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Printed 24 Jan 2020, 06:22 IST
Keegan Bradley and Sebastian Cappelen share the Farmers Insurance coverage Open lead as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods made respectable begins on Thursday.
Bradley and Cappelen opened with six-under 66s at Torrey Pines, sharing a one-stroke lead on what’s a congested leaderboard in San Diego.
A bogey-free opening spherical on the North Course arrange 2011 US PGA Championship winner Bradley, who made an eagle on the par-five fifth.
Denmark’s Cappelen produced his spherical on the South Course, mixing eight birdies with two bogeys.
Strolling it in from off the inexperienced.
Present @FarmersInsOpen chief @SCappele is in a zone.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/ZrMTuRNBIV
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 23, 2020
Loads of eyes had been on McIlroy and Woods, who made advantageous begins, with the Northern Irishman significantly spectacular.
McIlroy carded a five-under 67 on the North Course in a spherical that includes seven birdies and two bogeys.
A gap .@McIlroyRory introduced the highlights in his first motion on TOUR in 2020.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/EZDpgKhVkh
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 23, 2020
He’s in an eight-way tie for third, alongside Byeong Hun An, Joel Dahmen, Kevin Tway, Zhang Xinjun, Matthew NeSmith, Im Sung-jae and 2011 winner Bubba Watson.
A seven-time champion of the occasion, Woods fired a three-under 69 to be tied for 21st.
Woods made two birdies and two bogeys on his entrance 9 earlier than selecting up pictures on the first, fifth and ninth.
The proper technique to bounce again.@TigerWoods places it shut and birdies No. 1.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/JxStQhZcpD
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 23, 2020
Jon Rahm, the 2017 winner, is amongst a gaggle of 10 tied for 11th at 4 beneath, with J.B. Holmes alongside him.
Defending champion Justin Rose struggled on the South Course, taking pictures a three-over 75.
Jordan Spieth, in the meantime, made a strong if unspectacular begin with an opening-round 70 that included 5 birdies.
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