PGA Tour: England’s Harry Corridor in share of Meixco Open lead after first spherical | Golf Information
England’s Harry Corridor shot a seven-under 64 to earn a share of the first-round lead on the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.
Six of the seven PGA Tour occasions thus far this yr have had worldwide winners, and the Mexico Open stored up with that pattern on Thursday, with Germany’s Jeremy Paul and Norway’s Kris Ventura tied on the high of the leaderboard.
Inside two pictures of the lead is former Open champion Francesco Molinari, who’s amongst a big group of gamers on 5 underneath, regardless of the Italian opening his spherical with a double-bogey six.
Former Open champion Francesco Molinari is within the combine on the Mexico Open
Molinari, who final gained on the PGA Tour in 2019, rallied with 4 birdies earlier than the flip, including an eagle on the sixteenth gap and a birdie on the final.
Corridor, who claimed his maiden PGA Tour win in a play-off on the ISCO Championship final yr, carded a bogey-free spherical. He too chipped in for an eagle, on the fifteenth, alongside 5 birdies, whereas Paul carded two eagles for a tie of the lead.
England’s Harry Corridor earned a share of the lead after the opening spherical of the Mexico Open
Ventura was the one participant to succeed in eight underneath through the opening spherical, reeling off three straight birdies late within the day, earlier than lacking the inexperienced on the par-three ninth, his last gap, as he closed out with a bogey.
Dwell PGA Tour Golf
Friday twenty first February 3:00pm
“Bummer with the final gap, however aside from that, actually strong,” Ventura mentioned. “May have made some extra birdies, clearly, however simply completely happy the place my sport is.
“I can not count on to hit it like this each single day. Right this moment was simply a type of days the place all the things was spot on.”
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Take a look at Ryan Fox sinking a 91-foot birdie putt on no.5 on the Mexico Open
A gaggle of 5 gamers – South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter, Argentina’s Alejandro Tosti and American trio Isaia Salinda, Brian Campbell and Patrick Fishburn – are a shot off the tempo in a tie for second.
Becoming a member of Molinari, one additional again in a cluster at 5 underneath is world No 30 Akshay Bhatia, whereas England’s Aaron Rai – ranked one place larger, the very best within the area – is 4 underneath.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Strictly Come Dancing decide Anton Du Beke judges a few of the golfer’s strikes
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox holed a putt of greater than 91 toes for a birdie on the 14th gap en path to a gap 68, one stroke worse off than defending champion Jake Knapp, who birdied three of his final 5 holes to publish a four-under 67.
Watch the second spherical of the Mexico Open on Friday, stay on Sky Sports activities Golf from 3pm, and on Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion at 5.30pm. Not received Sky? Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.
Get one of the best costs and e-book a spherical at certainly one of 1,700 programs throughout the UK & Eire
