghedooren. The amateur is just 14 years old but looked like a veteran on the 15th when he produced this.

Nothing Nico can't do

Nicolas Colsaerts has done enough in this game to fill a couple of careers. Three DP World Tour wins, part of the European team that pulled off the Miracle at Medinah, winning Ryder Cup Vice Captain and TV pundit and co-commentator. He has done the latter two while still being an active player on Tour and on Friday he took that to the next level, turning on-course interviewer while playing his second round.

Flashing the flesh

Nobody likes getting their shirt dirty, do they? Louis de Jager certainly doesn't. Above and beyond from the South African.