ANDALUCIA VALDERRAMA MASTERS
Francesco Molinari, Peter Lawrie setting pace
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Italy's Francesco Molinari and Peter Lawrie from Ireland moved to the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Molinari - a member of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup Team - picked up four birdies in the opening 11 holes of his round in Sotogrande, with his only blemish coming at the par-4 eighth.
Lawrie, meanwhile, picked up shots on his first three holes and, after bogeying the long fourth, he got back to three under with a birdie at ten.
A host of players were a shot behind the leading duo, including US Open champion Graeme McDowell, currently second in the Race to Dubai standings.
McDowell birdied the first and fourth holes on his way to a front nine of 33 and he was joined on two under by Oskar Henningsson, Alejandro Canizares, Marcel Siem, Fabrizio Zanotti and Gareth Maybin, the latter having only two holes of his round still to play.
England’s Ross Fisher was a shot further back, with bogeys at six and 12 stunting his progress after he had birdied three of the first five.
Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello was another to get to three under at one stage, but he dropped shots at 13 and 14 to continue an up-and-down round containing five birdies and four bogeys.
Thomas Levet made a spectacular start to his round, double-bogeying the first before responding in style with an eagle two at the second.
Levet then birdied the eighth to move alongside Cabrera-Bello and Fisher on one under.
Race to Dubai leader Martin Kaymer can move to the top of the world rankings with a top-two finish this week, but he was back on one over after 12 holes of his first round.
The German followed a bogey at the sixth with birdies at eight and ten, but further dropped shots at 11 and 12 saw him lose touch with the leaders.
Jose Maria Olazabal was alongside Kaymer, the veteran Spaniard recovering well from three consecutive bogeys with birdies at the 11th and 12th.
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Italy's Francesco Molinari and Peter Lawrie from Ireland moved to the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Molinari - a member of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup Team - picked up four birdies in the opening 11 holes of his round in Sotogrande, with his only blemish coming at the par-4 eighth.
Lawrie, meanwhile, picked up shots on his first three holes and, after bogeying the long fourth, he got back to three under with a birdie at ten.
A host of players were a shot behind the leading duo, including US Open champion Graeme McDowell, currently second in the Race to Dubai standings.
McDowell birdied the first and fourth holes on his way to a front nine of 33 and he was joined on two under by Oskar Henningsson, Alejandro Canizares, Marcel Siem, Fabrizio Zanotti and Gareth Maybin, the latter having only two holes of his round still to play.
England’s Ross Fisher was a shot further back, with bogeys at six and 12 stunting his progress after he had birdied three of the first five.
Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello was another to get to three under at one stage, but he dropped shots at 13 and 14 to continue an up-and-down round containing five birdies and four bogeys.
Thomas Levet made a spectacular start to his round, double-bogeying the first before responding in style with an eagle two at the second.
Levet then birdied the eighth to move alongside Cabrera-Bello and Fisher on one under.
Race to Dubai leader Martin Kaymer can move to the top of the world rankings with a top-two finish this week, but he was back on one over after 12 holes of his first round.
The German followed a bogey at the sixth with birdies at eight and ten, but further dropped shots at 11 and 12 saw him lose touch with the leaders.
Jose Maria Olazabal was alongside Kaymer, the veteran Spaniard recovering well from three consecutive bogeys with birdies at the 11th and 12th.
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