Trio tied for lead as Levy edges closer
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Defending champion Alexander Levy made a battling 3 under par at the Volvo China Open yesterday to put him within striking distance of the lead at the US$3.2 million tournament.
The Frenchman was in a group of three one shot behind leaders Bradley Dredge of Wales, Michael Hendry of New Zealand and England’s David Howell at the par-72 Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.
Levy was joined by compatriot Julien Quesne and Australian Marcus Fraser on 3-under, while Chinese No. 1 Li Haotong was on a respectable 1-under.
Dredge and Hendry carded bogey-free rounds on the opening day of the tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the European and OneAsia Tours.
“The greens were really firm so the big thing was if you were hitting the fairways, you had chances,” said Dredge, a two-time European Tour winner.
“It was never easy getting the ball close to the hole with slopes on the greens and the firmness. It was quite a tricky round out there,” he added.
Hendry won the Japan Tour title last week, a victory he said had boosted his confidence in China.
“It makes the game a little easier I think,” he said. “It is always nice to play tournaments when you’re in good form.”
Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who won last week’s Shenzhen International, joined China’s Li on 1-under. The pair tussled in a playoff in Shenzhen last Sunday, but Aphibarnrat emerged victorious to end Li’s dream of a maiden European Tour victory. They both bogeyed their opening holes in Shanghai before finishing stronger in the second half of the round.
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