I love the way he swings it.’’įor his part, Hillier relished playing alongside his more seasoned compatriot in front of by far the biggest gallery of the tournament. Length, nice move at the ball, and he plays with a lot of freedom. Alker was ‘‘very impressed’’ with the youngster. Tournament organisers paired Alker with DP World Tour golfer Daniel Hillier, and the duo appeared to buoy each other during their round. ‘‘I had a lot of nice iron shots today, and I putted well.’’ He nearly finished with an eagle when he almost holed out from 110 yards on the ninth, his last hole. The course is in great shape, and the greens are just getting better and better.’’Īlker lamented a three-putt on his sixth hole, the 15th, when his birdie attempt never looked like catching the hole, and his return effort also slipped wide. It felt like I just left a little bit out there, because there wasn’t much wind today, so a little bit disappointing, but I kept my nose clean most of the day. ‘‘I had a nice little start with two birdies and kind of settled down and got into a bit of a groove. Wood holds a four-shot lead from a group containing New Zealanders Alker and Kit Bittle, Japanese golfers Yosuke Asaji and Tomoyo Ikemura, Tom Power Horan (Australia) and Gunn Charoenkul (Thailand).Īlker said he felt ‘‘pretty good’’ after completing his morning round in perfect conditions.
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