Scott Hend will enter the weekend at the Omega European Masters at 13 under with a one-shot lead after firing a brilliant 63 on day two in Switzerland.
Here, we take a look at what the chasing pack had to say after their second rounds.
Darren Fichardt (63, -12)
"It has been pretty solid. I am just playing the course as it is. The first nine was very quiet, I only made one birdie on the seventh but I started tearing it up heading into the back nine which was quite nice. I am very happy with the way I am playing and very happy with where I lie. I am 12 under now and one behind Hend. It's going to be fun. You just have to eliminate the mistakes out there. The greens can really bite you if you're missing on the wrong sides. You can make easy bogeys. You just need to think a lot out there, make the right shots at the right time, I guess. I just have to keep doing what I have been doing. It's obviously going to be a lot trickier with the expected rain tomorrow. You've got to hit it a little bit longer but the course condition is pretty much the best I have seen so you shouldn't be affected by the rain too much."
Thongchai Jaidee (66, -9)
"I felt really good out there. I played well yesterday and today. I only had one three-putt on my first hole today. My game feels pretty consistent. I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens these two days. My putting is getting better. I felt like it has improved after two rounds here this week. I holed a few long putts out there. Today, I had two and one of them was for eagle on 15 where I sank a 25-footer. The other one was for the birdie on the fourth about the same distance from greenside. These long putts gave me a lot of confidence heading into the round. I guess the course knowledge helps too. You need to know your way around this golf course to play well. You feel more relaxed when you know you have the experience as the course can get very tricky. I hope my confidence will stay up there for the next two rounds. I love playing alongside the younger players out here. I like to see how long they are hitting. Ryan Fox played in front of me and I saw how he's hitting the ball miles further than mine."
Fabrizio Zanotti (65, -9)
"I am very happy with the first two days. I played solid and putted well so I'm really happy. I don't have a very good history here but I always enjoy coming here so that's always good. After the US PGA Championship I took a few weeks off and I worked on my game. I came in refreshed here, I am ready to try to play my best for the rest of the year. Obviously you need to have a lot of patience here and putting the ball on the fairways is really important here. I try to think well out on the course and be in the moment and play as I do in the practice rounds. I hear tomorrow is going to be really bad weather-wise but there's nothing we can do, we just need to try our best and see where we end up. It's really important to have a good end to the year and we are in the last stretch so it's good to be in contention this week and be ready for what is coming."
