LAST UPDATE | 27 Sep

SHANE LOWRY RECOVERED from a disappointing start to the Open de Espana yesterday – where finished the day four-over-par – to shoot a 66 today. 

The Offaly man didn’t drop a single shot today in Madrid, and recorded five birdies on a round which fired him to one-under par, in a tie for 23rd. Yesterday, by contrast, he had no birdies and dropped four shots.   

Lowry birdied holes four, seven, eight, nine and ten today. He is nine shots behind the leader, home favourite Angel Hidalgo. The Spaniard followed up a round of 65 with a 67 and sits on 10-under par. 

Englishman Joe Dean is second on six-under, having carded a 65 today following a first-day round of 71.    

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