Two-time DP World Tour winner Robert MacIntyre holds a two-shot lead over former Ryder Cup winner Ross Fisher on the Made in HimmerLand; watch second spherical reside on Friday from noon on Sky Sports activities Golf
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Highlights from the opening spherical of the Made in HimmerLand match from the DP World Tour, going down in Denmark
Highlights from the opening spherical of the Made in HimmerLand match from the DP World Tour, going down in Denmark
Robert MacIntyre produced a formidable back-nine birdie barrage to open up a two-shot lead after the opening spherical of the DP World Tour’s Made in HimmerLand.
The 2-time DP World Tour winner combined eight birdies with two bogeys throughout a formidable opening-round 64 at HimmerLand Golf and Spa Resort, pulling him forward of closest challenger Ross Fisher.
Fisher set the preliminary clubhouse goal after a four-under 66, whereas Johannes Veerman and Nick Bachem shared third spot with Daan Huizing and Ryder Cup hopeful Rasmus Hojgaard was among the many group 4 off the tempo.
Ross Fisher is looking for a primary DP World Tour victory since 2014
“It was actually robust right this moment,” MacIntyre stated. “After I was sat in my room this morning, I used to be fairly glad that I wasn’t on the market. It obtained a bit bit nicer. Clearly, the breeze was actually robust, however a minimum of we did not have any rain.
“It was only a psychological battle on the market and simply needed to keep constructive. The dropped photographs have been going to occur and simply needed to take the possibilities once they got here and fortunately I did that.”
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MacIntyre birdied the second and added one other on the fifth after lacking his eight-foot eagle try, then cancelled out a wayward tee shot and bogey on the eighth to choose up a shot on the subsequent.
The Scot didn’t rise up and down from off the inexperienced to save lots of par on the tenth, dropping him again to at least one underneath, solely to see his fortunes enhance when he holed a long-range birdie from off the following inexperienced and rolled in from 30 toes on the par-three twelfth.
Robert MacIntyre holds an early two-shot lead in Denmark
MacIntyre recovered from a wayward tee shot on the thirteenth to provide a superb up and down from the golf green to scramble a par, then took benefit of the driveable subsequent for the primary of back-to-back birdies.
A penultimate-hole birdie helped him shut a back-nine 31 and prolong his benefit over Fisher, who was the decide of the morning wave after mixing 5 birdies with a lone bogey throughout his opening spherical.
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello has a nightmare twelfth on day one at Made In Himmerland, snapping his driver earlier than failing to flee the bunker
Rafa Cabrera-Bello has a nightmare twelfth on day one at Made In Himmerland, snapping his driver earlier than failing to flee the bunker
“I used to be happy to do some good work earlier than heading out right this moment and good to see the ball go in,” Fisher stated. “It is a strong begin and one thing to construct on going into tomorrow.”
Yannik Paul struggled to a two-over 72 and 2018 Ryder Cup participant Thorbjorn Olesen is an extra stroke again, whereas Pablo Larrazabal – the highest-ranked participant within the subject – is dealing with a battle to make the lower after a five-over 75 and Rafa Cabrera Bello struggled to an opening-round 77.
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