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**truebluefan** · 03-09-2008, 09:20 PM

Talk about event in here.

**truebluefan** · 03-28-2008, 11:35 AM

Englishmen Robert Dinwiddie and David Lynn moved into the early lead at the halfway stage of the second round of the MAPFRE Open de Andalucia by Valle Romano at the Aloha Golf Club.

Both began the second round outside the top 20 but catapulted themselves to prominence with excellent efforts, Dinwiddie posting a 65 for a seven under par total of 137, a total matched by Lynn thanks to his 67.

Three players found the sanctuary of the clubhouse one shot adrift on six under par 138; Swede’s Pelle Edberg (68) and Michael Jonzon (69), alongside Welshman Bradley Dredge who needs to win the tournament to ensure a passage to next month’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National.

Dredge appeared to have slipped back after a double bogey seven at the fifth – his 14th hole of the day – but recovered manfully with birdies at the sixth and seventh on his way to a 68 to remain prominent.

“I am trying to win to get to Augusta, I know what I have to do and in many ways, that makes things easier for me,” he said. “I know I have to have a good round tomorrow to give myself a chance to be in position on Sunday.”

**truebluefan** · 03-30-2008, 01:19 PM

It last happened for Lee Westwood in 2000 when he successfully defended a title – the European Open – but the Englishman gave himself the chance to repeat the feat when he grabbed the third round lead in his defence of the MAPFRE Open de Andalucia by Valle Romano.

Twelve months ago, Westwood’s two shot victory at Aloha Golf Club was the catalyst for a revival in his fortunes which led the 34 year back in the world’s top 20 and he showed why he is a player of such stature with a scintillating third round display as hot as the Marbella sunshine.

A six under par 66 gave Westwood a one shot lead over three players; his third round partner Olly Fisher, who will again partner him in Sunday’s final round, fellow Englishman David Lynn and Thomas Levet of France with Sweden’s Peter Hedblom a further shot behind in fifth.

But although the supporting cast performed well on an enthralling afternoon in the south of Spain, the limelight fell on Westwood who looked like he was about to rewrite every record in the book when he began with five straight birdies.

The 18-time tournament winner on The European Tour International Schedule calmed down after that with birdies at the ninth and tenth being his only further gains of the day. Indeed a three putt bogey at the 11th was his last departure from par.

Although he did not break his own course record 64 set on his way to victory last year, Westwood admitted he was more than happy with his afternoon’s work.

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