Hugues at the controls, peez well in the conquest of points in South Carolina

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, the best -classified player at the OWGR this week in this Myrtle Beach Classic, is already in charge after the first round of this event that argues the same week as the Truist Championship. Victor Perez started this good foot tournament. Antoine Rozner was less at the party.

In addition to the Signature Event of the Truist Championship is competing for this week another PGA Tour tournament, the Myrtle Beach Classicdisputed on the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. Chris Gotterup is the defending champion. The field of players is obviously virgin of the world top 50, Mackenzie Hughes56th at the OWGR, appearing to be better classified and favorite.

And besides the Canadian is already in the lead at the end of the first round. The double winner on the PGA Tour began this tournament with a superb 63 nanti of 9 birdies, including four in a row on its last four holes. The Southern Carolina course was indeed very affordable on this first day, without wind and with rather receptive greens. Without doing a miracle on the greens since its last four putts measured 70 cm, 1.50m, 2.10m and 75cm, Hugues is therefore alone in mind.

The scores were low this Thursday and it was therefore necessary to start foot in the floor to be in the blow. The Danish Thorbjørn Olesenthe Irishman Seamus Power and the American Will Chandlerauthors of a 64, also knew how to bring down the Birdies. Just like the “kid” Blades Brown17 years old, recently professional, who intends to burn stages this week (he scored 66) in his ascent announced irresistible by many.

Perez almost perfect

Victor Perez et Antoine Rozner This week hope for a convincing result to make a good in the Fedex Cup classification. The first named spent very much of an ideal day. He stumbled only on his last hole, by the fault of a somewhat average chip. But the rest was impeccable with five birdies. Too bad he could not exploit the three by 5 (no birdie).

The Tarbais is obviously with very good sensations in his big game. He is for the moment in the Top 20.

As for Rozner who played him at the very end of the day, he had more harm in this first round, once is not custom. Little efficient on the greens, he will have to sit on his putter on Friday morning to hope to spend a 10th cut in eleven tournaments for his first season on the PGA Tour. His score of -1 is currently sufficient for the “qualifier”.

Racingman finished in style with a birdie on the by 3 of hole n ° 9. What give him a nice momentum for the 2nd round.

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