Round 2 is now well underway and it started with Thorbjorn Olesen, Wang Jeung-hun and Carlos Pigem who all opened with a -6 65 Thursday in a share of the first-round lead at the inaugural Mauritius Open.
The three were the early pacesetters on the Indian Ocean island in a new tournament shared by the European, Asian and South African golf tours.
Denmark’s Olesen picked up six birdies in his opening nine holes, with the putter working well after returning from a three-month injury layoff caused by hand surgery.
South Korea’s Wang had six birdies and didn’t drop a shot at Heritage Golf Club at the Domaine de Bel Ombre resort on the south coast to match Olesen’s newly-set course record, while Pigem of Spain birdied four of his last six holes.
Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat is the highest-ranked player on the Race to Dubai standings in Mauritius at No. 9, but he had an awful opening day for a 77.
For those of you wondering about Mauritius, it is in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of Africa. The people of Mauritius are multiethnic and multicultural. Most Mauritians are multilingual; Mauritian Creole, English, French, and Asian languages are used. The island's government is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system as it is now independent like Canada but still part of the Commonwealth
Bryan (notes from europeantour.com)
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