The world No. 454, who earned his DP World Tour card through the Challenge Tour last season, hit eight birdies at Royal Golf Club on Thursday to finish one stroke ahead of South Africa’s Xander Lombard and Switzerland’s Joel Garback.
Leading Australia’s challenge to the top four was PGA Tour Q School winner Harrison Endicott, who made up for a few early bogeys with five birdies over the final 11 holes to finish tied for 26th at 3 under. did. I was five spots behind the pace.
Rasmus Heigaard, who had been a favorite to win since before the tournament, eagled the final hole on the 9th hole and posted a 5-under 67, equaling Scotland’s Scott Jamieson and England’s Marcus Armitage, who had a hole-in-one on the 12th hole. Ta.
“I’m fighting as hard as I can. I like when the conditions are really tough. I just feel like my game is suited for it. I’m fighting for every shot.” – Tom Vaillant.
“I just tried to hit as many greens as possible and just play solid all day and putt with great speed,” said Vaillant, who missed out on the cut in his first two starts. It’s the best,” he explained. This season.
“I’m fighting as hard as I can. I like when the conditions are really tough. I just feel like my game is suited for it. I’m fighting for every shot.”
Huygaard finished 11th, 11th and second in his first three tournaments in 2024, but revealed he had been battling illness until he was 67 years old.
“There’s a huge lack of energy,” he said. “I was trying to find a restroom location on the course and make sure it was somewhere I could go.
“Sometimes you have to deal with it and we did a good job of that today.”
Compatriot David Micheluzzi is two shots behind Endicott at two under, while fellow Australians Jason Scribner and Haydn Barron are also tied at one under.
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