Peter Hedblom, beaten in a play-off in Malaysia on his last European Tour outing, put himself in the perfect position to go one better when he shared the lead with Australian Matthew Millar at the halfway stage of the MAPFRE Open de Andalucia by Valle Romano.
The 38 year old Swede, who succumbed to India’s Arjun Atwal in Malaysia a year after he won the title there, added a second round 67 to his opening 69 for an eight under par total of 136 to sit alongside Millar whose opening two rounds were the same but in different order.
The duo enjoyed a one shot lead over a group of three players; Englishmen Robert Dinwiddie and David Lynn and Frenchman Thomas Levet who all finished on seven under par 137.
Of the leading duo, Hedblom was flawless in near perfect conditions around the Aloha Golf Club course and was particularly productive on the front nine where he carded birdies on the second and seventh and an eagle three on the 510 yard fifth.
One reason for that was the upturn in the Swede’s fortunes on the greens, a fact acknowledged by the man from Gävle himself after his round.
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