Luna and Doyle out front in Ruitoque

FLORIDABLANCA, SANTANDER, Colombia — With global singles at 12-under par 128, Colombian JJuan Pablo Luna and American Brendon Doyle are the leaders in the Colombia Classica club presented by the Rocha Brothers, the ninth event of the 2022-23 season. PGA TOUR Latin America.

Both players are separated by a shot from Canadian Stuart Macdonald, who kept a good pace and sent this Friday with a round of 64 shots, which included an eagle, five birdies and only one bogey.

First round leader Matt Ryan couldn’t keep up the pace and finished the second round at 1 under which now puts him in a tie for fourth place two shots off the lead. In the same position, but still unfinished the Austin Hitt tour appears. The American was at 4-under par that day when he had to stop due to lack of light.

Among those who managed to finish the second circle, Alexandre Rocha He scored the lowest score of 63, which allowed him to climb more than 50 pits in the overall standings. The current Korn Ferry Tour member currently appears in a tie for ninth place with 8-under par 132 total.

Another who has also risen significantly on the board position was Conner Godsey, the current leader in the points list Totalplay cup. American He started the tournament with 3-over par, but after yesterday’s fog suspension, he adjusted his game again and started to show his great level. After yesterday’s 70, he added a 65 today, which puts him back among those who will fight for the title this weekend.

“I did practically everything well, especially with the shot. This is a track I know well, I’ve played it a lot since I was young. I feel very comfortable and luckily things worked out,” said Luna, who had to play today 24 holes to complete your first 36 competitive holes.

As Luna mentioned, his second round wouldn’t be his best until the 6th hole where he was 1-over par. In the par-5 on the 7th, he started to play better and with a birdie on that hole, he moved towards a better finish. Between the 11th and the 14th he added birdies, all with shots of less than 10 meters, and although he signed another bogey on the 15th, this could counter with birdies at 17 and 18 years.

“This course in the first holes seems very difficult to me and up to that point it was 1-over par. After 6 I started to hit the drive well, the putt calmed down and everything went as expected. I always try to have the best attitude regardless of the score, and today was an exception,” said Luna, who is playing his 130th tournament on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica this week.

The 31-year-old has played on Tour dbecause he started in 2012 and has only added 2 top-5s so far. For the weekend, at Ruitoque Golf Country Club, Luna hopes to become the ninth Colombian woman to lift the trophy PGA TOUR Latin America.

For his part, the second leader in the clubhouse finished his round with three birdies in the last six holes and enters the weekend with a chance to win for the first time in the region. Doyle had an up and down season; he missed the cut in his first four tournaments, but snapped that losing streak with a tie for 41st at the Roberto de Vicenza 100-Year Memorial.

The best result of the season for the American is a tie for 17th place in the Diners Club Peru Open.

“I hit the ball very well the first two days so I’m very pleased. You have to be patient when you play 27 holes like today, but now I will have time to rest. I feel I played well and I hope so week a good week for me“, said the 27-year-old American woman.

The day will resume this Saturday at 7am and the third round, with starting points 1 and 10, will begin with those who manage to finish around 9:30am local time. It is expected that they will The last group is on the field around 11:30 am