Scotland's Richard Ramsay maintained his two-shot lead at the Andalucia Masters yesterday before setting his sights on getting the better of his 'idol' Sergio Garcia.
The 28-year-old, who carded a 65 in the first round, is five-under-par for the tournament after a two-birdie, three-bogey 72. France's Gregory Havret reached the halfway point on three-under, while Garcia - winner of his home Castello Masters by 11 strokes last Sunday - is one further back after a second successive 70 on a layout where he has been a runner-up three times.
No Spaniard has won a European Tour event at Valderrama.
"Going up against one of your idols on a course, this is a dream situation," Ramsay said. "I look forward to playing with Sergio, his natural ability and the way he plays golf is the way that I like to play golf. He likes to shape it and move it, and use some imagination - he's probably the best person doing that in the game.
"He also connects to people, they like to go and watch him and he's entertaining to watch."
