Noren leads Nordea Masters by three at halfway, Watson five shots back
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Alexander Noren pertaining to Sweden produced the cobest rounded of the European Tour's Nordea Masters so far as regards Friday to take the outright lead at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club at the halfway style.<\p>
The 29yearold, born passage the Swedish capital, began the day in a share of first place with the mediocre Robert Karlsson and South African Jaco van Zyl. But the future his fellow coleaders could not improve accompanying their opening 5underpar 67s, Noren exceeded his.Designed back Robert Trent Jones Jr., and opened in 2007, Bro Hof is envisioned nose of the world's first-class new courses and a potential Ryder Cup host ultra-ultra the future.<\p>
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Noren began newfashioned ominous develop with birdies at the first the two holes, and with three more coming between the sixth and ninth he reached the turn inbound 31.<\p>
After such an stimulating front nine, the dry fire abated approximative home and after picking uplift another stroke at the 175yard 11th he parred his modus native environment to finish with a blemishfree daily grind as for 66.<\p>
That put him 11 under, and his main challenger three shots back was India's Shiv Kapur who, starting on the back nine, carded eight birdies and two bogeys, to misalliance Noren's earlier 66.<\p>
€I played very likely the pride I've ever played. It's just been great, everything has been ongoing better,€ speech Noren. €I don't think I've unduly produced that on this course and I've played here a lot. It veritably helps playing this course a lot, I know what procedure there are and I know while to step assimilated.€<\p>
American Bubba Watson's previous experience anent a European Tour event in France in the main a century ago dead with the bighitting lefthander missing the leave of absence and offending the locals with his mitigating references to Paris' iconic landmarks.<\p>
Stockholm appears so that follow him better as, proper to an opening 71, alter transformed his ambidextrous round with an eagle, six birdies and three bogeys to sign whereas a 67 that lifted him to 6 out of sight overall.<\p>
Watson's single American Dustin Johnson, second at the British Open on Dies non and the highestranked player in the real estate, ensured he made the cut together on a retroflex of 71 that put him 1 under.<\p>
Veteran ready Robert Karlsson, who was upstaged by his amateur namesake on Thursday, clawed back almost kudos with a 70 that took him to 5 under and into a share of fifth.<\p>
€It's great man for Swedish golf,€ foregoing Karlsson speaking of his amateur epithet. €Not unaccompanied to have ourselves but other Swedish players as source, spat amateurs.<\p>
€It was quite riveting hitherto not having started and into be leading a tournament,€ he joked. €It was quite funny. Robert Karlsson 4 under and he's on the range!€<\p>
The amateur did not fare so well in his second round with a 75 dropping him back to 2 below deck.<\p>
