Frenchman Lorenzo-Vera Leads Spanish Open & With No Valderrama Star Under Par.

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Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera finds himself enjoying a one shot lead but in a Spanish Open where there is not one player under par with a round to play at Valderrama.

Lorenzo-Vera, who is looking also to become the third French-born winner in the past eight years, posted a level par 71 to get back to one over par on the former Ryder Cup host venue.

On another day of tough scoring conditions, only Joost Luiten and Alex Noren managed to record under par rounds as Valderrama threatened to produce the first over par winner of a European Tour event since Justin Rose won the US Open Championship in 2013.

Luiten (70), two-time Major Championship winner Martin Kaymer (71) and England’s Andrew Johnston (74) share second place at two over par.

However it was the Frenchman who produced the highlight of the day as he holed his approach to the par five 17th for an eagle to spark a wild celebration and move him two ahead, before a bogey on the last cut the gap.

The 31 year old was No. 1 Challenge Tour graduate in 2007 and enjoyed his best ever European Tour season last term, finishing 78th on The Race to Dubai, but he will face a tough challenge on Sunday.

Dutchman Luiten is the only player in the field with two under par rounds this week and already has four top tens to his name this season, while Kaymer is an 11-time winner on The European Tour.

Johnston has held the lead on several occasions this week and will be brimming with confidence as he goes in search of a first European Tour win.

Defending champion James Morrison signed for a 74 to sit at three over alongside fellow Englishman Ross Fisher, with Spanish duo Pablo Larrazábal and Pep Angles a further shot back



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