Gonzalo Fernández Castaño (+8) shot a 74 in the second round, and did not make the cut. The Spanish golfer’s game showed a slight improvement since the last round, but nonetheless, he was far from making the cut.
The golfer from Madrid needed a big round at the Club de Campo Villa in Madrid in order to create the option to play over the weekend after the 76 he shot on Thursday and, teeing off on the 10th hole, he started off strong with three birdies on the first six holes, which seemed to pave the way for the comeback. However, a double bogey on the 16th hole was a major setback in achieving his goal and, above all, a tough blow to his morale.
After losing this opportunity, it’s now down to just three more chances to try to reach 110th place in the Race to Dubai, and thus secure the rights to play in the European Tour in 2020. The first one will be the Italian Open, next week, which is additionally a Rolex Series tournament, which means there will be more points at stake. It’s likely that even a tenth place would be enough to seal the deal for Gonalo. After that, the two tournaments left would be the Open de France and the Portugal Masters.
