Callum Tarren leads by two shots at the halfway stage of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship after battling back from a slow start to get to 13 under par with a second round 67.

The Englishman fired a bogey-free first round 64 at Royal Golf Club, but had to be patient in the early stages of Friday afternoon as he dropped a shot on the opening hole and made another bogey on the fourth to slip further off the pace set by Italy’s Andrea Pavan.

The 34-year-old bounced back in style, carding four birdies in his next five holes, and the birdies kept coming on the back nine.

He picked up shots at the 11th, 13th and 14th to head into the weekend two ahead of Pavan – who held the early clubhouse lead after notching eight birdies and a single bogey – and fellow Englishman Dan Brown, who also carded a seven under 65.

 

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Pablo Larrazábal is a shot further back at ten under after making a memorable hole-in-one at the second in his round of 68. The Spaniard, who is chasing a 10th DP World Tour title, holed his tee-shot at the 192-yard par-three with a six iron to seal the sixth ace of his career.

Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen is then at nine under, with overnight leader Brandon Robinson Thompson amongst the group of five players a shot further back after following up his course record 61 on Thursday with a three over 75.

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