British Masters 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: October 14, 2016

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Richard Bland stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the 2016 British Masters on Friday, posting a score of 11-under par at the halfway point.

The Englishman caught fire after the turn, picking up six birdies on the back nine. One earlier on the second gave him an unblemished card and a 64, the lowest round of the day.

Alex Noren and Andrew Johnston are a further shot back after fine rounds on Day 2. The duo both shot 65 to move to the summit of the leaderboard for much of the day before Bland's tremendous late run.

A fascinating weekend looks to be in store at the British Masters, with some quality players in contention for this coveted title. Here’s how things stand after Day 2 and a closer look at Friday’s action.



Full leaderboard is available via the European Tour website.

   

Brilliant Bland Sets the Pace At the end of Day 1, Mikko Ilonen, Marc Warren, Richard Sterne and Tommy Fleetwood were locked in a four-way tie for the lead. So it’s something of a surprise to see new names at the top of the leaderboard.

Noren made his impression very early on. The Swede is the highest ranked player currently in the field at the The Grove, Hertfordshire, England, and he showed exactly why with a blistering beginning to his round, making six birdies in his first 10 holes.

As we can see here courtesy of the European Tour Twitter feed, Noren was in sensational form with the putter:



Noren occupied top spot for much of the morning on his own, although his round finished on a downer; he was on for an eight-under par 63, although some sloppy play at the ninth, his last of the day, meant he took a double-bogey six.

Nevertheless, Noren was happy with the overall standard of his play. “Sometimes it goes like that,” he said, per the European Tour website. “I’m happy about today. I pl...
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