FLETCHER LEADS FOG-HIT EUROPRO TOUR EVENT
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Connor
Fletcher holds a one-stroke clubhouse lead after shooting a
seven-under-par 65 in the WPT Championship at The Oxfordshire, but the
first round will not be concluded until Thursday morning after heavy fog
caused a near two-hour delay
to the 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour event.
Daniel
Aldridge and George Woolgar are one behind on six under in the
clubhouse, with Stiggy Hodgson and Will Roebuck shooting 67s for five
under and tied fourth.
Leading Scot is Glasgow's Paul Shields in joint sixth place on 68.
Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) is joint 32nd on 71, a shot ahead of Paul Doherty (T44)
Leading Scot is Glasgow's Paul Shields in joint sixth place on 68.
Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) is joint 32nd on 71, a shot ahead of Paul Doherty (T44)
Fog
delayed the start of the event by 20 minutes but play was halted for a
further one hour 35 minutes when the fog came back down at The
Oxfordshire.
Fletcher
- based at Chart Hills, a sister course of The Oxfordshire – began his
round on the tenth tee, but actually played the course in its usual
format as the nines have been switched for this week’s tournament.
He was one under at the turn but came home in 30 thanks to an eagle at two and birdies on the third, fourth, sixth and seventh.
“I
like the style of the course,” he said after his round. “I like long
courses; they suit my game a bit better. Every hole here looks good to
me.
“I
can hit it a fair distance. My long irons are pretty good, I played
some long irons pretty close and holed the putts to get a good score.
“It
is my first year as a pro. I have played a few EuroPro events but
haven’t made a cut yet. I didn’t feel like I was playing to seven under,
so I want to keep doing what I am doing for the rest of the week.”
Aldridge shot an eagle, five birdies and a bogey for his
66 and shares second place with Sweetspot Classic winner Woolgar who shot eight birdies but dropped shots on the tenth
(his first) and the
seventh.
Twenty-seven
players will conclude their first round at 7am on Thursday, with the
second round commencing as scheduled at 7:30am.
Entry
to the 54-hole event is free throughout the week, and Sky Sports HD
will film Friday’s final round for a highlights programme to be shown
four times on Wednesday, September 11.
LEADERBOARD
Par 72
65 Connor Fletcher (England)
66 Daniel Aldridge (England), George Woolgar (England)
SCOTS' SCORES
68 Paul Shields (T6)
71 Shaun McAllister (T32)
72 Paul Doherty (T44)
75 Jordan Findlay (T91)
76 Zack Saltman (T105)
81 Gavin Dear (T144)
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LEADERBOARD
Par 72
65 Connor Fletcher (England)
66 Daniel Aldridge (England), George Woolgar (England)
SCOTS' SCORES
68 Paul Shields (T6)
71 Shaun McAllister (T32)
72 Paul Doherty (T44)
75 Jordan Findlay (T91)
76 Zack Saltman (T105)
81 Gavin Dear (T144)
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