Mark Brown has completed a solid week in Malaga at the Open de Andalucia finishing 7 under par and in a tie for 20th.  Mark opened the tournament strongly with a 66 featuring a big turn around in putting, requiring only 26 putts for the day.  A 68 in round 2 left him well placed to contend for the title but the weekend turned out to be solid rather than spectacular, shotting 70 and a final round 69.  Overall it was a continuation of some solid form over the last month and Mark is determined to keep working hard and is aiming to peak for the big events in Europe in May, June and July.  He now has a week back home in Ascot where he is starting a new fitness and training programme as well as plenty of work on his game.  Next weeks tournament is the Madeira Islands Open.

Mark has finished in a tie for 56th at the Trophée Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco.  The tournament was played in a pro am format over the first two rounds at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam golf course followed by normal professional groupings over the weekend.  Brown played beautifully in the first round over the easier Blue course without getting much reward, signing for a 3 under 69.  A level par 73 on day two over the red course saw him through to the weekend.  Weekend rounds of 73 and 75 saw him finish in a tie for 56th in a tournament that was dominated by low scores.  The two courses were fantastic old style courses but lacking any real rough turning the event into a bit of a putting contest.  The event was won by Welshman Rhys Davies, his maiden victory on the European Tour.  Mark moves on to Malaga, Spain this week for the Open de Andalucia and will be spending a fair bit of time on the practice putting green Tuesday, Wednesday.  To follow his progress log on to www.europeantour.com.

Mark has set his 2010 tournament playing schedule, these can be subject to change but to see what is coming up please go to the Tournaments page.

Mark Brown has scored a best round of the day bogey free 66 in the final round of the Maybank Malaysian Open to finish in a tie for tenth place. After consistent performances of 71, 71 and 72 over the first three rounds Brown saved his best for last to gain his first top ten for 2010. Click here to see full scores.