England’s Matt Fitzpatrick joined Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen and China’s Haotong Li with 4-under-par 67s to turn into early leaders through the first spherical of the Open Championship on Thursday at Royal Portrush Golf Membership in Northern Eire.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and England’s Matthew Jordan each carded a 68 to complete a stroke again, whereas Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard and England’s Lee Westwood shot 69s to carry the subsequent spots amongst golfers who accomplished the spherical.
Scheffler made birdie on two of the ultimate three holes.
Many opponents, together with Masters champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire, have been scheduled for afternoon begins native time, so that they hadn’t teed off by the point the preliminary waves of golfers accomplished rounds.
Phil Mickelson, the event’s 2013 champion, led at 2-under on the spherical’s halfway mark earlier than ending with a 70. He offered an early thrill by holing a shot from the bunker for a par on the third gap.
Fitzpatrick pulled even with the leaders with a chip-in on the par-3 sixteenth gap. His try from effectively under the outlet hit the pin and dropped in. Earlier, he posted eagle on the par-5 second gap.
Olesen, making his third look in a tour occasion, used an eagle on the par-5 twelfth gap to maneuver into the lead. His second bogey of the spherical on the ultimate gap value him the mid-day solo lead.
Li had a bogey-free spherical with a pair of birdies on all sides.
Chris Gotterup, coming off his victory final Sunday within the Genesis Scottish Open, shot 72. He went 2-under by 12 holes earlier than three consecutive bogeys on Nos. 13-15.
–Area Degree Media
