"I thought I couldn't play better than yesterday, but obviously I could. "It is a dream to do it here. I think for any player the most important tournament after a major is their own national championship."

Garrido, a member of Europe's 1999 Ryder Cup team, started with a pitch close to the flag on the 422-yard 10th, then had three more birdies in a row from the 12th.

When a 30-footer went in on the long 16th he was 11 under and birdies on four of his last eight holes broke the course record by one.

Overnight leader Erlandsson was among the later starters and before he teed off he found himself overtaken by Englishman David Lynn, who as turned in 33 before picking up birdies on the 11th, 13th and 14th to finish eight under.

Clarke, the winner in China last time out, covered his first 10 holes in four under to improve on his opening 72 by three shots.

Montgomerie, returning to action after a five-week absence and desperately seeking to move up the Ryder Cup standings having slipped to 34th, fired bogies the first, 15th and 18th.