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Molinari, Morrison lead pack
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November 11, 2011, Friday
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ITALY'S Edoardo Molinari and Briton James Morrison made the most of ideal scoring conditions to fire matching 9-under par 62s for a share of the lead after the opening round of the Singapore Open yesterday.
On a still day at the Sentosa Golf Club, Molinari and Morrison brushed off the sweltering conditions to register 10 birdies apiece on the easier Tanjong Course at the US$6 million co-sanctioned event split over two layouts.
The Italian's lone bogey on the ninth ended a run of four birdies over his opening eight holes but an inward 6-under 29 took him a stroke clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang, who had completed a bogey-free 63 minutes earlier.
Morrison took to the course later in the afternoon and was set to take sole possession of the lead until a bogey at the par-3 16th stalled his charge following a run of five birdies in six holes.
"It was a very good round. I may have missed a few shots but my putting was excellent today," Molinari, a member of Europe's victorious 2010 Ryder Cup team, told reporters.
"I holed pretty much everything inside 10 feet, which is what you have to do on this course. It's not a long course and you use a lot of wedges, so your short game needs to be good."
Molinari said the heat and humidity had bothered him early on but after he settled into his round, he was able to forget about the conditions.
"As you can see I am soaking wet," the 30-year-old added. "Sometimes it's difficult as it's warm and humid, ... difficult to breathe, but after a while you get used to it and it's the same for everyone, so no point in complaining."
Yang sits alone in third, one shot clear of late-finishing Daisuke Maruyama of Japan.
On a still day at the Sentosa Golf Club, Molinari and Morrison brushed off the sweltering conditions to register 10 birdies apiece on the easier Tanjong Course at the US$6 million co-sanctioned event split over two layouts.
The Italian's lone bogey on the ninth ended a run of four birdies over his opening eight holes but an inward 6-under 29 took him a stroke clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang, who had completed a bogey-free 63 minutes earlier.
Morrison took to the course later in the afternoon and was set to take sole possession of the lead until a bogey at the par-3 16th stalled his charge following a run of five birdies in six holes.
"It was a very good round. I may have missed a few shots but my putting was excellent today," Molinari, a member of Europe's victorious 2010 Ryder Cup team, told reporters.
"I holed pretty much everything inside 10 feet, which is what you have to do on this course. It's not a long course and you use a lot of wedges, so your short game needs to be good."
Molinari said the heat and humidity had bothered him early on but after he settled into his round, he was able to forget about the conditions.
"As you can see I am soaking wet," the 30-year-old added. "Sometimes it's difficult as it's warm and humid, ... difficult to breathe, but after a while you get used to it and it's the same for everyone, so no point in complaining."
Yang sits alone in third, one shot clear of late-finishing Daisuke Maruyama of Japan.
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