All Eyes on the Top Two At Volvo Masters
30/10/08
The second day’s play at the 2008 Volvo Masters is certain to see all eyes on the leading pair Søren Kjeldsen and Sergio García but there are some intriguing matches right throughout the day.
Having played by far the best golf on the opening day of the 21st and final Volvo Masters, Dane Søren Kjeldsen and Spain’s Sergio García make up the marquee pairing on Day two of the €4.25million end-of-season showpiece.
Nine-under-par between them, the Dane, three ahead of his Spanish playing partner, the pair have real Volvo Masters credentials with four second places between them and head off at 12.50hrs at the front of the field.
“I’m looking forward to playing with Sergio, he’s good company on the golf course whilst also concentrating on his own game and there is sure to be a great atmosphere generated by the huge galleries that follow him down here at Valderrama,” said Kjeldsen.
10 minutes ahead of the overnight leaders is the unheralded English pairing of Anthony Wall and David Lynn, both on two-under-par, with South African Hennie Otto and Order of Merit contender Lee Westwood teeing-off at 12.30hrs.
High noon sees last year’s joint runner-up with Kjeldsen, Simon Dyson paired with the flying Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen with arguably the most attractive early pairing, Colin Montgomerie and Paul Casey out at 11.10hrs, 10 minutes before the youthful and colourful Martin Kaymer from Germany and Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal.
Order of Merit favourite Robert Karlsson tees it up at 10.50 with past Volvo Masters champion Miguel Angel Jiménez, recent Ryder Cup colleagues and money list adversaries.
Two young guns, Volvo Masters rookies Rory McIlroy and Chilean Felipe Aguilar, the Irish and Chilean combination setting out at 10.20hrs whilst 2008 double ‘Major’ champion Padraig Harrington partnered by young Englishman Ross Fisher at 08.50hrs.
Meanwhile, defending champion Justin Rose suffers the second successive indignity of going out first and on his own at 08.10hrs, the result of a catastrophic opening round of his title defence, nine-over-par at the start of the second day.
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