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Swede Jonzon leads from Garcia and Kaymer
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 10 - 2009

Sweden's Michael Jonzon was eyeing the chance to get his career back on track after taking a one-shot lead in the Castellon Masters third round Saturday.
Jonzon, lying 158th on the European money-list and in danger of losing his playing card, kept tournament favorite Sergio Garcia in the shade with a six-under-par 65 to surge to 16-under-par 197.
Tournament host and defending champion Garcia (67) was a stroke behind, sharing second place with Germany's Martin Kaymer (68).
The revelation of the day, though, was 20-year-old British rookie professional Sam Hutsby, who is playing on an invitation from Garcia.
The 20-year-old Englishman, runner-up in the British Amateur championship this year, finished only two shots off the pace in fourth place.
Hutsby shared the lead for much of the round, only dropping back from second place by bogeying the last for a 66 in his third event as a professional.
Garcia, who described his round as “hanging in on a tough day” is looking for his first win of the year on his home Mediterraneo course but the world No. 10 said he would not mind if Hutsby took the title.
“I'd be very happy for him,” Garcia said.
Kaymer hit back from an early double-bogey to improve his chances of winning first time out following a nine-week layoff with a foot injury.
Colin Montgomerie fired a 64, his best round since carding a 63 in the Wales Open this year, to lie six shots off the lead but Europe's Ryder Cup captain, who has steadily plunged down the world rankings to 254th, was still not happy.
Owen flies high
In Phoenix, Britain's Greg Owen spectacularly holed out with a sand wedge to eagle the par-four 15th on the way to a share of the lead in Friday's second round of the Arizona Open in Scottsdale.
Owen began another sunny day in the Arizona desert with a sizzling run of five birdies in the first six holes and ended it by carding a six-under-par 64 for an 11-under total of 129.
Level with the Briton was 20-year-old American Rickie Fowler, who fired a matching 64 on the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club in only his second PGA Tour event as a professional.
Veteran American Justin Leonard, winner of the 1997 British Open, was alone in third at 10 under after carding a seven-birdie 64.
Owen, two shots behind pacesetting Australian Nick O'Hern overnight, set the tone for his early birdie barrage with a superb wedge approach to within two feet at the par-four first.
Out in three-under 32, he collected his sixth birdie of the day at the par-four 14th before holing out from 104 yards at the 15th.
Left-hander O'Hern, like Owen bidding for a maiden victory on the PGA Tour, followed his opening 63 with a 68 to slip back into a tie for fourth at nine under with American Ryan Moore (65).
The cut fell at one-under 139 with former world No. 1 David Duval and fellow American Cameron Beckman, the defending champion, among those missing out.
Cabrera out of Dubai
US Masters champion Angel Cabrera's chances of winning Europe's Race to Dubai money-list appear to have ended after his unsuccessful dash to play in this week's Castello Masters.
The Argentine will now end his season at next week's World Match Play Championship in Spain. Cabrera needed to compete in Castellon to fulfil 12 mandatory European Tour events, the last of which would have been the end-of-season Dubai World Championship from Nov. 19-22.
After missing out here though he will call it a day without trying to make the field for Dubai by playing in the World Golf Championship event in Shanghai or the Hong Kong Open.


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