Garrido sitting pretty at the top in Spain

5/2/2008

Home favourite Ignacio Garrido hailed the nine under par round of 63 which saw him set a new course record at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla and establish a commanding lead on day two of the Open de España as “the best golf of my life”.

Garrido carded nine birdies in a sparkling round of golf which bettered by two shots the score of overnight leader Martin Erlandsson of Sweden, who had set a course record on the opening day with a 65.

Erlandsson is in second place on 11 under par, after a second round 68 which featured an eagle three at the fifth hole.

But the Swede is still four shots behind Garrido, who is seeking his first European Tour title since his triumph at the BMW PGA Championship in 2003.

Garrido’s morning exploits put the pressure firmly on Erlandsson to maintain his recent form, and the Swede duly obliged with another sub-70 round which extended his streak of consecutive cuts made to 11 – a European Tour record.

Leaderboard – Round 2:

1. Ignacio Garrido                   ESP  66 63 -15
2. Martin Erlandsson               SWE  65 68 -11
3. Peter Flower                       AUS  70 66 - 8
    David Lynn                         ENG  70 66 - 8
    Carlos Rodiles                    ESP  68 68 - 8
    Marco Ruiz                         PAR  70 66 - 8
7. Mark Foster                        ENG  70 67 - 7
    Miguel Angel Jiménez          ESP  70 67 - 7
    José Manuel Lara                ESP  71 66 - 7
    Andrew McLardy                   SAF  72 65 - 7
    Henrik Nyström                  SWE  68 69 - 7
    Anthony Wall                      ENG  71 66 - 7

Source: European Tour