On October 29, Beijing time, the first round of the Bermuda Championship was suspended in the morning due to the interference of high winds, and the Port Royal Stadium was dark, and there were many players who did not finish.
American players Brandon Haji and Chad Lamy, who set off in the afternoon, avoided the windiest time and were able to hand over the same -6 to achieve a tie-take on a one-shot advantage.
"Little Fat" Red shot -3 in T10; Chinese teenager Wu Biyuan handed over -1 shot in T25.
Work hard in the wind and rain and wait for the opportunity!
Brandon Haji, 30, joined the PGA Tour in the 2017 season. Looking at his record last season, it can be seen that Haji is a "two-headed" player. He was eliminated 15 times in 28 appearances, which is more than half of the elimination rate, which makes it surprising how he can maintain his PGA Tour membership. But he also made it to last season's playoffs, thanks to six of his 13 promotions, three of which were in the top 10, with the best result being runner-up in the Honda Classic, where he finished 74th on the FedEx Cup list at the end of last season.
(Brandon Haji hasn't won the PGA Tour yet.)
Today he reached a 77.78% (14/18) upper green rate, ranking T3rd among all players in the stadium. The average number of putters after going up the green is 1.571 in the T11 position. Excellent iron and putting combination allowed him to harvest 9 birds, which also made up for the 1 bogey and 1 double bogey he swallowed.
(The feel is unstoppable!) No. 6 Hole Push Bird)
One of the bogeys was the less than 1 yard putt he missed on par 7. There was nothing he could do about it—he explained that it was mostly due to gusts of wind.
(Port Royal Stadium in the Wind)
"The wind was a big influence, but I pushed a lot of good putters. I think there are times when you get a gust of wind and the ball doesn't hit in, but you can't complain about anything, you just have to put your head down and keep trying to play some good balls. Haji said.
(Haji in the game)
In addition to the interference of the offensive strategy, high winds will also affect the putter, and if the gust is large enough, judging the distance of the putter is the key.
(Chad Rami)
Another leader, Chad Rami, was one of the few players in the squad who didn't swallow a bogey, and he caught a net six birds today.
Lead the table
Vincent Willie shot a 66 (-5), one shot behind in a single third place. South African players Garrick Higg, Lee Jin-ming, Himos Pavor, Chiradek Affitt, David Skinns and Justin Raul are all in the 67-shot T4.
(Rhett feels good this week)
The par 68 (-3) group included Patrick Rhett. He started by catching 3 birds in a row, but then swallowed a double bogey. But there were some undulating Red's feels good, and he stepped forward in the thorns.
(Red cut the bird on hole 14!) ）
After swallowing a bogey on the 16th hole, he was penalized for a tee shot error on the 17th par five hole, but his third shot actually went straight in and caught an eagle, which was blessed with luck and made this magical moment the best goal of the day.
(Best ball: Shoot the Eagle after the free throw!) This luck, Fowler was also satisfied! ）
When the game was suspended due to dark, 33 players were below par and 3 players had to play a make-up match on Friday morning. Of those under-par results, only 6 players set off in the morning.
Matt Fitzpatrick, who has just won the European Tour, said: "You see winds like this, but usually you don't play in such winds," and he wasn't upset about his par-par results.
(Matt Fitzpatrick is the favourite to win this week))
Defending champion Brian Guy started with a 75 (+4) and will need a great round tomorrow to get himself into the weekend.
The previous Bermuda Championship was a concurrent event at the World Championships-HSBC Championships, where the winner could only earn 300 FedEx Cup points. After the cancellation of the HSBC Championship in the second year of the epidemic, the winner of the Bermuda Championship can earn 500 FedEx Cup points.
Champions earn three years of PGA TOUR membership and a Masters entry card. Only four players in the tournament line-up are currently eligible for next April's Masters.
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