Staff WriterDavis Bryant didn’t just turn up at the BMW International Open—he showed up like a man possessed, turning Golfclub München Eichenried into his personal playground with a dazzling second-round 63.
The 25-year-old American, fresh off the full gauntlet of DP World Tour Qualifying School, leads at the halfway mark on 12 under par, two shots clear of the field and one hole-in-one richer.
Yes, you read that right. Bryant’s first-ever ace on the DP World Tour came at the par-three 12th, where he casually flushed a nine-iron from 166 yards. “First DP World Tour hole-in-one” is usually a line saved for retirement dinners. Bryant, however, is just getting started.
After opening with a birdie on the 11th—his second hole of the day—he went full pin-seeker on 12. That was followed by birdies at 14 and 15, before a stumble at 17, which he immediately atoned for with a birdie at 18. Another dropped shot crept in at the 1st (his 10th), but the lad wasn’t fazed.
He rattled off four more birdies at the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th, then capped the round with a final red number on the par-five 9th.
It’s the first time Bryant has led a DP World Tour event—and judging by this showing, it likely won’t be the last.
“Davis who?” might’ve been the question on Thursday. On Friday, he answered it with authority.
Davis Bryant: It was probably up there with Q School final round where I shot 62, nine under. I don’t really know what happened today.
I think the ace kind of jumpstarted things. I was talking to my caddie, we’ve been close all year to getting one, so that’s always cool when it happens.
I’m just super proud of the execution, sticking to my process, and making some clutch putts on the back nine was key as well.
Trailing in second at the BMW International Open is Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan, who posted a smooth, bogey-free 65 to sit two shots back on ten under par.
Quietly one of the steadiest players on tour, Reitan hasn’t missed a cut since March and looks determined to add his name to the winner’s circle.
England’s Dan Brown and Jordan Smith, alongside Japan’s Yuto Katsuragawa, are lurking one shot further back at nine under.
Marcel Siem leads the German contingent, tied for tenth on seven under—five back but still very much in the mix heading into the weekend.
The second round in Munich wasn’t just about birdies and bombed drives. It was also a good day for the books—educational ones, to be exact.
Thanks to another 27 eagles, including Bryant’s show-stopping ace, the BMW Group’s Eagles for Education initiative racked up another €27,000, pushing the total donation to €43,000 after just two rounds.
So far, the BMW International Open has had everything: aces, eagles, and emerging stars.
And if Davis Bryant keeps up this form, we may just be watching the birth of golf’s next great storyline.
