Johnnie Walker Championship 2013: Players Who Will Rise Up Day 2 Leaderboard

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Published: August 23, 2013

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Bernd Wiesberger and Ricardo Gonzalez lead after firing seven-under scores of 65 after the first round of the European Tour's 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship.

There is still plenty of golf to be played, though, and there are several world-class players who should make significant moves before the weekend rolls around.

It's difficult to project day-to-day scores in golf, where it's so hard to be consistent. However, there are some big names within striking distance who could have scored better in the first 18 holes and have a great opportunity to enter the final two rounds more prominently in contention.

Below are some prime candidates for Round 2's biggest risers at Scotland's Gleneagles Hotel on Friday.

Note: Statistics and information are courtesy of EuropeanTour.com.

 

Francesco Molinari (-3)



Oddsmakers had the Italian veteran as the consensus No. 1 favorite—and had Wiesberger in second, so there's definitely some merit to those listings thus far.

Molinari had a bit of an up-and-down day, failing to get any traction on the greens and converting just two out of five times in scrambling situations.

However, over the final four holes, his typically precise iron game began to reveal itself and he began to heat up, birdieing Nos. 15, 16 and 18 to finish at minus-three.

This is a special venue for Molinari and his brother, Edoardo.

The two brothers vacationed at Gleneagles as teenagers. Gleneagles also served as the stage where Francesco notched his first top 10 as a pro, and he hopes he and his brother can return for the Ryder Cup in 2014, per Lindsey Archibald of the Daily Record:

I always enjoy coming back to Gleneagles. I got my first top-10 finish on Tour here and I’ve got good memories even before that. I came here on holiday with Edoardo and my parents and some friends when we were younger...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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