Oliver Bekker and Brandon Stone in the hunt at Ras al Khaimah Championship

Johannesburg — Oliver Bekker and Brandon Stone both carded rounds in the 60s to move to nine-under in a share of fourth on day two of the Ras al Khaimah Championship, at Al Hamra GC, in the United Arab Emirates, on Friday.

Bekker, in particular, was a big mover on the day with a seven-under 65 which saw him rise 32 places to a position inside the top five. Stone, meanwhile, lost some ground with a three-under 69 to drop one place on the leaderboard following an overnight tie for third in the DP World Tour event.

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Leading the way on 14-under after a second round eight-under 64 is Scotland’s David Law. Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard is second on 12-under.

Bekker’s round began with a birdie on the par four 10th, before adding two more gains on the par four 13th and par five 14th.

The 37-year-old closed out the nine with a birdie four on nine to go out in four under. Another gain followed at the par five third, before three birdies in a row starting at the par four sixth. It meant Bekker was eight-under on the day and 10-under overall, but a bogey on the ninth - his first of the tournament - dropped him back into single figures under par.

How things stand after 36 holes