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Moore, Hahn share lead
BOSTON: Ryan Moore and James Hahn fired six under-par 65s to grab a one-shot lead after a low-scoring first round at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Hahn drained
BOSTON: Ryan Moore and James Hahn fired six under-par 65s to grab a one-shot lead after a low-scoring first round at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Hahn drained an eight-foot birdie putt on his final hole while Moore saved par on his last to inch clear of the chasing pack in the $8.5 million (Rs 56.6 crore) event, the second event in the play-off series.
Brian Stuard, England’s Paul Casey, Argentina’s Fabian Gomez and Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas were locked in a four-way tie for third at five under after carding 66s.
Moore and Hahn opened up their slender advantage after recording bogey-free rounds with six birdies apiece on the demanding 7,207-yard layout.
World No 43 Moore is chasing his sixth PGA Tour title, just a month after winning the John Deere Classic by two shots.
Hahn, meanwhile, enjoyed a near flawless round, hitting every fairway in regulation for the first time in his professional career. The 34-year-old Koreanborn world No 65 is seeking the third win of his PGA Tour career, with the most recent victory coming at the Wells Fargo Championship in May.
ALEX SHOOTS 64 FOR SECOND-ROUND LEAD
ONTARIO: American Marina Alex was “super happy” after finding herself in uncharted waters with the halfway lead at the LPGA Classic in Ontario.
Alex, buoyed by a 15-foot eagle putt on her final hole, also rode a wave of birdies to surge to the top with an eight-under-par 64 on the Whistle Bear course in Cambridge.
“Everything fell together – ball striking, putting,” she told reporters after posting a 10-under 134 total, one stroke ahead of South Korean Kim Hyojoo (67) and Thai Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (66).
