Tom McKibbin leads forward of Matthieu Pavon, Sami Valimaki, Joakim Lagergren and Simon Forsstrom in Singapore; Watch the second spherical of the Singapore Traditional stay on Friday from 5.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf
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Highlights from the primary spherical of the Singapore Traditional at Laguna Nationwide.
Highlights from the primary spherical of the Singapore Traditional at Laguna Nationwide.
Northern Eire’s Tom McKibbin holds a one-shot lead after a low-scoring opening spherical on the DP World Tour’s Singapore Traditional.
The 20-year-old, who hails from the identical Holywood Golf Membership the place Rory McIlroy began his profession, fired eight birdies in a blemish-free 64 to set the tempo at Laguna Nationwide Golf Resort Membership.
Starting on the again 9, McKibbin picked up a shot on the eleventh and took benefit of the par-five thirteenth earlier than posting 4 birdies in a five-hole stretch from the par-five 18th.
Additional birdies on the seventh and ninth closed out a blemish-free card and noticed him set the clubhouse goal at eight underneath, with Sami Valimaki and Matthieu Pavon within the group of 4 gamers a shot again in tied-second.
“I performed strong golf, a little bit of luck right here and there,” McKibbin stated. “It hasn’t been far-off these previous couple of weeks, so it was good to see a spherical like that.
Tom McKibbin holds a one-shot lead in Singapore
“I’ve performed with Rory [McIlroy] fairly a bit, I have been in a position to watch him and enjoying with him has been invaluable for me to see the place my sport is at. It has been good for me to have some moments with him.”
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Pavon additionally reached eight underneath after 4 birdies in 5 holes from the third, solely to bogey his last gap of the day, whereas Valimaki made an eagle and 5 birdies in a seven-hole stretch earlier than dropping a shot on his penultimate gap.
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“Total it was fairly good,” Pavon stated. “My solely bogey was on the final, the ninth, however we knew it was a troublesome gap. I simply missed my drive a bit bit and was in hassle within the left lure. I attempted to make an amazing 4 to complete, but it surely was a nasty putt, a nasty learn. I made 5 however every thing else was actually, actually good.”
Swedish pair Joakim Lagergren and Simon Forsstrom each blended eight birdies and a bogey so full the quarter on seven underneath, whereas English duo Paul Waring and Nathan Kimsey are each inside two of the early lead.
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Nicolas Colsaerts chips in on the Singapore Traditional after developing properly quick along with his first effort.
James Morrison fired a hole-in-one on the par-three fourth and was 5 underneath after seven holes earlier than finally posting a two-under 70, as Ryan Fox – the highest-ranked participant within the area – recovered from a quadruple-bogey on the par-four twelfth to salvage a level-par 72.
Robert MacIntyre double-bogeyed his last gap of the day to publish a two-over 74, with Germany’s Marcel Siem marking his five hundredth DP World Tour begin by posting the identical complete.
Watch the DP World Tour’s Singapore Traditional all through the week stay on Sky Sports activities. Reside protection continues Friday from 5.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf.
