Pre-tournament favourite Tyrrell Hatton holds halfway lead at British Masters

Tyrrell Hatton will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the British Masters after justifying his position as pre-tournament favourite at The Belfry.

Hatton exploited ideal conditions for the early starters to fire a second round of 65 for a halfway total of 10 under par, with South Africa’s Brandon Stone, Spain’s Jorge Campillo and France’s Jeong weon Ko all nine under.

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