Low scores galore in the Algarve

Scotland's Raymond Russell and Sweden's Klas Eriksson equalled the course record at Penina as the battle for the Algarve Open de Portugal hotted up today.

Eriksson, in the third match out this morning, carded six birdies and an eagle on the 18th to record a seven-under-par 65, matching the mark set by Phillip Price and Brian Davis the last time the event was staged here in 2000.