GAINESVILLE, Va. — After a 107-minute climate delay, the star gamers took benefit of a tender golf course through the first spherical of LIV Golf Virginia.
Bryson DeChambeau, who debuted his new set of customized LA Golf irons this week, was chief amongst them. The Crushers GC captain instantly chipped his third shot on the par-5 14th in for eagle, vaulting him up the leaderboard. However he wasn’t performed but. DeChambeau made birdies on holes 15 and 16, with the latter coming within the type of one other chip-in from the deep greenside tough. The surge on the finish of the spherical gave him a share of the first-round lead at 5 below.
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Martin Kaymer, who hasn’t held a first-round lead since LIV Houston final yr, made birdies on 16, 17 and 18 to tie the lead earlier than ending his day with a par on the robust par-4 first gap.
The late-round birdie barrage after the delay was not restricted to DeChambeau and Kaymer. After ending sturdy, Jon Rahm, Anirban Lahiri, Phil Mickelson, Graeme McDowell, Joaquin Niemann and Marc Leishman make up the group which are tied for second place at 4-under par.
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Previous to the delay, McDowell held the solo lead, carding a bogey-free 4-under 67. The 45-year-old Irishman hit each inexperienced in regulation and was one in every of three gamers who went bogey-free on the spherical. Becoming a member of McDowell within the bogey-free membership had been a pair of 4Aces GC teammates, Thomas Pieters and Reed.
On the group aspect of the competitors, Bubba Watson‘s RangeGoats GC lead by two at 9 below, adopted by the Crushers and 4Aces who share second place at 7 below.
TEAM SCORES
LIV Golf’s new scoring format this season now entails all 4 scores now counting in each spherical within the group competitors. Listed below are the outcomes and scores for every group after Friday’s Spherical 1 of LIV Golf Virginia.
1. RANGEGOATS GC -9
T2. CRUSHERS GC -7
T2. 4ACES GC -7
4. SMASH GC -6
5. TORQUE GC -3
6. CLEEKS GC -1
7. STINGER GC E
8. IRON HEADS GC +1
T9. RIPPER GC +3
T9. LEGION XIII +3
11. HYFLYERS GC +4
12. FIREBALLS GC +5
13. MAJESTICKS GC +12
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.
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