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LIV Golfer Luis Masaveu shares a one stroke lead with Oliver Gillberg heading into the weekend of the €300k Challenge de España at Fontanals Golf Club.
The Fireballs GC member Masaveu, starting on the tenth, made the turn at two under par after mixing three birdies with a solitary bogey. He then added birdies at the second and the ninth – his last.
The 22-year-old, who secured playing privileges on the HotelPlanner Tour through the Global Amateur Pathway Rankings in 2024, is excited to be in contention on home soil.
Masaveu moves into a share of the lead with a birdie on his closing hole 📈#ChallengedeEspana pic.twitter.com/tDAS02U18H
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“When you’re in contention, that’s why you practice and that’s why I play golf, so I’m looking forward to it,” he said.
“It was definitely a grind today. I just tried to keep hitting the best shots I could. My last six holes I didn’t play too well but I stuck to it and I’m happy with the way I finished.
“I’ve been playing very aggressively, and I think I need to do the same these next two days to be able to win. I’m super excited.”
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Gillberg carded a five under par round of 66 on day two, while Masaveu’s four under 67 saw the duo both move to 11 under par for the week, one stroke clear of overnight leader Victor Sidal Svendsen from Denmark, Frenchman Clement Charmasson and Scotsman Euan Walker who share third.
Gillberg was one of the early starters on day two and birdied four of his opening five holes to jump into the outright lead.
The Swede added two more gains at the ninth and 12th, and despite recording his only bogey of the day on the par five 13th, is in a strong position to challenge for a maiden HotelPlanner Tour title at the weekend.
The 28-year-old is making his first start of the season this week after earning promotion from the Nordic Golf League in 2024.
Road to Mallorca Number Three, Joshua Berry, occupies sixth place on nine under par, with four players one shot further back in seventh, including Spaniard Javier Sainz, Dane Jens Kristian Thysted, Finn Lauri Ruuska and Englishman Tom Shadbolt.
The third round of the Challenge de España gets underway at 9:00am local time, with Gillberg and Masaveu teeing off alongside Sidal Svendsen at 11:00am.
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