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Kitayama has a one-shot benefit over Daniel Berger, Chris Kirk and Rory Sabatini; Willett and Ray are three folks late after opening day – watch dwell all week on Sky Sports activities Golf
By Ali Stafford
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A glance again at the very best occasions from the primary spherical of the PGA Tour at The Honda Traditional.
A glance again at the very best occasions from the primary spherical of the PGA Tour at The Honda Traditional.
England duo Danny Willett and Aaron Ray are three strokes away for first chief Kurt Kitayama after the opening spherical of the Honda Traditional in Florida.
Willett punched his three opening holes on his method to a three-under-67 within the PGA Nationwide, leaving the 2016 Masters group champion tied for fifth and on level with Kitayama atop the leaderboard.
Ray sits on the identical scoreline after ending his opening run with consecutive birdies, whereas Kitayama set the tempo after beginning with three consecutive birds and including 4 extra in a row in his second 9 to make a six-under-64.
Danny Willett scored the opening spherical 67 within the Honda Traditional
“I do not suppose you are having a better day right here,” Kitayama mentioned. “The course situations are excellent, it is actually robust. I believe something beneath par right here is absolutely good. You simply have to observe the wind and see what occurs.”
Olympic silver medalist Rory Sabatini and Ryder Cup winner Daniel Berger shine for second alongside Chris Kirk, with Willett and Ray tied within the five-man group and tied for fifth.
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“Getting out right here and never doing an 18-hole bogey is a superb begin,” Berger mentioned. “You simply should hold that momentum going for the remainder of the week.”
Willett adopted an initially 25-foot jumper by drying off 30 toes the subsequent day and including close-range beneficial properties in third, earlier than canceling out a bogey in fourth by rolling from 25 toes at fivefold.
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The Englishman completed off a streak of Bars when she broke from eight toes in 14th, solely to be left behind by three when he didn’t climb up and down the bunkered inexperienced vault to take care of a par on day 16.
Billy Hurschel and four-time winner Brooks Koepka in Group D alongside England’s Calum Tarin, whereas Lee Westwood and Tommy Fleetwood every opened with a one-down lead of 69.
Koepka is late by 4 after opening day
“I have not performed something to essentially need to be underneath the age of 4 or 5,” Kupka mentioned. “That is an excellent end result right here. Simply type of hum about it. Simply as I am unhappy, I did not deserve something worse, I did not deserve something higher.”
Solely 44 of the 144 gamers completed evenly after opening day, with Ian Poulter scoring one over 71, and Louis Oosthuizen – the highest-ranked participant on the sector – affected by a first-round 75.
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