Thursday, October 13, 2016


 Poulter shares first-round lead in Macao Open

England’s Ian Poulter marked his return from a four-month injury lay-off with a stylish seven-under-par 64 to share the first-round lead with Spaniard Carlos Pigem at the Venetian Macao Open. 
The former Ryder Cup star birdied all the par five holes at Macau Golf and Country Club and did not drop a single shot in the US$1.1 million Asian Tour tournament. 
Pigem, who broke through for his first win in Asia in July, matched Poulter later in the day, thanks to an stunning outward 28 which included five birdies and one eagle.
Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat led the chasing pack, with two closing birdies giving him a 65 while India’s Anirban Lahiri, champion here in 2014, shot a bogey-free 66 to share fourth place with Australia’s Marcus Fraser, who made two eagles after suffering an injury scare at the start of his round.
Birthday boy Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines, who turned 22 today, signed for a 67 to share sixth place with back-in-form Australian Marcus Both, last year’s joint runner-up Chiragh Kumar of India and Australia’s Kalem Richardson.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
PAR 71. YARDAGE 6,6606
64 - Ian POULTER (ENG), Carlos PIGEM (ESP).
65 - Chapchai NIRAT (THA).
66 - Marcus FRASER (AUS), Anirban LAHIRI (IND).
67 - Miguel TABUENA (PHI), Marcus BOTH (AUS), Chiragh KUMAR (IND), Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS).
68 - Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA), Adam GROOM (AUS), Toni FERRER (ESP), Alex CEJKA (GER), Rahil GANGJEE (IND), Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA).
69 - Minkyu HAN (KOR), Quincy QUEK (SIN), Branden GRACE (RSA), Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG), Siddikur RAHMAN (BAN), Danthai BOONMA (THA), Chikkarangappa S. (IND), Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA), ZHANG Lian-wei (CHN), Rashid KHAN (IND), CAO Yi (CHN), Adilson Da SILVA (BRA), Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND).


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