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GOLF EUROPEAN AND US TOURS:MIGUEL ANGEL Jimenez produced the lowest round of his 27-year European Tour career in Switzerland yesterday.

Two eagles and six birdies gave the 46-year-old Ryder Cup star a 10-under-par 61 in the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre and he goes into the weekend with a three-stroke lead.