Omer Open Championship Louis Oshoson with Jordan Spieth After achieving impressive results in the first round at the 149th session of the oldest golf tournament in the world at Royal St. George, they are setting an early pace.
Oosthuizen won at St Andrews 11 years ago. He caught 6 birdies in a bogey-free round, one shot ahead of the 2017 champion Spieth, who tied for the place with 5 under par. two.
Brian Harman Compatriot Spieth tied for second with 65, Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, South Africa Dylan Fritley, French Benjamin Herbert and American Weber Simpson and another former champion Stewart Sheen Grams.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 tournament was cancelled, but as part of the government testing event, up to 32,000 fans were allowed to enter the stadium every day this year, and there was enthusiastic applause around the Links Stadium.
“The fans here are great,” Spieth told reporters. “They are the best in golf. They are very knowledgeable. When we tee off on the first hole, it’s really great to have them come back and feel normal.
The 27-year-old Spieth added: “I really like this game, so I missed it last year to be able to participate in the game. It must be something I didn’t want to do. After ranking 82nd, he pushed a 12-foot putt on the 16th hole to confirm his recovery.
The 38-year-old Oosthuizen hit the ball beautifully with an iron, caught three birdies on the corner and added three more birdies on the last hole, giving him a good start for his second Grand Slam title.
“In my opinion, this may be the perfect round I could have played,” he told reporters. “I didn’t make many mistakes. When I had a good birdie chance, I pushed into the putt. So, yes, just a very good solid round.”
Justin Rose, Danny Willett, Andy Sullivan and Jack Senior from England with Justin Harding from South Africa, Marcel Sim from Germany, Colin Morikawa and Scottie from the Americans · Schaeffler and South Korea’s An Byung-hoon played the 67s together.
It was a difficult day for the 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who hit 71 rounds in the roller coaster.
The long-time batting American has visited this dangerous grass many times and swallowed three bogeys on the first nine holes before returning to more than one shot.
De Chambeau caught three birdies in a row from the 12th hole. He seemed to have solved the ups and downs of the fairway, but the other two pitches left him far behind.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson started with a 68. Defending champion Ireland’s Sean Lowry scored 71, with Oosthuizen and Spanish U.S. Open champion Jon Lahm with 71. The latter’s 71 was in the first place. Nine innings were destroyed by double bogeys.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Rory McIlroy hit a par 70 and mixed four birdies and four bogeys when the wind rose later in the day, but the Northern Irishman’s problem was with Phil Mickelson’s problem. The comparison is trivial.
The 51-year-old American won this year’s PGA Championship and became the oldest Grand Slam champion. He swallowed 8 bogeys and a double bogey in his final 80.
Additional report by Reuters.
