Spaniard Del Moral leads by three on home territory
FROM THE ALPS TOUR WEBSITE
Jordi Garcia Del Moral, a 24-year-old Spaniard, took the lead at the Peugeot Open El Escorpion in Spain, signing for the best score of the day, a seven-under-par 64, for a three-stroke advantage ahead of Italian Matteo Delpodio.
Del Moral is full member of the Challenge Tour but is just coming back from wrist surgery.
“I know the course well. I live about one hour from here and I often play practice rounds here. I feel relaxed to play here because it is not my circuit. I came to train. I have a medical exemption from the Challenge Tour.
"I will play some small European Tour events in April if I can, then I will focus on the Challenge Tour. Today, my back nine was a dream. I putted so well and I holed one putt for eagle on the 15th hole after a great three-wood of 243 metres.
"I am very pleased to play with Matteo tomorrow. We are good friends.”
Yesterday's leader, Delpodio holed a beautiful eagle putt too on the 18th hole, his ninth. Confident teeing off the back nine, he missed some putts to increase his advantage. He dropped one shot with a three-putt on the third hole, short par 4.
On the following green, after a wonderful shot from 60m range, he holed for a birdie. It was his last one. After that his driving was not so precise and he had to play great golf to save pars. He scored 69 and completed his two rounds with a seven-under-par total.
“I know Jordi well. We have played together for the Continent of Europe in the St Andrews Trophy match of 2006 as amateurs. We are really good friends. Tomorrow will be a good and fun day. I will need to hole more putts if I want to challenge him.”
In third place are two Spanish players at five-under-par, Jorge Campillo and Jesus Legarrea. Then one stroke behind, a big-hitting former European Tour player, Italy's Emanuele Canonica and English Steve Lewton, recently graduated from the Challenge Tour via his second place at the 2009 Alps Tour final order of merit.
The cut is fixed at +2.
SCOTSWATCH: Murrayshall members as amateurs, Steven Home and Gavin Dear continue stick fairly close together on the Alps Tour. Hume is outscoring is star Pertshire colleague with rounds of 69 and 70 for a share of sixth place of three-under-par 139. Dear is two shots back with scores of 71 and 70.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x72)
132 Jordi GARCIA DEL MORAL (ESP) 68 64
135 Matteo DELPODIO (ITA) 66 69
137 Jorge CAMPILLO (ESP) 71 66, Jesus LEGARREA (ESP) 71 66
138 Steve LEWTON (ENG) 69 69, Emanuele CANONICA (ITA) 70 68 »»
139 Borja ETCHART (ESP) 70 69, Steven HUME (SCO) 69 70, Santiago LUNA (ESP) 69 70, Xavier GUZMAN SADABA (ESP) 71 68
140 Jose ROMERO (ESP) 69 71, Kim JOON (ITA) 70 70, Christophe BRAZILLIER (FRA) 67 73, Carlos DEL MORAL (ESP) 70 70, Ivan LARA (ESP) 73 67, Marco GUERISOLI (ITA) 71 69, Ivo GINER (ESP) 69 71.
141 Moises COBO (ESP) 69 72, Alex LARRAZABAL (ESP) 71 70, Jose Manuel OCEJO (ESP) 76 65, Carlos BALMASEDA (ESP) 71 70, Gavin DEAR (SCO) 71 70, Jose Manuel LARA (ESP) 70 71, Andrea PERRINO (ITA) 67 74, Lawrence DODD (ENG) 69 72, Pedro ORIOL (ESP) 69 72, Olivier SERRES (FRA) 72 69.
142 Farren KEENAN (ENG) 71 71, Pol BECH (ESP) 70 72, Vicente BLAZQUEZ (ESP) 71 71, Juan PARRON (ESP) 72 70, Daniel ALONSO (ESP) 74 68, Jose Luis ADARRAGA (ESP) 72 70,
Simone BRIZZOLARI (ITA) 71 71, Paolo TERRENI (ITA) 74 68, Bruno-Teva LECUONA (FRA) 72 70, Matthew CRYER (ENG) 72 70, Jorge GARCIA FERNANDEZ (ESP) 74 68, Sam ROBINSON (ENG) 72 70.
143 Jason PALMER (ENG) 71 72, Ismael DEL CASTILLO (ESP) 70 73.
144 Damien PERRIER (FRA) 71 73, Uli WEINHANDL (AUT) 73 71, Michael MOSER (AUT) 73 71, Jose Miguel ROSILLO (ESP) 73 71, Andrea SIGNOR (ITA) 73 71, Javier COLOMO (ESP) 71 73, Neil CHAUDHURI (ENG) 73 71, Matjaz GOJCIC (SLO) 72 72.
MISSED THE CUT
145 Mariano SAIZ (ESP) 73 72, Carlos GARCIA SIMARRO (ESP) 75 70, Matthew BALDWIN (ENG) 72 73, Pedro LINHART (ESP) 71 74, Jann SCHMID (SWI) 73 72, Francisco VALLS (ESP) 75 70, David ANTONELLI (FRA) 73 72, Benn BARHAM (ENG) 76 69, Nicholas MURTAGH (ENG) 71 74.
Selected non-qualifiers:
146 Richard KILPATRICK (NIR) 70 76.
148 Max BRACKLEY (ENG) 72 76.
149 Andy SMITH (ENG) 76 73
150 Ricki NEIL-JONES (ENG) 76 74
151 Jason Barnes (Eng) 75 76, Mark Hooper (ENG) 73 78.
156 Jordon Smith (Eng) 79 77.
FROM THE ALPS TOUR WEBSITE
Jordi Garcia Del Moral, a 24-year-old Spaniard, took the lead at the Peugeot Open El Escorpion in Spain, signing for the best score of the day, a seven-under-par 64, for a three-stroke advantage ahead of Italian Matteo Delpodio.
Del Moral is full member of the Challenge Tour but is just coming back from wrist surgery.
“I know the course well. I live about one hour from here and I often play practice rounds here. I feel relaxed to play here because it is not my circuit. I came to train. I have a medical exemption from the Challenge Tour.
"I will play some small European Tour events in April if I can, then I will focus on the Challenge Tour. Today, my back nine was a dream. I putted so well and I holed one putt for eagle on the 15th hole after a great three-wood of 243 metres.
"I am very pleased to play with Matteo tomorrow. We are good friends.”
Yesterday's leader, Delpodio holed a beautiful eagle putt too on the 18th hole, his ninth. Confident teeing off the back nine, he missed some putts to increase his advantage. He dropped one shot with a three-putt on the third hole, short par 4.
On the following green, after a wonderful shot from 60m range, he holed for a birdie. It was his last one. After that his driving was not so precise and he had to play great golf to save pars. He scored 69 and completed his two rounds with a seven-under-par total.
“I know Jordi well. We have played together for the Continent of Europe in the St Andrews Trophy match of 2006 as amateurs. We are really good friends. Tomorrow will be a good and fun day. I will need to hole more putts if I want to challenge him.”
In third place are two Spanish players at five-under-par, Jorge Campillo and Jesus Legarrea. Then one stroke behind, a big-hitting former European Tour player, Italy's Emanuele Canonica and English Steve Lewton, recently graduated from the Challenge Tour via his second place at the 2009 Alps Tour final order of merit.
The cut is fixed at +2.
SCOTSWATCH: Murrayshall members as amateurs, Steven Home and Gavin Dear continue stick fairly close together on the Alps Tour. Hume is outscoring is star Pertshire colleague with rounds of 69 and 70 for a share of sixth place of three-under-par 139. Dear is two shots back with scores of 71 and 70.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x72)
132 Jordi GARCIA DEL MORAL (ESP) 68 64
135 Matteo DELPODIO (ITA) 66 69
137 Jorge CAMPILLO (ESP) 71 66, Jesus LEGARREA (ESP) 71 66
138 Steve LEWTON (ENG) 69 69, Emanuele CANONICA (ITA) 70 68 »»
139 Borja ETCHART (ESP) 70 69, Steven HUME (SCO) 69 70, Santiago LUNA (ESP) 69 70, Xavier GUZMAN SADABA (ESP) 71 68
140 Jose ROMERO (ESP) 69 71, Kim JOON (ITA) 70 70, Christophe BRAZILLIER (FRA) 67 73, Carlos DEL MORAL (ESP) 70 70, Ivan LARA (ESP) 73 67, Marco GUERISOLI (ITA) 71 69, Ivo GINER (ESP) 69 71.
141 Moises COBO (ESP) 69 72, Alex LARRAZABAL (ESP) 71 70, Jose Manuel OCEJO (ESP) 76 65, Carlos BALMASEDA (ESP) 71 70, Gavin DEAR (SCO) 71 70, Jose Manuel LARA (ESP) 70 71, Andrea PERRINO (ITA) 67 74, Lawrence DODD (ENG) 69 72, Pedro ORIOL (ESP) 69 72, Olivier SERRES (FRA) 72 69.
142 Farren KEENAN (ENG) 71 71, Pol BECH (ESP) 70 72, Vicente BLAZQUEZ (ESP) 71 71, Juan PARRON (ESP) 72 70, Daniel ALONSO (ESP) 74 68, Jose Luis ADARRAGA (ESP) 72 70,
Simone BRIZZOLARI (ITA) 71 71, Paolo TERRENI (ITA) 74 68, Bruno-Teva LECUONA (FRA) 72 70, Matthew CRYER (ENG) 72 70, Jorge GARCIA FERNANDEZ (ESP) 74 68, Sam ROBINSON (ENG) 72 70.
143 Jason PALMER (ENG) 71 72, Ismael DEL CASTILLO (ESP) 70 73.
144 Damien PERRIER (FRA) 71 73, Uli WEINHANDL (AUT) 73 71, Michael MOSER (AUT) 73 71, Jose Miguel ROSILLO (ESP) 73 71, Andrea SIGNOR (ITA) 73 71, Javier COLOMO (ESP) 71 73, Neil CHAUDHURI (ENG) 73 71, Matjaz GOJCIC (SLO) 72 72.
MISSED THE CUT
145 Mariano SAIZ (ESP) 73 72, Carlos GARCIA SIMARRO (ESP) 75 70, Matthew BALDWIN (ENG) 72 73, Pedro LINHART (ESP) 71 74, Jann SCHMID (SWI) 73 72, Francisco VALLS (ESP) 75 70, David ANTONELLI (FRA) 73 72, Benn BARHAM (ENG) 76 69, Nicholas MURTAGH (ENG) 71 74.
Selected non-qualifiers:
146 Richard KILPATRICK (NIR) 70 76.
148 Max BRACKLEY (ENG) 72 76.
149 Andy SMITH (ENG) 76 73
150 Ricki NEIL-JONES (ENG) 76 74
151 Jason Barnes (Eng) 75 76, Mark Hooper (ENG) 73 78.
156 Jordon Smith (Eng) 79 77.
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