5 Birdies and 4 Bogeys for Kim Si-woo in Valero Texas Open 1st Round
Ryder Leads, Mitchell in 2nd, Harman 3rd
Spieth 4th, Aberg Tied for 43rd, Kim Joo-hyung Tied for 140th
Kim Si-woo started under par.
On the 3rd (local time) at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course (par 72, 7,438 yards) in San Antonio, Texas, USA, during the first round of the 'Masters Prelude' PGA Tour Valero Texas Open (total prize money $9.5 million), he recorded 5 birdies and 4 bogeys. He stood at 1-under-par 71, tied for 43rd place. This tournament is the last PGA Tour event before this year's first major, the Masters, and most top players do not participate.
Kim Si-woo is teeing off with a ballet at the 13th hole of the first round of the Texas Open. San Antonio=Photo by AFP Yonhap News
Sam Ryder (USA) swept up 9 birdies to take the top of the leaderboard (9-under-par 63). Keith Mitchell (USA) is chasing in second place, one stroke behind (8-under-par 64). Brian Harman is in third place (6-under-par 66), while Jordan Spieth and Carson Young (both USA) are tied for fourth (5-under-par 67). Tommy Fleetwood (England) and as many as six others finished the round tied for sixth place (4-under-par 68).
World No. 5 Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) is tied for 43rd, and World No. 6 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) is tied for 90th (1-over-par 73). Kim Joo-hyung recorded 1 eagle, 5 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, finishing tied for 140th place (5-over-par 77).
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