PGA EuroPro Tour report and link to scores
LASKEY LEADS WORLD SNOOKER GOLF MASTERS
Welshman two clear after opening-round seven under par
Welshman two clear after opening-round seven under par
REPORT FROM NICK TEALE
Mark
Laskey holds a two-stroke lead in the World Snooker Golf Masters after
carding a brilliant seven-under-par 64 for his opening round at Army
Golf Club on Wednesday.
The
two-time HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour winner tops the leaderboard
ahead of George Mullins (Langley Park Golf Club) thanks to a
course-record equalling first 18. Six golfers share third on three under
but are already four behind
the leader.
Laskey (Brocket Hall/Team Honma) made eight birdies with his only bogey coming at the 2nd, and the Welshman says it was a not-so-perfect first shot that inadvertently set him on his way.
“I
got off to a bit of a shaky start on the first hole,” he admitted. “I
fatted it off the tee and ended up chipping in for birdie. That kind of
steadied the ship early on and from then on I played well, kept hitting
it close and making
the putts.
“I
played here a few years ago and I really like it. I have been
struggling with the driver all year and it has been nice this week where
I have hit two iron everywhere. If you play sensibly you can take some
of the bogey risks out, but
if you are aggressive you can find trouble. Wedge play is the key this
week.
“The course is in really good condition; I really like it here.”
Among
those sharing third on three under par is Race To Desert Springs Order
of Merit leader Matthew Cort (Beedles Lake Golf Club), who has two wins
to his name this season while Army Golf Club’s own Sam Robertshawe is
one of 13 players
on two under, five behind Laskey.
The
World Snooker Golf Masters continues with the second round on Thursday,
after which a cut to the leading 50 players and ties will be made.
Spectator entry is free throughout the event and live scoring can be
found at
www.europrotour.com.
A two-hour highlights package of the event will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Tuesday, August 16.
SCOTS' SCORES
70 Ryan Campbell (T23)
73 Callum Macaulay, Paul McKechnie, Kris Nicol (T57)
74 Zack Saltman (T84)
75 Conor O'Neil, Neil Fenwick (T100)
77 Fraser Moore, Craig Lawrie (T125)
78 Jordan McColl, John Hendry (T135)
82 Michael Stewart (154th)
Second round cut is to leading 50 and ties
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