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favourite Jens Dantorp and Englishman Eddie Pepperell share the lead on
six under par 66 after the opening round of the Nordea Masters in
Sweden.
Malmo-born
Dantorp posted six birdies in a blemish-free round at PGA Sweden
National, cheered on by a large group of supporters at his home club.
He
was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Pepperell who birdied three
of his last four holes, having started on the tenth tee.
The
pair are one shot clear of Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher, Dutchman Daan
Huizing, Swedish pair Rikard Karlberg and Sebatsian Soderberg, and
Northern Ireland’s Gareth Maybin.
World Number Two Henrik Stenson opened with a three under par round of 69 to lie three shots off the pace in a share of 14th position, alongside Swedish Ryder Cup player Peter Hanson.
Key player quotes
Jens Dantorp (-6)
“I
can’t really explain how good the support I got today was. All my
friends, all my buddies, were here and there was so much applause. That
was one of the biggest keys to my success today. It definitely helped
me.”
Eddie Pepperell (-6)
“I’m
very pleased with that opening round. It was fairly windy out there so
66 is a good score. I played well today and I hit the ball better, which
is the main thing for me. I’ve not been hitting the ball that well over
the last couple of weeks, despite some good results. There has been
some wild stuff in there so I felt I needed to get a grip of things and I
did that today. I kept up the good habits I had last week – the short
game was pretty good and I putted well, so it’s a solid round.”
Stephen Gallacher (-5)
“I’m
delighted with that. It wasn’t a vintage striking day, but I rolled the
ball really well. Probably as good as I’ve rolled it for a while. I’ve
done some work with Dave Stockton in America and I’ve been putting
better this year, which helps.”
Gareth Maybin (-5)
“I
hope things are coming together for me. I missed a few bad shots today
but I won’t worry too much. The score is all that matters. I think
things are better than they were, so that’s a good sign. We’re into the
summer now and in Europe, so that’s when the season really gets going.”
Henrik Stenson (-3)
“It
was a sloppy round. I felt I left a lot of shots out there. The course
was playing pretty easy so I should’ve been a lot better. I got off to a
good start, the made a few mistakes then got it going again and then
slipped up and then finished pretty strong, apart from the ninth there.
I’ll take three under, but I’m not happy with how I played.”
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
66 J Dantorp (Swe) , E Pepperell (Eng)
67 D Huizing (Ned) , R Karlberg (Swe) , S Soderberg (Swe) , S Gallacher (Sco) , G Maybin (Nir)
68 J Campillo (Esp) , R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) , J Carlsson (Swe) , A Gee (Eng) , C Lee (Sco) , P Waring (Eng)
69 M Hoey (Nir) , M Lundberg (Swe) , T Jaidee (Tha) , S Jamieson
(Sco) , S Dyson (Eng) , B Dredge (Wal) , J Edfors (Swe) , S Manley
(Wal) , O Fisher (Eng) , R Kakko (Fin) , S Kim (Kor) , P Hanson (Swe) ,
M Jiménez (Esp) , V Dubuisson (Fra) , W Ormsby (Aus) , H Stenson (Swe)
, R Gonzalez (Arg) ,
70 L Bjerregaard (Den) , S Khan (Eng) , R Johnson (Swe) , J
Doherty (Sco) , J Morrison (Eng) , M Ilonen (Fin) , C Doak (Sco) , D
Drysdale (Sco) , E Dubois (Fra, K Broberg (Swe) , R Derksen (Ned) , C
Del Moral (Esp) , F Aguilar (Chi) , T Björn (Den) , P Larrazábal (Esp) ,
R Karlsson (Swe) , M Kieffer (Ger) , A Sullivan (Eng) , S Kjeldsen
(Den)
71 A Cañizares (Esp) , M Baldwin (Eng) , S Thornton (Irl) , E
Molinari (Ita) , S Lowry (Irl) , A Quiros (Esp) , B Åkesson (Swe) , E
Goya (Arg) , J Jeong (Kor) , J Lima (Por) , R Wattel (Fra) , J
Olazábal (Esp) , N Fasth (Swe) , K Phelan (Irl) , J Singh (Ind) , G
Havret (Fra) , T Lewis (Eng) , M Kinhult (am) (Swe)
72 S Hansen (Den) , A Levy (Fra) , A Wall (Eng) , S Jeppesen (Swe) ,
M Foster (Eng) , J Quesne (Fra) , A Forsyth (Sco) , P Lawrie (Sco) , E
De La Riva (Esp) , R Ramsay (Sco) , S Henry (Sco) , R Green (Aus) , D
Im (USA) , J McLeary (Sco) , R Jacquelin (Fra) , J Kingston (RSA) , C
Arendell (USA)
73 T Pieters (Bel) , R Bland (Eng) , C Wood (Eng) , D Fichardt
(RSA) , S Wakefield (Eng) , T Van Der Walt (RSA) , M Korhonen (Fin) , M
Grönberg (Swe) , F Calmels (Fra) , D Howell (Eng) , L Slattery (Eng) , P
Hedblom (Swe) , N Elvira (Esp) , G Bourdy (Fra) , E Grillo (Arg)
74 J Kruger (RSA) , J Hansen (Den) , R Finch (Eng) , V Riu (Fra) ,
J Lagergren (Swe) , P Sjöland (Swe) , T Hatton (Eng) , M Crespi (Ita) ,
T Nørret (Den) , A Pavan (Ita) , T Levet (Fra) , F Gustavsson (Swe) , N
Lemke (Swe) , B Paolini (USA) , M Manassero (Ita) , J Walters (RSA) , J
Blixt (Swe) , M Warren (Sco) , F Andersson Hed (Swe) , M Miller (USA) ,
A Östensson (am) (Swe)
75 M Nixon (Eng) , J Parry (Eng) , A Otaegui (Esp) , P Lawrie (Irl)
, J Knutzon (USA) , E Othberg (Swe) , A Saddier (Fra) , F Zanotti (Par)
, R Fisher (Eng) , J Haeggman (Swe) , A Hansen (Den) , G Storm (Eng)
76 M Carlsson (Swe) , T Fleetwood (Eng) , D Brooks (Eng) , S Kapur
(Ind) , S Walker (Eng) , A Kaleka (Fra) , B Hellgren (Swe)
77 M Tullo (Chi) , A Hartø (Den) , D McGrane (Irl) , J Hahn (USA) , B Rumford (Aus) , M Jonzon (Swe)
78 R Dinwiddie (Eng) , C Wahlgren (Swe) , J Elson (Eng) , F Molinari (Ita) , D Higgins (Irl) , F Nilehn (am) (Swe)
79 M Hensby (Aus)
80 O Stark (Swe) , J Sandelin (Swe)
82 J Heath (Eng)
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