Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2013: Day 2 Leaderboard Analysis and Highlights

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Published: January 18, 2013

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Well, this is awkward. After a rough start to the tournament in Day 1 for both world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and worldwide sensation Tiger Woods, Day 2 didn't get any better, and both will miss the cut at the 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, as reported by the Associated Press (via USA Today).

Woods was in position to make the two-over cutoff, but a tournament official informed him post-match that he would incur a two-stroke penalty for an illegal drop when he moved his ball after it became entangled with some weeds.

Is this sand or vines? This is the spot adjacent the 5th fairway where Tiger took a bad drop. #discuss twitter.com/RexHoggardGC/s…

— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) January 18, 2013 Woods wasn't the only high-profile golfer to struggle. McIlroy shot two rounds of 75, finishing at six over par and near the bottom of the field. Much has been made of his switch to new Nike golf clubs, but even a switch to his old putter mid-round couldn't pull McIlroy up on this day.

The rest of the field is having no such problems, and leader Justin Rose has really stepped his game up since the 2012 Ryder Cup—his eight-under showing in the first two rounds is a microcosm of that hot streak.

Behind him, three men are tied for second at seven-under, as the rest of the field is certainly going to be less noticeable with golf's two biggest stars going home for the weekend. Still, there's plenty of action left, so let's take a look at the leaderboard after two rounds of play.

Note: Leaderboard and stat information courtesy of EuropeanTour.com

 

Pos. Name To Par R1 R2 Total 1 Justin Rose -8 67 69 136 T2 Jamie Donaldson -7 67 70 137 T2 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano -7 70 67 137 T2 Thorbjørn Olesen -7 68 69 137 T5 Garth Mulroy -5 71 68 139 T5 Joost Luiten -5 70 69 139 T7 Matteo Manassero -4 72 68 140 T7 Jason Dufner -4 71 69 140 T7 Branden Grace -4 71 ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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