Crazy golf a breeze for Oriol with borrowed clubs

Unheralded Spaniard Pedro Oriol, using borrowed clubs after his were lost in transit, fired a five-under 67 to surge within one stroke of leader Peter Lawrie of Ireland after the Czech Open first round today.
"I'm not sure I'm going to switch back to my own clubs now even if they arrive," TaylorMade R11 Irons the 25-year-old Oriol told reporters. "I was worried about my round because even though I practised very hard for the past two weeks my confidence has been quite low ... but then I go and shoot a 67 which just goes to show what a crazy game golf is."
Qualifying school graduate Oriol is in his first full year on the European Tour and has only made two cuts this season.
Last year's runner-up Lawrie profited from sodden conditions at the Prosper Golf Resort to attack the pins and rack up six birdies."The course is playing totally differently this year to last year. It's much softer," said the world number 138.
In a tie for second place with Oriol were Ireland's Damien McGrane and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson. Ping G20 Irons A shot further back on 68 were Irishman Shane Lowry and Swede Mikael Lundberg.World number 34 Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain, the only player in the field ranked in the top 100, slumped to a 76.
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Gainey is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory

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Gainey shot a 65 on Friday to move to 12-under 128 and take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the final event before the start of golf's postseason.Gainey, who shared the first-round lead with Jeff Quinney, had six birdies and has the second-best 36-hole score in the history of the tournament.
Starting on the back nine, the South Carolina native had his first bogey of the tournament on the par-4 No. 11. Then, he warmed up. TaylorMade R11 Driver He birdied four of his final nine holes and closed his round with consecutive birdies, rolling in a 13-foot putt on No. 9 to finish.
A left wrist he sprained while hitting out of the rough last month at the RBC Canadian Open has made it tougher to keep his tee shots in the fairways and hampered his work with the irons.
"I hit it worse today than I did yesterday off the tee. I hit my irons worse than I did yesterday," Gainey said. "It's just hard to make birdies when you keep putting yourself ... in the rough. ... The harder you swing at it to get it out, just the more shock that goes into the wrist."
Quinney, who has conditional status on the Tour, is facing a similarly desperate situation, playing for both his card and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Callaway X22 Irons He arrived at No. 215 in the standings and needed a high finish to crack the top 125 and make the playoffs, but he slipped off the pace after his triple bogey on the par-4 11th.
Numerous others are playing for their more immediate futures.
The field is littered with players trying to play their way off the bubble and into golf's postseason, which begins next week at The Barclays in New Jersey.
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