DP World Tour : Omega European Masters Leaderboard
Alex Fitzpatrick and Spaniard Alfredo Garcia-Heredia both produced flawless rounds of -7 63 to share the first-round lead at the Omega European Masters.
Both were among the late starters who benefited from the calmer conditions in the Swiss Alps, with Fitzpatrick rolling in seven birdies during his bogey-free card on Thursday.
He is the younger brother of former U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick, who has lifted the trophy here at Crans Montana on two occasions in 2017 and 2018.
Fitzpatrick, who is still awaiting his first DP World Tour victory, is heading in the right direction as he led a logjam at the top of the leaderboard at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club.
However, he was not on his own as Garcia-Heredia timed his charge to the summit to perfection as he rolled in an eagle and five birdies to reach seven under to sit alongside the Englishman.
The pair are one clear of a chasing pack which includes Matt Wallace, Swede Henrik Norlander, Australia's Jason Scrivener and Dutchman Daan Huizing all -6 64
"I got the nice side of the draw to be honest, this morning was brutal and luckily the last eight or nine holes there was not much wind so it was nice to capitalise on the opportunities I had and hopefully the same tomorrow," Fitzpatrick said.
"The wind was a difficult factor for putting, later on in the day the greens, with how much its rained, were fairly soft and having three-footers on these greens with the wind was pretty tricky.
Wallace, who endured difficult wet conditions in the morning, went out in 32 and came home with the same score in his bogey-free 64 to set the clubhouse target before being usurped by Fitzpatrick and Garcia-Heredia.
Norlander mixed an eagle, five birdies and a dropped shot to climb to -6,64 Scrivener picked up seven shots and a bogey, while a bogey at the eighth - his penultimate hole - saw Huizing slip back from the leading group.
Swiss pair Nicola Gerhardsen 65, who is an amateur, and Cedric Gugler 65 sit two off the pace at -5 alongside Germany's Nicolai Von Dellingshausen 65, South Africa's Brandon Stone 65, Welshman Stuart Manley 65, England's Andrew Johnston 65 and 2012 Champion Richie Ramsay 65.
edit ***** Canada's Aaron Cockerill started brightly with -4 66 which included 6 birdies 2 bogey's and ust 26 putts.
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