Lyoness Open 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Gregory Bourdy and Zander Lombard share the lead at seven under par after the second day of the 2016 Lyoness Open, taking advantage of tricky conditions to move up the leaderboard on Friday. 

Bourdy carded a round of three-under while Lombard needed one more shot to complete the course, and the two carry a one-shot lead over Gary Stal entering Round 3.

Here's a look at the current leaderboard, per the European Tour's official website:

Pos	Player	To Par	Friday Score
T1	Gregory Bourdy	-7	69
T1	Zander Lombard	-7	70
3	Gary Stal	-6	71
4	Borja Virto	-5	69
T5	Joost Luiten	-4	71
T5	Adrian Otaegui	-4	76
T5	Richard McEvoy	-4	69
T8	Marco Crespi	-3	71
T8	Scott Jamieson	-3	72
T8	Ashun Wu	-3	72

For the full leaderboard, visit EuropeanTour.com. 

Recap

Strong winds hampered the players on Friday, with several favourites for the title struggling with their tee-shots. Bernd Wiesberger (E) and Chris Hanson (+1) have some catching up to do to finish in the top 10, although the latter didn't seem too displeased with his performance:

Bourdy didn't seem too bothered by the wind, however, tying the day's best score with a round of three-under to grab a share of the lead.

The Frenchman carded four birdies and a single bogey despite finding the fairway on just five out of fourteen attempts. His scrambles and approaches were solid all day, as evidenced by this superb shot toward the end of his round, per the European Tour's official Twitter account:

Lombard dropped two shots on the back nine, but a fantastic showing on the front nine, including five birdies and just a single bogey, saw him finish the day two-under and with a share of the lead.

The South African has been among the most consistent performers so far in Austria, and while he missed on the opportunity to take a significant lead over the rest of the field into Saturday, he's still a strong contender for the title.

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Overnight leader Adrian Otaegui couldn't carry the momentum he gathered during his superb opening round into Friday, finishing with a score of four-over. The Spaniard carded two bogeys and a double-bogey, as his short game let him down. He needed 34 putts to complete the course―10 more than he did on Thursday.

Per Phil Casey of the Associated Press, the difference between his performances on Thursday and Friday was staggering:

Compatriot Borja Virto fared much better, tying Bourdy's top score of three-under. The 25-year-old finished the day with two bogeys but was perfect on his scrambles and sand saves, and he needed just 28 putts to get through the tough Lyoness Open course.

Stal has sole possession of third place on the leaderboard, and while his round of one-under on Friday was a solid score, a double-bogey on the 15th robbed him of the chance to grab the outright lead.