Tom McKibbin is four shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the 2023 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters.
McKibbin carded a second round 69 to move into fourteenth place on five-under-par as he chases his second DP World Tour win of a rookie season.
Defending champion Adrian Otaegui shares the lead after finishing his second-round 69 with a flourish to remain bogey-free for the week.
Starting the day two shots off the lead after kicking off the week with a flawless 66, home favourite Otaegui opened his second round with a tap-in birdie but had to wait patiently for his next one after making 14 straight pars.
The four-time DP World Tour winner missed a series of birdie opportunities during that run but he made no mistake from 20 feet on the 16th green before making it two in a row at the 17th to join early clubhouse leaders Louis de Jager and Jeong weon Ko on nine under par.
He had an outside chance to complete his birdie hat-trick and take the outright lead on the 18th but instead settled for a two-putt par and a clean card.
Frenchman Ko had to return to the course on Friday morning to complete his first round, birdieing the last to sign for a spotless 67 before coming back soon after to card a second-round 68 which contained five birdies and one bogey.
Ko’s fellow morning starter De Jager had set the early target after making six birdies and a solitary bogey in his 67.
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