British Masters: Marco Penge maintains lead after second round of 65 following rain-delays at The Belfry
England's Marco Penge was eight under through 14 holes of his second round before the end of Friday's play; He returned to finish on seven under; Third round not before 4pm on Saturday; watch the British Masters from 9.30am live on Sky Sports Golf on Saturday
Saturday 29 August 2026 10:22, UK
Marco Penge leads by a shot after the conclusion of his second round following a rain-affected Husqvarna British Masters amid another day of stormy weather at The Belfry.
The 28-year-old Englishman led by two shots overnight having played through 14 holes of his second round, before completing a second-round 65 on Saturday morning, sitting on seven under. New Zealand's Daniel Hillier sits second on six under, with South Africa's Shaun Norris on three under.
After three suspensions of play on Thursday had delayed the completion of the event's first round, play restarted early on Friday morning in Sutton Coldfield with one half of the field resuming their opening rounds and the other half starting theirs.
Play continued until 2.29pm when it was suspended for thunder and lightning, causing a delay of two hours and 11 minutes before action could resume again.
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Penge was among the players to both play his full first round and then start his second on Friday, completing a mammoth 32 holes in total.
He shot a three-under 69 for his first round but his second round was immediately turbocharged when, starting on the back nine, he drove the 302-yard 10th and then sunk his 11-foot putt for eagle.
Although he bogeyed the par-four 13th, Penge hit back with birdies at the 14th, 16th and 17th to go out in 32.
He quickly followed that run with further birdies at the first, second, third and fifth holes before play was suspended for the day at 7.50pm.
On Saturday morning, three pars and a disappointing closing bogey followed for Penge.
Round three will be a two-tee start and will not begin before 4pm.
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