SOTOGRANDE, Spain – Christiaan Bezuidenhout has taken a four-shot lead over Sergio Garcia and three other golfers at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Bezuidenhout carded a 3-under 68 on Friday to reach 8 under for the tournament after two rounds. He started with a 66 that included eight birdies and three bogeys.
Full-field scores from the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters
''I just kept it in play really nicely,’' Bezuidenhout said. ''That’s the key thing here, hitting fairways. I was driving it really well. On a course like this you can score well if you hit the fairways but if you don’t you can really struggle.’'
Tournament host Garcia shot a 1-over 72 to stay at 4 under, along with Bradley Dredge of Wales and fellow Spaniards Adri Arnaus and Alvaro Quiros.
First-round leader Victor Perez fell five shots off the lead after a 74 in a round that included a triple bogey on the par 4 13th hole. The Frenchman had a bogey-free round on Thursday.
