Six-time European Tour winner and Perth local Brett Rumford led the morning pack out with a superb 5-under 67 to get himself right back into the tournament heading into round three.

Peter Wilson wanted to wish his Mum a happy birthday with a great second round and he didn’t disappoint.

Off to a slow start with three pars to start his round, he then produced five birdies and an eagle across the next 6 holes to turn in 29, 7-under par.

“It all came together for those six holes and then I played good on the back-nine but just couldn’t keep the hot run going,” Wilson said.

The Victorian came home in an even-par 36 to post the low round of the day, a 7-under 65, and move into second place for the event with the afternoon field yet to hit the course – a total that would eventually see him sit tied for third heading into round three.

Yet it was fellow morning player Chris Wood who lept to the lead after a 6-under par 66 following what he described as a scrappy round.

“I’ll definitely take the score, but I can thank my short game for that as it really saved me today,” Wood said.

The second round of the WA Open belonged to WA amateur Hayden Hopewell who fired another superb round of 5-under 67 for a two-round total of 9-under par to lead the field.

Knowing the Open has been won by many amateurs before Hopewell is confident he can mirror Zach Murray’s efforts at last year’s tournament.

“I’ve stuck to my game plan really well over the last two days,” Hopewell said.

“I’m looking forward to the weekend and the opportunity to get my name on the trophy.”

With round two complete Chris Wood holds second place sitting one stroke behind Hopewell.

A couple back from the leaders and ready to pounce is 2015 WA Open winner Daniel Fox and Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series competitor Adam Burdett, tied for third at 7-under the card.

With perfect weather a stunning golf course and a stacked leaderboard this weekend is sure to going to produce an amazing finish.

Play for round three will commence at 9am with the leading group hitting off at 10.40am. Stay tuned through live scores on the PGA of Australia app and www.pga.org.au.