Dougherty goes it alone

England’s Nick Dougherty grabbed a share of the lead at the Spanish Open in Madrid today, then moved ahead of the pack by one shot.

Dougherty should have been playing in a three-ball with Swede Peter Hedblom and Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, but the former pulled out before the start citing a bad back and then Lara quit after 10 holes with ankle trouble.