Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is one shot off the lead after the first round of the Valero Texas Open.
MacIntyre birdied 5 holes coming dwelling, together with the final two, to complete on six below par – a stroke adrift of Mark Hubbard, who birdied six of his final eight holes to shoot a 65, edging forward of a bunch which additionally contains fellow Americans Tony Finau, Davis Thompson, Andrew Putnam and Steven Fisk.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is amongst these an additional shot again after a gap 67 in a bunch that includes his Swedish Ryder Cup colleague Ludvig Åberg.
The opening round was delayed by 90 minutes by unhealthy climate, leaving 24 gamers nonetheless on the course when darkness pressured an finish to play.
Among them was England’s John Parry, who was 4 below par with 4 holes to play, degree with compatriot Marco Penge who dropped two late pictures in a gap 68.
Robert MacIntyre is one shot off chief Mark Hubbard after the first round of the Valero Texas Open
The winner of the Texas Open can be invited to The Masters subsequent week, stay on Sky Sports, with the remainder of the sector made up of former winners, main winners inside the final 5 years and gamers in the Top 50 of the present world rankings.
Finau is amongst a number of gamers hoping to be victorious this week to earn a Masters slot, having not missed a serious because the 2017 US Open.
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“I feel like I’m really close to putting together a string of good golf tournaments. I’ve had some good days during tournaments, whether that’s in the first round, the final round,” he stated.
“But I haven’t been able to put together I feel like really strong finishes and four days of good golf. So I’m off to a good start this week. I’ll just be looking to capitalise on three more days of good golf.”
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