No player broke 70 in Friday’s second round of the Asian Tour’s International Series Oman as stiff winds made scoring difficult.
Takumi Kanaya fared better than the rest.
The 24-year-old Japanese player sits atop the leaderboard at Al Mouj Golf Club after a second-round, 1-under 71 moved him to 4 under, a shot clear of second-place Ryo Hisatsune (70).
“Today was a tough day, the breeze was very strong,” said Kanaya, who used four birdies in a seven-hole stretch starting at No. 7 to help offset two bogeys in his final four holes. “But yeah, I’m feeling great, I shot 71 and that’s good score.