Daly struggles at Spanish Open, Erlandsson leads after course record

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SEVILLE, Spain (AP) -- A change of scenery didn't help John Daly's struggling golf game very much.

The American golfer, playing in Spain for the first time in 16 years, shot a 3-over par 75 Thursday to sit 10 shots back of Spanish Open leader Martin Erlandsson, who carded a course-record 65.

The 595th-ranked Daly, who hasn't finished in the top 10 of a tournament in three years, started poorly with a bogey at the par-3 third and a double-bogey at the next hole. Daly also had three bogeys over the last six holes to leave himself in a battle to make the weekend cut.

"I hit it good, but putted bad again," said Daly, who three-putted the par-3 17th. "It's the same stuff. I've had two years of this. I'm getting nothing out of it and it's frustrating."

Erlandsson ended his round at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla course with birdies at the last three holes. The Swede led Spanish players Jordi Garcia and Ignacio Garrido by one shot while Gary Clark of England trailed by two after going around in 67.

"Tomorrow's a fresh day, but I just have to keep playing the same way," said Erlandsson, who needed only 23 putts for his round. "That's easy to say, but it's not so easy to do."

Defending champion Charl Schwartzel was nine back of Erlandsson after shooting 74. No player has won back-to-back Spanish Open trophies in 55 years.

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