Yang and Gonzalez finished the second day in 1st place, tied, with a total of 139 strokes, each, or 7 under par.
The Dane Thomas Bjorg occupies third place with a total of 141 strokes (5 under par), alongside the American Steve Pate and the Australian Mark Hensby.
This 48th edition of the Hassan II golf Trophy, which is being held under the theme “The return of the champions”, will end on Saturday at the end of the third day of competition.
Having become an unmissable event on the European Tour of golf since 2010, this year the Hassan II Trophy sees the participation of 66 champions from the American PGA Tour circuit, who have won more than 200 victories on this circuit, including 11 major tournaments. .
The 2024 edition is marked by the participation of former winners such as the Scot Colin Montgomerie (1997) and the Spaniard Santiago Luna, tournament record holder with three victories (1998, 2002 and 2003).
The Canadian Stephen Ames, defending champion, the American Tom Lehman, former world No. 1, as well as the Spaniards Miguel Angel Gimenez and José Maria Olazabal are also taking part in this prestigious international golf event.