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.”
