On April 1, Beijing time, the first round of the Masters Outpost - Valero Desert Open was concluded. Scottish player Russell Knox scored 7 birdies and took a single lead with a 65-shot (-7). Danish teenager Rasmus Hoygad fell behind with one shot and ranked second. Pan Zhengcong ranked T18 with 69 (-3). Defending champion Jordan Spieth handed over a tie par, temporarily ranked T72 with Wheat and Ritchie Fowler.
Guanghui International Tour - The first round of the cart championship was suspended due to darkness, and all three Chinese players have finished the race. Yuan Yechun scored 7 birds, 1 eagle and 1 bogey, 64 (-8) tied for the club to lead; Dou Zecheng fell behind with one shot and won the third place alone; Zhang Xinjun ranked T45 with 71 (-1).
Knox has one shot and leads
36-year-old Scottish player Russell Knox has won two PGA Tour titles, both in the 2015-16 season. He scored two top ten in eight games this year, including the T6 of the Players Championship.
(Knox No. 15 bird push)
In this round, Knox performed stably. -After a three-stroke turn, he won the "four birds" on the 12-15 hole without any bogey.
(Knox first round score card)
stable kick-off played a significant role. His fairway rate is as high as 85.71% (12/14), ranking T1 among all players. At the same time, the green rate also reached 77.78% (14/18), ranking T8.
(Price before the Knox game)
"I did put in the effort to kick off. It would be troublesome if the ball was opened here (Oak Stadium)," Knox gave a positive evaluation of his performance after the game. "Sometimes, it is very frustrating to put in hard work but no return. Today I saw that my training was small and it was still very good!"
Leading the list battle situation
Leading the list, and the second place in the second place was the 21-year-old Danish young player Rasmus Hoygard.
(Hoygard alone second)
10, he set off in the back nine to hit 4 birds and 1 eagle, of which the score on the 16-18 hole was Bird-Bird-Eagle.
However, the final par 4 hole 9 gave him a double bogey, which made him miss the opportunity to lead alone.
(Hawygard's Hawks push on the 18th hole)
In this round, his putting performance was quite outstanding, with a putting score of 4.222, ranking first among all players. In addition, the average kick-off distance of 343.5 yards also ranks first in the game. It's really awesome!
This week, veteran Matt Kuchar, who celebrated his 500th career tour, scored 6 birdies and 1 bogey, with 67 shots (-5) ranked T3.
J.J. Sparn, who tied for third place with him, successfully shot the Hawks at the 8th hole with 87 yards from the hole. This ball was selected as the best ball in this round.
(Pan Zhengcong signed the young fans on the scene)
Chinese Taipei player Pan Zhengcong handed over three clean birds and ranked T18 with 69 (-3).
Henrik Stenson and Tony Fener, Corey Connors and other players took -2 strokes and temporarily ranked in the T30 group.
(Wheat T72)
Wheat has had a lot of ups and downs in this round. He caught 6 birds and swallowed six bogeys at the same time, handed over a par, and was in T72 with defending champions Spieth, Ritchie Fowler and other players.
(Spithe saves the sand pit from the 14th hole)
DeChambeau scored 73 shots (+1) and ranked T89; Hideki Matsuyama, who returned from injury, handed over +2 shots, ranking T104 with Jason Day and others.
Light Tour Chinese three players
Guanghui International Tour - The first round of the cart championship was suspended due to darkness, but all three Chinese players have finished the game.
(Yuan Yechun in the first round)
Yuan Yechun performed well, handing over 7 birds, 1 hawk and 1 bogey, 64 shots (-8). He is currently tied for the club's lead with American player Mark Hubbard. Dou Zecheng caught 7 birds in a row, falling behind in one shot, and was in the third place alone.
Zhang Xinjun scored 5 birdies and 4 bogeys, and 71 shots (-1) temporarily ranked T45. Chinese Taipei player Yu Junan ranked T89 with +1 stroke.
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