England’s Justin Rose shot a 4-under 66 in the Hong Kong Open to take a one-stroke lead over Denmark’s Lucas Bjerregaard. Stegmaier was among 14 players who failed to finish their second rounds on Friday due to darkness. “But the fairways are great and the greens will roll true in the morning, so looking forward to the morning”. “It’s weird. I thought I would be a lot more nervous. It’s because the course is in such good shape”.
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Ko had four birdies in a five-hole stretch and closed with another birdie for a 5-under 67 in windy conditions at rain-soaked Miramar.
What it means: This is Kaufman’s first PGA Tour win in only his fifth start. He was married Saturday.
Rising American talent Patrick Rodgers was among 11 players who opened with 65s, along with Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa, South Korean D.H. Lee, Englishman Greg Owen and Americans Chad Campbell, Ricky Barnes, Ryan Palmer and Brendon Todd.
Kaufman had eight birdies and an eagle to card his career best 61 which included a 29 on the back nine. “The only thing that we really have to consider is the cold in the morning….”
Hubbard had the eagle, six birdies and a bogey.
Kaufman started quickly with a birdie on his second hole, but then he leveled off and was still at 1-under for his round until he made birdie at No. 8.
The 44-year-old Las Vegas resident sandwiched birdies at 16 and 18 around his hole-in-one with a 6-iron at the 212-yard 17th.
He got into the field as an alternate when Matt Every withdrew.
“But now I’m playing the Masters”. It was a nice, solid day.
“I think being the defending champion maybe adds a little bit of pressure … but hopefully, I can put that aside and just go out and compete like I did a year ago”. “I feel pretty comfortable”.
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“It wasn’t playing very tough by any means, ” Fowler said. “When the upper body leads, everything gets out of whack, and you’re always going to be fighting to get the club into the right position”. I hit it left….
