Gonzalo Fernández Castaño (-6) shot a 69 in the second round of the Portugal Masters, and made the cut. One step forward. The golfer from Madrid managed to move past a bad stretch of missing two cuts in a row in Switzerland and Holland and, above all, things are finally looking up after getting those good vibes back.
Everything changed on Thursday afternoon on the course in the practice rounds. Gonzalo, working alongside José Carlos Gutiérrez, his coach, and his caddie Omar, found something he could grasp and hold on to. He opened up his stance a little, and thus was able to free up his swing a bit to allow for a more aggressive shot on the ball. In short, to add some finesse to his game.
The round didn’t start off well, with two bogeys on the early holes, but he felt much more at ease with his game from the very beginning, with a more solid and convincing shot, and was patient for the best moments to come. And they came, indeed. He made four birdies on the last thirteen holes and made it to the top 25, three shots from the top ten and six from the leader, undoubtedly a solid foundation going into the weekend.
