McDowell grabs lead with flying start

Graeme McDowell enjoyed a sensational start to the second round to roar to the top of the Ballantine’s Championship leaderboard ahead of clubhouse leaders Paul McGinley and Kim Hyung-tae.

Northern Ireland’s McDowell, who opened with a 68 on day one, carded four birdies and an eagle in the opening 11 holes, to move to 10-under-par, while his playing partner Thomas Bjorn carded six birdies, an eagle and a bogey to move to nine under at Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island, South Korea.