On January 14, Beijing time, the first 144-man full-team match of the year, the Hawaii Sony Open, ended the first round of competition. Defending champion Luo Xiangyu led the league with 7 birds and 1 eagle in this round with a score of 61 (-9), one shot behind veteran Jim Furyk and Russell Henry. Li Haotong played well in this game, ranking T4 with a score of 63 (-7).
Li Haotong's state was bursting
(Li Haotong T4)
New year, new weather! Li Haotong, who returned to the PGA Tour, played very well in the first round.
(Li Haotong's current round departs from the back nine)
Throughout the game, he caught birds back to back 4 times. The fly in the ointment was that the ball was driven into a bunker on par 6 of par four, followed by a poor fourth putter that failed to save the pa.
In the end, he won 8 birds and 1 bogey in this round, ranking in the T4 with a 63 (-7), making a good start to the new journey!
Defending champion, full of momentum
At the QBE Shark Challenge last December, Luo Xiangyu had just recovered from rib pain and teamed up with Jenson Koklark to win the championship in the final round. So don't underestimate a player's belief that he wants to win.
(Defending champion Luo Xiangyu)
This week, returning to the land of the champions, he showed the momentum of the defending champion in the first round. The first nine holes, followed by back-to-back bird catches on Holes 2 and 3 and 5 and 6. Then on Par 5, Hole 9, the second shot hit the green, then pushed the Eagles ball and made a smooth -6 transfer.
(Luo Xiangyu par 5 hole Par 9 on the second par on the green)
He continued his steady play on the back nine holes and grabbed a bird on the last hole to overtake Jim Furyk. In the first round, he won 7 birds and 1 eagle, leading alone with a one-shot advantage.
(Luo Xiangyu first round scorecard)
Playing on an island like Hawaii is more or less affected by the sea breeze. But Luo Xiangyu's performance today is just one word - stability. Whether it's kick-off or hardcore, it's played almost perfectly. He has an upper green rate of 83.33% (15/18) and a 100% fairway rate on the kick-off, ranking first in the game. Luo Xiangyu's determination to compete for the first title of the New Year is obvious!
Lead the table
(Jim Furyk, 51)
Jim Furrick, who is "not old", also brought a wonderful performance this round. Despite starting with a bogey on Hole 1, he was an experienced veteran who quickly adjusted to catching birds back-to-back on Hole 2 and 3.
(Forrick's sixth career one-shot cut)
After the transfer, he made three consecutive shots on the 14th-16th hole, followed by his sixth career one-shot on the 17th hole. The final score was 62 (-8), tied for second with Russell Henry.
(Hoshel missed a Paopa opportunity on the 8th hole)
Today's performance of Billy Hoscher on the 10th hole can be described as "ups and downs": first swallowed a bogey on the 3rd and 4th holes, followed by three consecutive birdies on the 5th-7 hole; on the 8th hole of the four holes, the fourth shot missed the Opportunity to save the papa and swallowed the bogey again, followed by the bird on the 9th hole, and the final result was 8 birds and 3 bogeys, and the 65 (-5) was ranked in T16.
(Hideki Matsuyama in the first round)
Hideki Matsuyama, who was behind, finished five birds this round, but on par-4 he drove the ball into a bunker next to the green and failed to advance the third shot, regrettably swallowing a bogey. Tied for T24 with a 66 (-4) with players such as Abraham Anser and Harris Inglish.
Cameron Smith, who won the Sentinel Championship in Maui last week, and Taylor Gucci, who is currently at number one in the FedEx Cup standings, both shot 67 (-3) to be at the T40. Ren Chengzai finished 71 (+1) this round, ranking T119.