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Lindsay Renolds who lives in Phuket but represents Canada and is looking to win his Asian tour card shot a -6 66 for the first round lead at the weather-shortened Philippine Open. (More on Lindsay's background later.)
He leads a pack led by home favourites Miguel Tabuena, Chinnarat Phadungsil of Thailand, Gaganjeet Bhullar of India and Korean rising star Jeunghun Wang, who posted matching 67s at the Luisita Golf and Country Club.
Officials had to postpone the opening round and reduce the Philippine Open to 54 holes due to inclement weather and the course is very wet, playing long.
Renolds, now 29 and ranked 93rd on the Order of Merit, has this final chance to save his Asian Tour card for next year. He needs a win this week to break into the top-63 on the Order of Merit
“It is a case of winning or going back to Qualifying School for me this week. I got nothing to lose. I’m trying to stay motivated and focussed,” said the 29-year-old Renolds.
“It was a good day. I hit my driver and irons well. Everything was good and I played the best I could. I don’t have one single highlight, my proximity to the hole was good all day,” he added
Lindsay was born in Lyon, France and brought up in Asia most of his life. He has travelled the world including his time in Vancouver and has represented Canada, but does consider Thailand as his home.
In 1998 at the age of 12 he was inspired to take up golf seriously when he met Tiger Woods at the Johnny Walker Classic, at Blue Canyon in Phuket, Thailand. He started to practice at a local course after the members had finished for the day and soon got into junior tournaments in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.
The family moved the the States when he was16 to help him continue his golf career and he joined the IJGA golf academy, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
In 2004 In 2004 he was offered a scholarship at Coastal Carolina University where his team mate for three years was Dustin Johnson. in 2009 he was selected to play for RCGA TEAM CANADA team along with Matt Hill, Nick Taylor, and Eugene Wong and shortly after that he turned professional on the Canadian tour.
He is married and has a daughter.
Bryan Angus
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