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Ross McGowan in lead at scene of his only previous win

The 29-year-old Englishman won his only European Tour title when this event was staged at Centro Nacional de Golf two years ago, en route to finishing 12th in the 2009 Race to Dubai.

But a persistent wrist injury saw him miss out on Colin MontgomADVERTISEMENT

erie's Ryder Cup side at Celtic Manor a year ago and McGowan's best finish this year was 18th in the Africa Open at the start of the season.

At 161st in the Race to Dubai and in danger of losing his card, McGowan produced his lowest European Tour round for three years with an eight-under-par 64 which gave him a one-shot lead over Australian Brett Rumford, Italy's Lorenzo Gagli and tournament host Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, who thrilled the home fans until a three-putt bogey at the final hole cost him a share of the overnight lead.

McGowan said: "I think I like Madrid. That was a much better round than I've been putting together recently. It's been a pretty tough year with a couple of injuries but it's been improving week to week and this week it really seems to have come together." - http://sport.scotsman.com