European Open 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

The 2016 European Open faced delays due to fog for the second day in a row on Friday, but that didn't stop Alexander Levy from opening up a six-shot lead over the rest of the field.

The Frenchman played flawless golf, completing his opening round and playing 17 holes of his second round before the fading light halted play. With one shot left to play in the second round, he sits at an incredible 17-under.

Robert Karlsson did even better, playing his way into title contention with a score of nine-under through 15 holes of the second round.

Here's a look at the leaderboard at the end of Friday's action:

For the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour's official website.

Recap

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For the second day in a row, the European Open was plagued by fog, with the start of Friday's action pushed back. The European Tour's official Twitter account shared this photo of the conditions:

Several players still had to finish their opening round after Thursday's delays, including Levy. The Frenchman started the day in excellent form, completing his first round with a score of nine-under 62 to take sole possession of the top spot, beating Bernd Wiesberger's score from Thursday.

He finished with three straight birdies on the back nine, and the European Tour's official Twitter account was impressed:

They also noticed he came agonisingly close to a hole-in-one:

Levy started his second round on the back nine and continued his hot form, starting with three more birdies in a row. Once again, his putter was the hottest around the course, and with barely any mistakes from the tee, there was hardly anyone who came close to keeping up with him.

The European Tour's official Twitter account was mesmerised:

Levy kept steadily building his lead until play was halted just after 7 p.m. local time, and he'll end his second round on Saturday.

Local favourite Martin Kaymer was one of the few players making shots at the same pace as Levy, also finishing the back nine five-under on Thursday. Kaymer's approach game was impressive, but like the leader, he stood out most with his putter.

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Karlsson also impressed, going on a fantastic run through the back nine and start of the front nine that ended with a bogey on the 14th. After an opening round of two-under, the Swede now finds himself six shots behind Levy.

European Tour pro Pablo Larrazabal noticed the course seemed to be play rather easily on Friday:

Matthew Southgate finished his second round with a score of four-under but somewhat struggled with his putter, and given the fantastic form Levy and his closest competitors showed, he'll have to do better during the weekend to have any chance of winning.

Wiesberger and Lucas Bjerregaard did not see any action on Friday.