Angel Hidalgo posts tournament record at Andalucia Masters, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick misses cut

On a day when the tournament record was broken at the Andalucia Masters, Matt Fitzpatrick’s hopes of closing in on Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai rankings were dashed. Valderrama is one of the toughest courses in world golf, as a host of players can testify to, but Angel Hidalgo made it look easy. Ad The Spaniard, who arrived in Sotogrande ranked 325 in the world, produced a sizzling round of 63 to climb to nine-under.

Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters'I got Valderrama'd today' — Tough start to Andalucia defence for FitzpatrickYESTERDAY AT 18:08 He made eight birdies, and had a putt on 18 to level Bernhard Langer’s course record of 62 which has stood since 1994. Hidalgo has admitted his round came out of the blue, as he was not striking the ball well before getting underway.

“I started the day hitting it so bad on the range,” Hidalgo said. “I only tried to put the ball on the fairways in the first few holes to take some confidence. «It was amazing.

It is the first time I have played with that amount of people following me and I was a little bit scared, but it was a great feeling.” Koepka sparks into life to secure early lead at LIV Golf event in Jeddah Fowler shows old sparkle to take share of lead at halfway stage of ZOZO Championship The course record eluded him, but the Andalucia Masters record is his, and it came on the back of a day in which he needed only 22 putts. “I made every single putt today and that was the key,” Hidalgo said. Second Round Leaderboard T1.

Angel Hidalgo, nine-under T1. Min Woo Lee, nine-under T1. Adrian Otaegui, nine-under 4.

Joakim Lagergren, six-under T5. Robert MacIntyre, five-under T5. Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, five-under T7.