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This is the Dutch national championship and the first news to report is that the defending champion and hottest player in the world right now, Thomas Pieters has withdrawn because he has suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting during an exhibition match on Monday afternoon.
Young Englishman, Ben Evans set the pace for the morning starts with a -6 65, and that held up for the lead throughout the day.however there are over 20 players within 2 shots of him.
Ben's story goes like this. In 2015 he played in 21 events despite not having a full exemption category and he secured his card in dramatic fashion at the UBS Hong Kong Open with a closing 65 which moved him to the final 111th spot in the Race to Dubai, and when Brooks Koepka was taken out of the rankings the following day, Evans had earned a full rookie season. He will need a strong finish to keep his card as he has only made 3 cuts in his last 13 starts.
The story of the day however is Dutch amateur Rowin Caron who is one of 8 players who finished at -5 66. The 23 year old has made five European Tour appearances, all of them in this event, and he was not scared to talk about the possibility of winning his home Open
"I am really happy," he said. "I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens so in some ways it was a pretty easy round. The wind got up a little bit later in the round but I was playing well so it was a solid round."
Dutch veteran, Joost Luiten is in at -2 69.
Bryan Angus
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