Viva Espana in Barcelona - Edouard leads
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The aptly-named Edouard Espana holds a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Open de España after a day of testing conditions at Real Club de Golf El Prat, near Barcelona.
The Challenge Tour graduate, who until this week had only broken 70 once in his rookie European Tour campaign, added a second- round 69 to his opening 68 for a seven under par total of 137.
That was one ahead of Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez, with Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey and South African Darren Fichardt a shot further back.
It spoke volumes about the blustery conditions in Barcelona that World Number Seven Sergio Garcia was two shots outside the projected cut mark on three over when he completed his round of 72 in the morning, but made the weekend with a shot to spare and finds himself only ten off the lead.
The highlight of the day undoubtedly came from the defending champion, Miguel Angel Jiménez, as the 51 year old equalled Colin Montgomerie’s record nine holes-in-one on The European Tour when he aced the par three eighth hole with a six iron, prompting a magnificent celebratory dance followed by a presentation of 12 boxes of Mahou beer.
Leading Player Quotes
Edouard Espana 68-69 = 138 (-7)
“I’m leading an Open with my name everywhere, so it’s pretty cool. My family is from Spain, I like the country and my Spanish cousins are here this week.
I played really good today. It was not easy to control distances with the wind and the hard greens, and the putting was tough too. I made four birdies, one bogey, so I am really happy. On 14 hit a beautiful 52 with spin which finished given, I really enjoyed that one.
I’m very proud of my score today because the course was really challenging. The last two rounds are my best performance this year.”
Ricardo Gonzalez 69-69 = 138 (-6)
I’m happy with my game two rounds of 69 in this windy conditions is a great score.
"I hit a bad tee shot on 17 and then I tried to hit the green, which was a big mistake, so I paid for it. I made a good 6 and then I said to my caddy: ‘I need to make a good birdie on 18’. I played two great shots to the green and and that gives me a lot of confidence for tomorrow.
SECOND ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
137 E Espana (Fra) 68 69,
138 R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 69,
139 M Hoey (Nir) 71 68, D Fichardt (RSA) 66 73,
140 P Maddy (Eng) 70 70, E Grillo (Arg) 70 70, D Howell (Eng) 71 69
141 J Parry (Eng) 68 73, J Morrison (Eng) 70 71, J Palmer (Eng) 71 70, B Hebert (Fra) 71 70, F Molinari (Ita) 72 69,
142 G Havret (Fra) 71 71, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 73, B An (SKor) 72 70
143 A Otaegui (Esp) 68 75, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 72 71, T Fleetwood (Eng) 66 77, R Wattel (Fra) 70 73, S Hansen (Den) 68 75, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 65 78, P Lawrie (Sco) 70 73, M Ford (Eng) 67 76, E De La Riva (Esp) 66 77, P Edberg (Swe) 70 73, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 71, M Kieffer (Ger) 73 70,
144 J Campillo (Esp) 74 70, Y Yang (SKor) 73 71, P Larrazábal (Esp) 71 73, R Finch (Eng) 72 72, M Korhonen (Fin) 71 73, J Singh (Ind) 74 70
145 C Del Moral (Esp) 72 73, P Uihlein (USA) 72 73, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 73 72, T Pieters (Bel) 70 75, K Broberg (Swe) 75 70, M Manassero (Ita) 73 72, T Aiken (RSA) 74 71,
146 A Tadini (Ita) 70 76, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 76, J Lara (Esp) 70 76, R Rock (Eng) 70 76, B Evans (Eng) 73 73, J Edfors (Swe) 71 75, D Horsey (Eng) 69 77, M Fraser (Aus) 73 73, A Noren (Swe) 75 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 72 74, M Carlsson (Swe) 73 73, M Nixon (Eng) 72 74, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 76
147 A Cañizares (Esp) 73 74, R Fisher (Eng) 73 74, R Ramsay (Sco) 74 73, S Garcia (Esp) 75 72, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 71 76, I Garrido (Esp) 71 76, M Crespi (Ita) 77 70, C Pigem (Esp) 77 70, S Jamieson (Sco) 72 75, R Green (Aus) 72 75,
148 A Velasco (Esp) 73 75, C Paisley (Eng) 75 73, W Ormsby (Aus) 77 71, E Pepperell (Eng) 75 73, C Wood (Eng) 76 72, A Dodt (Aus) 71 77, T Murray (Eng) 74 74, M Lundberg (Swe) 72 76, G Storm (Eng) 75 73
PROJCTED CUT MARK
149 J Quesne (Fra) 74 75, N Elvira (Esp) 74 75, A Quiros (Esp) 69 80, J Scrivener (Aus) 71 78, E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) 76 73, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 73 76, P Hanson (Swe) 74 75, P Lawrie (Irl) 74 75, C Doak (Sco) 76 73, C Aguilar (Esp) 74 75, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 73 76, R Bland (Eng) 74 75, M Galiano Aguilar (am) (Esp) 69 80,
150 N Colsaerts (Bel) 71 79, C Bouniol (Fra) 76 74, R Karlberg (Swe) 73 77, E Molinari (Ita) 72 78, X Puig (Esp) 77 73, M Tullo (Chi) 67 83, P Oriol (Esp) 74 76, A Hortal (Esp) 72 78, L Jensen (Den) 69 81, F Fritsch (Ger) 74 76, T Hatton (Eng) 76 74, R Jacquelin (Fra) 74 76,
151 L Slattery (Eng) 72 79, T Bjørn (Den) 73 78, N Fasth (Swe) 74 77, A Pavan (Ita) 79 72, S Webster (Eng) 75 76, V Dubuisson (Fra) 74 77, A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) 70 81, D Lipsky (USA) 73 78, H Otto (RSA) 76 75, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 71 80, S Benson (Eng) 74 77, D Van Der Walt (RSA) 78 73, F Zanotti (Par) 76 75, R Paratore (Ita) 74 77, B Etchart (Esp) 78 73,
152 B Dredge (Wal) 77 75, J Van Zyl (RSA) 73 79, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 76 76, A Wall (Eng) 71 81, A Hansen (Den) 74 78, A Johnston (Eng) 72 80, D Drysdale (Sco) 75 77, M Foster (Eng) 76 76,
153 O Farr (Wal) 75 78, J Roos (RSA) 75 78, T Lewis (Eng) 74 79, T Olesen (Den) 77 76,
154 D Woltman (USA) 75 79, L Bjerregaard (Den) 72 82, R McEvoy (Eng) 78 76, J Kruger (RSA) 79 75, M Lampert (Ger) 76 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 75 79, J Krietemeijer (am) (Ned) 77 77, P Angles (am) (Esp) 79 75,
155 C Lee (Sco) 73 82, S Hutsby (Eng) 77 78, R Santos (Por) 73 82, D Brooks (Eng) 71 84, M Madsen (Den) 76 79,
156 J Panes (am) (Esp) 75 81,
157 O Fisher (Eng) 80 77, I Cantero (am) (Esp) 74 83,
158 J Barnes (Eng) 77 81, T Levet (Fra) 84 74,
159 K Ferrie (Eng) 76 83,
161 J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 80 81, J Sandelin (Swe) 81 80, O Wilson (Eng) 78 83,
162 S Hend (Aus) 77 85,
164 G Gancedo Onieva (Esp) 81 83, D Berna Manzanares (am) (Esp) 78 86,
166 J Jeong (Kor) 83 83,
** D McGrane (Irl) 76 DQ, C Lloyd (Eng) 73 RT, J Colomo (Esp) 78 RT, S Dyson (Eng) 74 RT, S Khan (Eng) RT 0, A Sullivan (Eng) RT 0,
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The aptly-named Edouard Espana holds a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Open de España after a day of testing conditions at Real Club de Golf El Prat, near Barcelona.
The Challenge Tour graduate, who until this week had only broken 70 once in his rookie European Tour campaign, added a second- round 69 to his opening 68 for a seven under par total of 137.
That was one ahead of Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez, with Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey and South African Darren Fichardt a shot further back.
It spoke volumes about the blustery conditions in Barcelona that World Number Seven Sergio Garcia was two shots outside the projected cut mark on three over when he completed his round of 72 in the morning, but made the weekend with a shot to spare and finds himself only ten off the lead.
The highlight of the day undoubtedly came from the defending champion, Miguel Angel Jiménez, as the 51 year old equalled Colin Montgomerie’s record nine holes-in-one on The European Tour when he aced the par three eighth hole with a six iron, prompting a magnificent celebratory dance followed by a presentation of 12 boxes of Mahou beer.
Leading Player Quotes
Edouard Espana 68-69 = 138 (-7)
“I’m leading an Open with my name everywhere, so it’s pretty cool. My family is from Spain, I like the country and my Spanish cousins are here this week.
I played really good today. It was not easy to control distances with the wind and the hard greens, and the putting was tough too. I made four birdies, one bogey, so I am really happy. On 14 hit a beautiful 52 with spin which finished given, I really enjoyed that one.
I’m very proud of my score today because the course was really challenging. The last two rounds are my best performance this year.”
Ricardo Gonzalez 69-69 = 138 (-6)
I’m happy with my game two rounds of 69 in this windy conditions is a great score.
"I hit a bad tee shot on 17 and then I tried to hit the green, which was a big mistake, so I paid for it. I made a good 6 and then I said to my caddy: ‘I need to make a good birdie on 18’. I played two great shots to the green and and that gives me a lot of confidence for tomorrow.
SECOND ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
137 E Espana (Fra) 68 69,
138 R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 69,
139 M Hoey (Nir) 71 68, D Fichardt (RSA) 66 73,
140 P Maddy (Eng) 70 70, E Grillo (Arg) 70 70, D Howell (Eng) 71 69
141 J Parry (Eng) 68 73, J Morrison (Eng) 70 71, J Palmer (Eng) 71 70, B Hebert (Fra) 71 70, F Molinari (Ita) 72 69,
142 G Havret (Fra) 71 71, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 73, B An (SKor) 72 70
143 A Otaegui (Esp) 68 75, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 72 71, T Fleetwood (Eng) 66 77, R Wattel (Fra) 70 73, S Hansen (Den) 68 75, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 65 78, P Lawrie (Sco) 70 73, M Ford (Eng) 67 76, E De La Riva (Esp) 66 77, P Edberg (Swe) 70 73, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 71, M Kieffer (Ger) 73 70,
144 J Campillo (Esp) 74 70, Y Yang (SKor) 73 71, P Larrazábal (Esp) 71 73, R Finch (Eng) 72 72, M Korhonen (Fin) 71 73, J Singh (Ind) 74 70
145 C Del Moral (Esp) 72 73, P Uihlein (USA) 72 73, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 73 72, T Pieters (Bel) 70 75, K Broberg (Swe) 75 70, M Manassero (Ita) 73 72, T Aiken (RSA) 74 71,
146 A Tadini (Ita) 70 76, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 76, J Lara (Esp) 70 76, R Rock (Eng) 70 76, B Evans (Eng) 73 73, J Edfors (Swe) 71 75, D Horsey (Eng) 69 77, M Fraser (Aus) 73 73, A Noren (Swe) 75 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 72 74, M Carlsson (Swe) 73 73, M Nixon (Eng) 72 74, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 76
147 A Cañizares (Esp) 73 74, R Fisher (Eng) 73 74, R Ramsay (Sco) 74 73, S Garcia (Esp) 75 72, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 71 76, I Garrido (Esp) 71 76, M Crespi (Ita) 77 70, C Pigem (Esp) 77 70, S Jamieson (Sco) 72 75, R Green (Aus) 72 75,
148 A Velasco (Esp) 73 75, C Paisley (Eng) 75 73, W Ormsby (Aus) 77 71, E Pepperell (Eng) 75 73, C Wood (Eng) 76 72, A Dodt (Aus) 71 77, T Murray (Eng) 74 74, M Lundberg (Swe) 72 76, G Storm (Eng) 75 73
PROJCTED CUT MARK
149 J Quesne (Fra) 74 75, N Elvira (Esp) 74 75, A Quiros (Esp) 69 80, J Scrivener (Aus) 71 78, E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) 76 73, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 73 76, P Hanson (Swe) 74 75, P Lawrie (Irl) 74 75, C Doak (Sco) 76 73, C Aguilar (Esp) 74 75, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 73 76, R Bland (Eng) 74 75, M Galiano Aguilar (am) (Esp) 69 80,
150 N Colsaerts (Bel) 71 79, C Bouniol (Fra) 76 74, R Karlberg (Swe) 73 77, E Molinari (Ita) 72 78, X Puig (Esp) 77 73, M Tullo (Chi) 67 83, P Oriol (Esp) 74 76, A Hortal (Esp) 72 78, L Jensen (Den) 69 81, F Fritsch (Ger) 74 76, T Hatton (Eng) 76 74, R Jacquelin (Fra) 74 76,
151 L Slattery (Eng) 72 79, T Bjørn (Den) 73 78, N Fasth (Swe) 74 77, A Pavan (Ita) 79 72, S Webster (Eng) 75 76, V Dubuisson (Fra) 74 77, A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) 70 81, D Lipsky (USA) 73 78, H Otto (RSA) 76 75, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 71 80, S Benson (Eng) 74 77, D Van Der Walt (RSA) 78 73, F Zanotti (Par) 76 75, R Paratore (Ita) 74 77, B Etchart (Esp) 78 73,
152 B Dredge (Wal) 77 75, J Van Zyl (RSA) 73 79, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 76 76, A Wall (Eng) 71 81, A Hansen (Den) 74 78, A Johnston (Eng) 72 80, D Drysdale (Sco) 75 77, M Foster (Eng) 76 76,
153 O Farr (Wal) 75 78, J Roos (RSA) 75 78, T Lewis (Eng) 74 79, T Olesen (Den) 77 76,
154 D Woltman (USA) 75 79, L Bjerregaard (Den) 72 82, R McEvoy (Eng) 78 76, J Kruger (RSA) 79 75, M Lampert (Ger) 76 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 75 79, J Krietemeijer (am) (Ned) 77 77, P Angles (am) (Esp) 79 75,
155 C Lee (Sco) 73 82, S Hutsby (Eng) 77 78, R Santos (Por) 73 82, D Brooks (Eng) 71 84, M Madsen (Den) 76 79,
156 J Panes (am) (Esp) 75 81,
157 O Fisher (Eng) 80 77, I Cantero (am) (Esp) 74 83,
158 J Barnes (Eng) 77 81, T Levet (Fra) 84 74,
159 K Ferrie (Eng) 76 83,
161 J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 80 81, J Sandelin (Swe) 81 80, O Wilson (Eng) 78 83,
162 S Hend (Aus) 77 85,
164 G Gancedo Onieva (Esp) 81 83, D Berna Manzanares (am) (Esp) 78 86,
166 J Jeong (Kor) 83 83,
** D McGrane (Irl) 76 DQ, C Lloyd (Eng) 73 RT, J Colomo (Esp) 78 RT, S Dyson (Eng) 74 RT, S Khan (Eng) RT 0, A Sullivan (Eng) RT 0,
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