http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/players/alejandro_canizares/24160 Recent articles about Alejandro Canizares en-us Alejandro Canizares shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share a one-stroke lead with Michael Hendry after the opening round of the Perth International. Canizares had seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Lake Karrinyup to take the early lead before Hendry put together five birdies on his second nine to join him. Emiliano Grillo is one stroke behind the leaders, with Paul Casey and Andrew Johnson a further shot back at 67. Charl Schwartzel and Jason Dufner finished tied for 29th with 16 other players at 1 under. Canizares, who won the last of his five European Tour titles in 2006, chipped in at the short No. 8 for his fourth and final birdie of the front nine. He then made three on the back nine. ''It was a good round,'' the Spaniard said. ''I hit the ball really well and made some putts, so I'm really happy. ''I played pretty steady the whole round and gave myself plenty of chances. I think I only missed two greens in the whole round.'' The 574th-ranked Hendry o Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:30:19 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_hendry_lead_after_1st_round_in_perth/11992861 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_hendry_lead_after_1st_round_in_perth/11992861 Canizares, Hendry lead after 1st round in Perth http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/articles/canizares_hendry_lead_after_1st_round_in_perth/11992861 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/5/65139e82aa485512fd5e0b79514ca093f9c506aa/mini/castello-masters-day-one.jpg Alejandro Canizares shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share a one-stroke lead with Michael Hendry after the opening round of the Perth International. Canizares had seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Lake Karrinyup to take the early lead before Hendry put together five birdies on his second nine to join him. Emiliano Grillo is one stroke behind the leaders, with Paul Casey and Andrew Johnson a further shot back at 67. Charl Schwartzel and Jason Dufner finished tied for 29th with 16 other players at 1 under. Canizares, who won the last of his five European Tour titles in 2006, chipped in at the short No. 8 for his fourth and final birdie of the front nine. He then made three on the back nine. ''It was a good round,'' the Spaniard said. ''I hit the ball really well and made some putts, so I'm really happy. ''I played pretty steady the whole round and gave myself plenty of chances. I think I only missed two greens in the whole round.'' The 574th-ranked Hendry o Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:30:17 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_hendry_take_lead_in_perth/11992855 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_hendry_take_lead_in_perth/11992855 Canizares, Hendry take lead in Perth http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/articles/canizares_hendry_take_lead_in_perth/11992855 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/5/65139e82aa485512fd5e0b79514ca093f9c506aa/mini/castello-masters-day-one.jpg James Morrison earned his first trip to the British Open as the medalist Monday among 10 players who qualified at Sunningdale. Morrison had rounds of 63 and 68 in the International Final Qualifying for Europe. He was joined by Sam Walker, Jamie Donaldson, Alejandro Canizares, Marcus Fraser, Richard Finch, Ross Fisher and Matthew Baldwin. The final spots went to Thorbjorn Olesen and Lee Slattery, who survived a playoff among five players for two spots. Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal and Matteo Manassero failed to qualify. The British Open will be played July 19-22 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:06:48 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/morrison_leads_10_qualifiers_for_british_open/11088317 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/morrison_leads_10_qualifiers_for_british_open/11088317 Morrison leads 10 qualifiers for British Open http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/articles/morrison_leads_10_qualifiers_for_british_open/11088317 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Peter Whiteford of Scotland shot a 4-under 68 Friday to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the Avantha Masters. Whiteford, who shared the first-round lead with Alejandro Canizares of Spain after a 66, moved to 10-under 134 at the halfway stage as he seeks his first win on the European Tour. Canizares is tied for 16th after a second-round 73 left him with a 139 total. Prom Meesawat of Thailand is second at 8 under after shooting 64 in the second round. Whiteford, who had five birdies and sank a 30-yard eagle putt on the par-five sixth, said he had a fine day despite starting play in cold weather. ''Once it warmed up a bit I started to play better and gave myself a few chances,'' Whiteford said. ''I wouldn't say the swing feels brilliant, but sometimes that's when you play your best golf - when you're struggling a wee bit.'' Whiteford said he needs to play another solid round to remain in contention on the last day. ''My improved driving has Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:22:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/whiteford_takes_avantha_lead_after_2nd_round/9971812 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/whiteford_takes_avantha_lead_after_2nd_round/9971812 Whiteford takes Avantha lead after 2nd round http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/articles/whiteford_takes_avantha_lead_after_2nd_round/9971812 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Alejandro Canizares of Spain and Peter Whiteford of Scotland both shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the Avantha Masters. Whiteford made four straight birdies after the turn in a round that included a lone bogey on the fifth hole. Canizares also mixed seven birdies with one bogey, five of them on his back nine. Federico Colombo of Italy was one stroke behind, while six players was a further shot back at the European Tour event. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:40:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_whiteford_share_lead_in_avantha_masters/9951433 http://network.yardbarker.com/golf/article_external/canizares_whiteford_share_lead_in_avantha_masters/9951433 Canizares, Whiteford share lead in Avantha Masters http://www.yardbarker.com/golf/articles/canizares_whiteford_share_lead_in_avantha_masters/9951433 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png