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Welshman Rhys Davies maintained his four-stroke lead at the Fred Olsen Open de España after adding a four under par second round 67 to his incredible opening 60 at the picturesque Tecina Golf.
The 30 year old, who won this tournament six years ago, moved to 15 under par at the halfway stage, picking up four shots on the same front nine he cleared in 28 shots on day one to move well clear of the field early on.
Bogeys at the tenth and 11th holes halted his progress, but he bounced back with birdies at the 13th and 17th to ensure he will take a considerable advantage into the weekend.
Dutchman Taco Remkes and Lancashire's Jack Senior posted brilliant rounds of 63 and 65 respectively to share second place on 11 under, while Frenchman Charles-Edouard Russo is another shot back thanks to a superb 64.
Davies said: “I knew it would be difficult today following up that round. I wasn’t expecting everything to go my way like it did in the first round and that was the case.
“I’m really happy with it though and I putted extremely well. I got off to a flyer and was three under through four, then I just played well for the most part, hitting most fairways and most greens even if everything wasn’t going for me like it was yesterday.
“I had three bad holes at nine, ten and 11 where I just hit a few poor shots and had a couple of misreads on the green, but I was prepared for that and for things to go a little wrong at some point because that’s just golf. I could have tried to chase it but I didn’t and I’m happy with my day’s work.”
Davies, who won the Trophée Hassan II on The European Tour in 2010 having led after two rounds, added: “Having a big lead can carry its own pressures but the way I see it, things will always creep into your head – some good thoughts, some bad thoughts – not matter what position you’re in. It’s not humanly possible to block out those thoughts because we’re not robots.
“It’s about how you deal with those thoughts when they come along, and I’m only halfway through the tournament. Somebody’s bound to get close to me or even join me up there so I just have to keep playing good golf and see what happens.
“I think it’s only by Sunday that you start getting that adrenaline rush. It only really kicks in with nine holes to go, so in that sense I’ve still got 27 holes left to shoot the best scores that I can.”
Davies claimed the title here in 2009, thanks to weekend rounds of 65 and 67, but he played down the significance of being a former winner.
“I do think that it’s just a case of your game building towards a tournament and just playing well at the time,” he said. “I believe I can play well on any course, but it’s more about how my game is progressing.
“I had been showing signs that my game was progressing and that obviously showed on the first day this week, so I think it’s just coincidence that it’s at a place where I’ve won before.”
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
par 141 (2x71)
127 R Davies (Wal) 60 67,
131 T Remkes (Ned) 68 63, J Senior (Eng) 66 65,
132 C Russo (Fra) 68 64,
133 S Henry (Sco) 66 67, A Hortal (Esp) 64 69,
134 J Sarasti (Esp) 69 65, D Coupland (Eng) 67 67, R McGowan (Eng) 66 68, B Neil (Sco) 66 68, B Hafthorsson (Isl) 68 66,
135 A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) 66 69, J Robinson (Eng) 73 62, M McGeady (Irl) 68 67, B Paolini (USA) 65 70, J White (Eng) 70 65, A Björk (Swe) 69 66,
136 B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 70 66, S Brown (Eng) 69 67, B Hemstock (Eng) 66 70, S Del Val (Esp) 71 65, W Harrold (Eng) 72 64, T Gornik (Slo) 67 69, M Wiegele (Aut) 69 67, C Sordet (Fra) 70 66, C Hanson (Eng) 65 71, T Tree (Eng) 67 69,
137 R Evans (Eng) 67 70, J Ballesteros (Esp) 69 68, H Joannes (Bel) 69 68, J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 70 67, G Houston (Wal) 72 65, A McArthur (Sco) 68 69, G Watremez (Bel) 68 69, M Delpodio (Ita) 68 69, Z Scotland (Eng) 69 68, C Berardo (Fra) 69 68, F Becker (Ger) 69 68, A Velasco (Esp) 66 71,
138 J Ross (Sco) 71 67, P Howard (Eng) 76 62, L Claverie (Esp) 67 71, C Balmaseda (Esp) 68 70, K Subregis (Fra) 70 68, L Nemecz (Aut) 69 69, B Parker (Eng) 71 67, A Domingo (Esp) 69 69, E Saltman (Sco) 68 70, G Drakeford (Aus) 67 71, S Manley (Wal) 68 70, C Selfridge (Nir) 72 66, J Winther (Den) 70 68, C Brazillier (Fra) 67 71,
139 L Corfield (Eng) 68 71, A Saddier (Fra) 72 67, M Quiros (Esp) 68 71, J Hansen (Den) 67 72, K Benz (Sui) 68 71, D Law (Sco) 73 66, C Aguilar (Esp) 70 69, A Kaleka (Fra) 69 70, A Bernadet (Fra) 70 69, V Riu (Fra) 68 71, E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) 70 69, J Colomo (Esp) 72 67, N Quintarelli (Ita) 68 71, A Rota (Ita) 68 71, D Foos (Ger) 70 69, J Doherty (Sco) 68 71, N Bertasio (Ita) 70 69,
140 E Larrañaga (Esp) 69 71, G Shaw (Nir) 69 71, N Kimsey (Eng) 72 68, N Turner (Irl) 67 73, R Enoch (Wal) 73 67, G Murray (Sco) 72 68, M Röhrig (Ger) 71 69, W Besseling (Ned) 69 71, J Girrbach (Sui) 69 71, Z Lombard (RSA) 71 69, J Kaske (Fin) 73 67, S Einhaus (Ger) 75 65,
141 D Kemmer (USA) 70 71, N Lemke (Swe) 68 73, J Legarrea (Esp) 70 71, S Tiley (Eng) 70 71, D Borda (Esp) 69 72, J Gallegos (Esp) 71 70, J Lara (Esp) 70 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 70, J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 72, C Sutherland (Sco) 74 67, N Dahlgren (Fin) 71 70, M Trappel (Aut) 71 70, X Puig (Esp) 70 71, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 72 69, N Ravano (Ita) 73 68, F Calmels (Fra) 73 68, P Angles (am) (Esp) 69 72,
142 A Hartø (Den) 73 69, G Woolgar (Eng) 74 68, N Elvira (Esp) 70 72, L Astl (Aut) 72 70, J Smith (Eng) 70 72, O Stark (Swe) 73 69, D Vancsik (Arg) 71 71, A Bruschi (Ita) 70 72, S Wakefield (Eng) 70 72,
143 M Fenasse (Fra) 71 72, D Stewart (Sco) 73 70, J Ferraby (Eng) 73 70, D Suazo Gonzalez (Esp) 70 73, T Elissalde (Fra) 69 74, C Mivis (Bel) 76 67, S Santana (Esp) 71 72, F Praegant (Aut) 73 70, N Geyger (Chi) 72 71, A Hernandez Cabezuela (am) (Esp) 68 75,
144 F Cea (Esp) 71 73, C Ford (Eng) 75 69, S Fallon (Eng) 73 71, L Vaisanen (Fin) 71 73, F Andersson Hed (Swe) 76 68, J Poladura (am) (Esp) 70 74,
145 J Harrison (Eng) 76 69,
146 R Kellett (Sco) 74 72, J Bragulat (Esp) 71 75, M Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 74, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 71 75, K Hesbois (Bel) 76 70, J Friesz (am) (Svk) 72 74,
147 J Simon De Miguel (Esp) 73 74, R Harris (Eng) 77 70, B Chapellan (Fra) 74 73,
149 M Galiano Aguilar (am) (Esp) 75 74,
151 F Laporta (Ita) 77 74, N Floren (Swe) 76 75,
152 G Snow (Ken) 75 77,
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Welshman Rhys Davies maintained his four-stroke lead at the Fred Olsen Open de España after adding a four under par second round 67 to his incredible opening 60 at the picturesque Tecina Golf.
The 30 year old, who won this tournament six years ago, moved to 15 under par at the halfway stage, picking up four shots on the same front nine he cleared in 28 shots on day one to move well clear of the field early on.
Bogeys at the tenth and 11th holes halted his progress, but he bounced back with birdies at the 13th and 17th to ensure he will take a considerable advantage into the weekend.
Dutchman Taco Remkes and Lancashire's Jack Senior posted brilliant rounds of 63 and 65 respectively to share second place on 11 under, while Frenchman Charles-Edouard Russo is another shot back thanks to a superb 64.
Davies said: “I knew it would be difficult today following up that round. I wasn’t expecting everything to go my way like it did in the first round and that was the case.
“I’m really happy with it though and I putted extremely well. I got off to a flyer and was three under through four, then I just played well for the most part, hitting most fairways and most greens even if everything wasn’t going for me like it was yesterday.
“I had three bad holes at nine, ten and 11 where I just hit a few poor shots and had a couple of misreads on the green, but I was prepared for that and for things to go a little wrong at some point because that’s just golf. I could have tried to chase it but I didn’t and I’m happy with my day’s work.”
Davies, who won the Trophée Hassan II on The European Tour in 2010 having led after two rounds, added: “Having a big lead can carry its own pressures but the way I see it, things will always creep into your head – some good thoughts, some bad thoughts – not matter what position you’re in. It’s not humanly possible to block out those thoughts because we’re not robots.
“It’s about how you deal with those thoughts when they come along, and I’m only halfway through the tournament. Somebody’s bound to get close to me or even join me up there so I just have to keep playing good golf and see what happens.
“I think it’s only by Sunday that you start getting that adrenaline rush. It only really kicks in with nine holes to go, so in that sense I’ve still got 27 holes left to shoot the best scores that I can.”
Davies claimed the title here in 2009, thanks to weekend rounds of 65 and 67, but he played down the significance of being a former winner.
“I do think that it’s just a case of your game building towards a tournament and just playing well at the time,” he said. “I believe I can play well on any course, but it’s more about how my game is progressing.
“I had been showing signs that my game was progressing and that obviously showed on the first day this week, so I think it’s just coincidence that it’s at a place where I’ve won before.”
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
par 141 (2x71)
127 R Davies (Wal) 60 67,
131 T Remkes (Ned) 68 63, J Senior (Eng) 66 65,
132 C Russo (Fra) 68 64,
133 S Henry (Sco) 66 67, A Hortal (Esp) 64 69,
134 J Sarasti (Esp) 69 65, D Coupland (Eng) 67 67, R McGowan (Eng) 66 68, B Neil (Sco) 66 68, B Hafthorsson (Isl) 68 66,
135 A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) 66 69, J Robinson (Eng) 73 62, M McGeady (Irl) 68 67, B Paolini (USA) 65 70, J White (Eng) 70 65, A Björk (Swe) 69 66,
136 B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 70 66, S Brown (Eng) 69 67, B Hemstock (Eng) 66 70, S Del Val (Esp) 71 65, W Harrold (Eng) 72 64, T Gornik (Slo) 67 69, M Wiegele (Aut) 69 67, C Sordet (Fra) 70 66, C Hanson (Eng) 65 71, T Tree (Eng) 67 69,
137 R Evans (Eng) 67 70, J Ballesteros (Esp) 69 68, H Joannes (Bel) 69 68, J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 70 67, G Houston (Wal) 72 65, A McArthur (Sco) 68 69, G Watremez (Bel) 68 69, M Delpodio (Ita) 68 69, Z Scotland (Eng) 69 68, C Berardo (Fra) 69 68, F Becker (Ger) 69 68, A Velasco (Esp) 66 71,
138 J Ross (Sco) 71 67, P Howard (Eng) 76 62, L Claverie (Esp) 67 71, C Balmaseda (Esp) 68 70, K Subregis (Fra) 70 68, L Nemecz (Aut) 69 69, B Parker (Eng) 71 67, A Domingo (Esp) 69 69, E Saltman (Sco) 68 70, G Drakeford (Aus) 67 71, S Manley (Wal) 68 70, C Selfridge (Nir) 72 66, J Winther (Den) 70 68, C Brazillier (Fra) 67 71,
139 L Corfield (Eng) 68 71, A Saddier (Fra) 72 67, M Quiros (Esp) 68 71, J Hansen (Den) 67 72, K Benz (Sui) 68 71, D Law (Sco) 73 66, C Aguilar (Esp) 70 69, A Kaleka (Fra) 69 70, A Bernadet (Fra) 70 69, V Riu (Fra) 68 71, E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) 70 69, J Colomo (Esp) 72 67, N Quintarelli (Ita) 68 71, A Rota (Ita) 68 71, D Foos (Ger) 70 69, J Doherty (Sco) 68 71, N Bertasio (Ita) 70 69,
140 E Larrañaga (Esp) 69 71, G Shaw (Nir) 69 71, N Kimsey (Eng) 72 68, N Turner (Irl) 67 73, R Enoch (Wal) 73 67, G Murray (Sco) 72 68, M Röhrig (Ger) 71 69, W Besseling (Ned) 69 71, J Girrbach (Sui) 69 71, Z Lombard (RSA) 71 69, J Kaske (Fin) 73 67, S Einhaus (Ger) 75 65,
141 D Kemmer (USA) 70 71, N Lemke (Swe) 68 73, J Legarrea (Esp) 70 71, S Tiley (Eng) 70 71, D Borda (Esp) 69 72, J Gallegos (Esp) 71 70, J Lara (Esp) 70 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 70, J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 72, C Sutherland (Sco) 74 67, N Dahlgren (Fin) 71 70, M Trappel (Aut) 71 70, X Puig (Esp) 70 71, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 72 69, N Ravano (Ita) 73 68, F Calmels (Fra) 73 68, P Angles (am) (Esp) 69 72,
142 A Hartø (Den) 73 69, G Woolgar (Eng) 74 68, N Elvira (Esp) 70 72, L Astl (Aut) 72 70, J Smith (Eng) 70 72, O Stark (Swe) 73 69, D Vancsik (Arg) 71 71, A Bruschi (Ita) 70 72, S Wakefield (Eng) 70 72,
143 M Fenasse (Fra) 71 72, D Stewart (Sco) 73 70, J Ferraby (Eng) 73 70, D Suazo Gonzalez (Esp) 70 73, T Elissalde (Fra) 69 74, C Mivis (Bel) 76 67, S Santana (Esp) 71 72, F Praegant (Aut) 73 70, N Geyger (Chi) 72 71, A Hernandez Cabezuela (am) (Esp) 68 75,
144 F Cea (Esp) 71 73, C Ford (Eng) 75 69, S Fallon (Eng) 73 71, L Vaisanen (Fin) 71 73, F Andersson Hed (Swe) 76 68, J Poladura (am) (Esp) 70 74,
145 J Harrison (Eng) 76 69,
146 R Kellett (Sco) 74 72, J Bragulat (Esp) 71 75, M Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 74, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 71 75, K Hesbois (Bel) 76 70, J Friesz (am) (Svk) 72 74,
147 J Simon De Miguel (Esp) 73 74, R Harris (Eng) 77 70, B Chapellan (Fra) 74 73,
149 M Galiano Aguilar (am) (Esp) 75 74,
151 F Laporta (Ita) 77 74, N Floren (Swe) 76 75,
152 G Snow (Ken) 75 77,
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