FIRST EVENT ON 2014 PGA EUROPRO TOUR
Kris Nicol in action at The Belfry
KRIS NICOL SHARES LEAD AT THE
BELFRY WITH FOUR-UNDER-PAR 68
NEWS RELEASE
KRIS NICOL SHARES LEAD AT THE
BELFRY WITH FOUR-UNDER-PAR 68
NEWS RELEASE
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player Kris Nicol from Fraserburgh and Irishman Niall Kearney share a one-stroke lead after
shooting four-under-par 68s on the opening day of the
HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour season on The Belfry’s Brabazon Course on Tuesday.
The
pair are trialled in The Matchroom Championship by the six golfers who
signed for opening-rounds of 69, three under. Among those tied for third
are 1991 Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst and 2013 EuroPro Tour event
winners Alex Belt
and Marcus Armitage.
Kearney
was the first of the leaders to complete his opening round. Teeing off
on the tenth he opened his account for the week with a birdie and moved
to two under when he made three at the 16th. Coming in he made three further
birdies, but dropped a shot on the ninth.
“I
drove it well today and got a nice feel of the greens,” said the
Irishman. “I got it in close a few times and managed to hole the putts.
“The
course is fantastic, it is a great test of golf. It is fair and tough
around the greens. I hit a lot of greens and made it very easy for
myself. If you are trying to get to the greens from the rough it is
tough.”
The
tournament is a 54-hole strokeplay competition, featuring 156 of
Europe’s best young golfers. Spectator entry is free of charge
throughout, and Thursday’s final round will be filmed for a two-hour
highlights package to be broadcast
on Sky Sports HD on April 29th, with several repeats in the following days.
A
cut to the leading 50 players and ties will take place after Wednesday’s
second round
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