Schwartzel’s 67 does the job in Dubai

Charl Schwartzel carded a five-under-par 67 for round two of the DP World Tour Championship on Friday to make the weekend in a tie for fourth place.

The 2011 Masters winner went bogey-free at the Earth Course of Jumeirah Golf Estates, rolling in an eagle three at the 14^th on his way to seven under par for the tournament.

Starting to swing a little better new equipment working to @pxg #DPWTC @YourRaceToDubai pic.twitter.com/S3OAuc2BDP

— Charl Schwartzel (@CA_Schwartzel) November 18, 2016

‘That was a nice solid round,’ said Schwartzel. ‘I’ve been feeling due for some good rounds and today I started off a bit mediocre, but made three great putts in the first few holes and took it from there.’

A solid showing from @CA_Schwartzel in round two of the #DPWTC firing a five-under 67 ? ? ? pic.twitter.com/gg0dAlVW8V

— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) November 18, 2016

Out in front were Francesco Molinari and Sergio Garcia, co-leaders on five under par and three strokes ahead of third-placed Lee Westwood.

‘I felt like I was swinging the club really, really well,’ said Garcia. ‘I was hitting a lot of good shots. I hit a couple of iffy putts here and there but I made some really good ones, also. I was very happy to see all of that.’

After 36 holes:

-9 Garcia
-9 Molinari
-8 Westwood
-7 Schwartzel
-7 Hatton
-7 Luiten
-7 Wiesbergerhttps://t.co/tXQy9kA4MJ pic.twitter.com/GWy86Y8VcT

— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 18, 2016

Jaco van Zyl stayed within range of the lead with a 71 on Friday, which set him at four under par after two rounds. He was tied for 14^th place with Richard Sterne, who shot 70 70 for the first half.