Who is leading LIV Golf Hong Kong after Round 2? Leaderboard explored

Abraham Ancer continued leading at LIV Golf Hong Kong after shooting a low 8-under-62 on Saturday (March 9). He is currently at 15 under and has a huge 5-stroke lead over the rest of the field as he looks for his first title on a Saudi-backed circuit.

Ancer's bogey-free second round included three birdies on the front nine before he went on a birdie spree on the back nine. On holes 11 to 16, he carded five birdies to finish the second day in the lead.

Harold Varner III was at T3 and only one stroke behind the lead ahead of the Saturday round of LIV Golf Hong Kong. Although he moved to T2 with the help of 66, he was not five strokes behind at the aggregate of 10-under. He is joined by Eugenio Chacarra, who also shot 66 on Saturday. He could have finished solo second if it were not for a bogey on the final hole of the day.

Cameron Smith, Henrik Stenson and Jon Rahm were tied for fifth at 9-under. While Smith and Rahm fired a 64 in the second round of LIV Golf Hong Kong, Stenson carded a 5-under 65.

Dean Burmester slipped to T7 after shooting 1-under 69 on the second day at Hong Kong Country Club. His round consisted of four birdies, a bogey, and a double bogey. Burmester is tied with five others at 8-under ahead of the Sunday round.

LIV Golf Hong Kong leaderboard after Round 2 explored

Here's the leaderboard for the 2024 LIV Golf Hong Kong after the Saturday round:

1. Abraham Ancer: 15 under
T2. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra: 10 under
T2. Harold Varner III: 10 under
T4. Jon Rahm: 9 under
T4. Henrik Stenson: 9 under
T4. Cameron Smith: 9 under
T7. Sebastian Munoz: 8 under
T7. Ian Poulter: 8 under
T7. Carlos Ortiz: 8 under
T7. Adrian Meronk: 8 under
T7. Matt Jones: 8 under
T7. Dean Burmester: 8 under
T13. Graeme McDowell: 7 under
T13. Charles Howell III: 7 under
T13. Tyrrell Hatton: 7 under
T13. Brooks Koepka: 7 under
T13. Bryson DeChambeau: 7 under
T13. Paul Casey: 7 under
T19. Louis Oosthuizen: 6 under
T19. Lucas Herbert: 6 under
T19. Richard Bland: 6 under
T19. Pat Perez: 6 under
T23. Joaquin Niemann: 5 under
T23. Bubba Watson: 5 under
T23. Kevin Na: 5 under
T23. Andy Ogletree: 5 under
T23. Scott Vincent: 5 under
T28. Marc Leishman: 4 under
T28. Martin Kaymer: 4 under
T28. Patrick Reed: 4 under
T31. Talor Gooch: 3 under
T31. Branden Grace: 3 under
T31. Sergio Garcia: 3 under
T31. Cameron Tringale: 3 under
T31. Sam Horsfield: 3 under
T31. Anirban Lahiri: 3 under
T31. Kalle Samooja: 3 under
T38. Jinichiro Kozuma: 2 under
T38. David Puig: 2 under
T38. Charl Schwartzel: 2 under
T38. Peter Uihlein: 2 under
T38. Danny Lee: 2 under
T43. Thomas Pieters: 1 under
T43. Brendan Steele: 1 under
T45. Matthew Wolff: level
T45. Dustin Johnson: level
T47. Caleb Surratt: 1 over
T48. Lee Westwood: 2 over
T48. Guillermo Mito Pereira: 2 over
T50. Kieran Vincent: 3 over
T51. Jason Kokrak: 7 over
T52. Anthony Kim: 8 over
T52. Phil Mickelson: 8 over
54. Hudson Swafford: 9 over