With Ryder Cup stars Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry in the field, the Open de España promised drama. But from the start, several big names were noticeably absent from contention. Even Rahm and Lowry, who shone at Bethpage Black, struggled early, showing that the Spanish Open can humble anyone.
After two rounds, English golfer Marco Penge leads at 9 under par, with Joel Girrbach, Aaron Cockerill, and Jeff Winther just behind at 8 under. Meanwhile, some of the top names expected to dominate have already fallen behind, proving that reputations don’t guarantee success.
Golfers like Dale Whitnell and Yannik Paul completed Round 2 with an impressive 67 to make it to the next two rounds. However, there are a few who didn’t make the cut and will have to say goodbye to the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid