PRESSBOOK MCB TC 2023

I want to be up there and have a chance on Sunday for the win because that’s what’s missing from a pretty good year,” said Jonzon, who has won twice on DP World Tour. “There are a lot of birdies there if you’re in play, but there are a lot of tricky holes. I’m very happy with the start and I got the putter rolling nicely. “It’s maybe not a course that suits my eye, but I’m hitting a lot of irons of the tee and some three-wood. I’m not really hitting driver that much. You have to think and get yourself into position of the tee, and that does the trick. Because the greens are fairly fat so if you fnd the speed and line you can start to hole a lot of putts.” There are a couple of Legends Tour winners just of the lead, in the form of Brier and McIntosh. Both of them birdied all four par-5s and had no worse than a four on the card in their respective 65s. Brier did make his only bogey at the par-3 11 , while McIntosh completed a bogey-free round courtesy of a much-improved putting performance. There’s nothing to choose between Peter Baker and Adilson da Silva in the two man battle at the top of the MCB Road to Mauritius, with both players shooting 67 to sit tied-4 . The Englishman has the advantage, though, as Da Silva needs at least a top-3 fnish to have a chance of overtaking Baker at the summit. Van Phillips, who started his day with four birdies in a row, and Robert Coles, who notched six birdies and one double bogey, are also in that tie at -5. Greig Hutcheon has made a good start in his quest to be the Barry Lane Rookie of the Year with a round of 69 to be tied-11 . That’s level with Patrik Sjoland, who needs at least a top-8 and to fnish ahead of the Scotsman to win the award, and four strokes clear of Greg Owen, who needs a win or solo 2 . Defending champion Thomas Bjorn has been struggling with a fever this week and the former Ryder Cup captain unfortunately signed for a 75. The 48 players are competing for a prize fund that’s been doubled to $1 million, and there’s a $100,000 bonus pool to be shared between the top fve in the MCB Road to Mauritius at the conclusion of the tournament. th th th nd

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