A late birdie salvaged a 72 for Mark Power as he remained on six-under-par and within five shots of the lead heading into the weekend at the Challenge de Espana.
Power arrested a run of seven straight pars on the back nine with a birdie at the par-4 17th and although he couldn’t birdie the par-5 18th he is sitting pretty in a share of tenth place at Isla Canela Links.
After a superb bogey free 65 on Thursday, the Kilkenny man kept the birdies coming at the par-5 1st but lost momentum with bogeys on the 3rd and 4th.
A birdie on 8 and a bogey on 9 saw him turn one over on his round but he stressed the importance of patience yesterday and that’s as important when things aren’t going your way. The birdie on 17 was a reward for his endeavour and he has a chance of clinching his first HotelPlanner Tour victory over the weekend.
It has been a positive week for the Irish contingent so far with James Sugrue a shot further back after a 72 of his own that included eleven straight pars to finish his round.
Back on four under and in a share of 21st are Max Kennedy and Liam Nolan after rounds of 69 and 68 respectively while JR Galbraith is a shot further back after a 72.
The lead is held by American Dan Erickson on eleven under after a 64.
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