SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Alexander Levy of France shot a career-best 10-under 62 to open a four-shot lead after the second round of the China Open on Friday.
Henrik Stenson tried to keep alive his chances of taking over the No. 1 world ranking with a 70 to sit at 3 under overall, 11 shots behind Levy.
Levy, whose best finish on the European Tour is third place at last year’s BMW International Open, sunk a 20-foot eagle putt on the 9th hole to cap a front-nine 30.
He then birdied four more times on the back nine to finish at 14-under 130, four shots clear of Spaniard Adrian Otaegui in second.
Stenson can nudge Tiger Woods out of the top spot in the rankings with a win here.
