Westwood and Rumford all-square

European Tour

Lee Westwood and Brett Rumford are tied at the top od the leaderboard after the second round of the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 in Perth on Friday.

The duo were paired together and after a gusty day around Lake Karrinyup Country Club they were locked on eight under each, one stroke ahead of a quartet of chasers that include Thorbjorn Olesen. 

Westwood dropped a shot to start but two sublime chip-ins on the fourth and sixth saw him catch up to Australia’s Rumford. 

The pair swapped the lead for the rest of the round, with the Englishman signing for a two under 70 while Rumford settled for a 72 with a bogey on the last on a tough day of scoring.

"We both played well," said Westwood after the round.

"We haven't given too many shots away, made a few putts and I chipped in a couple of times. It's been fun over the first couple of days.

"I'm just trying to shoot as low as possible. I know if I carry on playing like I'm playing and a few putts start to go in, because I didn't really hole any putts today, I'll be thereabouts on the leaderboard.

"To be perfectly honest, match play is anybody's. You're going to need a lot of luck to win it."

Further down the leaderboard, Thai star Prom Meesawat is in T3 while South Africa’s Zander Lombard is alone in seventh on six under. 

Brett Rumford European Tour ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Lee Westwood

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