Nacho Elvira, from leader with 63 to missing the cut with 75 at the European Masters

English Matt Fitzpatrick stood this Friday as the sole leader of European Masters of golf, a DP World Tour tournament played at the Swiss club Crans-sur-Sierre, on a black day for the Spanish Nacho Elvirawhich went from being the top group on Thursday to not making the cut.

Fitzpatrick, a two-time champion of this tournament (2017 and 2018) and will be 29 this Friday, signed a 65 stroke (5 under par) on the second day. After the first day’s 63, the English pile up 128 (12 down).

Leading the Swedish in one effect Alexander Bjorkwho signed 64 cards on the second day.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s younger brother, Alexwas in the second chasing group with 10 under par after a 65, a card equal to the Frenchman Romain Langasquewhich is also two strokes off the lead.

A tie for seventh with another player or better would allow Matt Fitzpatrick to make the Ryder Cup squad via the world points list, while there are still four players who could mathematically qualify this week via of the European list. .

One of them is the Pole Adrian Meronk, who has to tie for second place with another player to have a chance and, although he leads on day two, he is at nine under par with the young and emerging Swedish player Ludvig Aberg and the Italian Renato Paratore.

Nacho Elvira was the co-leader on Thursday with a lap of 63, but this Friday he sank until he was left for the weekend. The man from Santander made up to seven bogeys in a round of 75 (+5) with just two birdies.

So, becoming the best Spaniards adri arnaus and Jorge Campillo, both with -6 in total. They also go through the cut Miguel Angel Jimenez (-5) and sebastian garcia and Adrian Otaegui (-3), who needs to win the tournament if he wants to have options to automatically get into the team of Ryder Cup.