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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