Three Swedes among five tied for first round lead at Adalucia Open
Malaga, Spain (AHN Sports) – Five players finished the opening round of the Andalucia Open with five-under par 65s Thursday at the Parador de Malaga Golf and Johan Edfors and two of his Swedish countrymen were among those atop the pack.
Edfors won three events on the European Tour in 2006 but hasn’t won since. He was joined by Oscar Floren and Ricard Karlberg. England’s Robert Rock and Jamie Elson rounded out the quintet.
Rock has played in nearly 200 events without a win, he has three runnerup finishes to his credit.
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie of Scotland was one of five players who were a shot off the lead with four-under par 66s.
Jose Maria Olazabal, the victorious Ryder Cup captain for Europe, begain his preparation for the Masters in two weeks with an even-par round of 70. Colin Montgomerie, the winning captain before Olazabal, joined him in the group at 70.
Pre-tournament favorite Alvaro Quiros finished one-over for the day with a 71.
Miguel-Angel Jimenez, whose company runs and promotes this event, finished two-over for the day with a 72.
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