GRAND BAIE, Mauritius — Antoine Rozner and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia credited island vibes after they moved right into a tie for the lead with Sami Valimaki on the Mauritius Open on Friday.
Rozner shot an 8-under 64 to hitch Garcia-Heredia and Valimaki in a one-stroke lead — at 10-under 134 general — after two rounds at Mont Choisy Le Golf on the Indian Ocean island.
“I just like the place I feel,” mentioned Rozner, a 29-year-old Frenchman who was a runner-up to Rasmus Højgaard after a three-way playoff in 2019, the final time the event was held. “When you’re off the course, you are fully disconnected. … That fits me effectively. My girlfriend is right here. It is numerous enjoyable for us.”
Garcia-Heredia, a 40-year-old Spaniard in the hunt for his first European Tour title, made seven birdies and one bogey in his 66.
“Once I can go fishing afterwards or within the mornings, it relaxes me,” he mentioned. “It is going effectively. I am enjoying good, placing good.”
Rozner had eight birdies and mentioned it was one of many few occasions in his profession that “I am proud of each single rating on each gap.”
Valimaki was the in a single day chief after a course-record 62, however the Finn’s second-round 72 blended 5 birdies with three bogeys and a double bogey.
South African Oliver Bekker (71) was one shot off the lead and the trio of Casey Jarvis (67), Christoffer Deliver (69) and Pierre Pineau (71) was an extra stroke again.
Three of the earlier 5 editions of the event have been determined by a playoff. The occasion was canceled the previous two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
