Grace Grabs Texas Open Lead
Zeeshan Mehtab Published April 21, 2017 | 09:25 AM
LOS ANGELES, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Apr, 2017 ) - South African Branden Grace had seven birdies in a six-under par 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the US PGA Tour's Texas Open.
Grace, coming off an 11th place finish in his title defence at the Heritage, birdied three of the four par-fives on the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course. His birdie at the par-five eighth marked the start of three birdies in a row, a burst that included a 25 foot putt at the ninth to salvage a birdie after his tee shot found the rough.
"I hit it right in the thick of stuff and managed to get a flyer," Grace said. "I think I hit a wedge from 180 yards, got it to the back level.
Made 25-footer for birdie. That's the best birdie I made all day." Grace played early and said the winds that can bedevil golfers at the Oaks were mild.
"There's gusting," added Grace. "The nice thing about this place, there's not that many trees out there. It's all more bushes. "So you can pretty much judge what the wind is going to do to the ball as soon as it gets over them.
It was nice. This is a nice little breeze to what it could be out here." Will MacKenzie, John Huh, Steven Alker and Stewart Cink shared second on 67. Huh had five birdies without a bogey in his five-under effort. MacKenzie opened with a bogey at the 10th but had six birdies the rest of the way.
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