DP World Tour : Turkish Airlines Open Leaderboard Tee Times
This new venue on the National GC has proved to be a genuine test with the clubhouse leaders after 18 holes, Scot Ewen Ferguson and Spaniard Alejandro DEL REY in at -5 67 which has ensured a packed leaderboard.
Canadian Aaron Cockerill who was out early, played the course backwards out in +2 38, battled back in -1 35 for +1 73 total T82 as round 1 wraps up..
He will play late tomorrow at 1430hrs
Bryan Angus
Final Edit>>>>> 26/04/30 1200hrs
Mikael Lindberg produced a fast finish to card a blemish-free 66 and hold a one-shot lead after day one of the Turkish Airlines Open.
The Swede appeared unlikely to overtake early clubhouse pacesetters Alejandro Del Rey and Ewen Ferguson when he was level par for his opening eight holes, but four birdies across his closing six holes helped him hit the front at -6.
South African Daniel van Tonder also went bogey-free during the afternoon wave to card a -5 67 and make it a three-way tie for second on the leaderboard at the National Golf Club.
With sunny conditions, minimal breeze and preferred lies in place, it was a low scoring day in Belek, Antalya, with 62 players in the field finishing under par.
Lindberg was coming off the back of a career-best third-place finish in China last week and knows another good performance could earn him a spot at the US PGA Championship
“It was a very good day for sure,” he said. “Started off pretty slow though. I made a good few saves on the front nine and then knocked it close on 18 and from there, rolled in a few more.
“It’s pretty tricky. The greens are firming up a little bit so if you are a little bit offline it’s very difficult to get it close.
Martin Couvra, the defending champion, was one of five players along with fellow Frenchman Frederic Lacroix, Swedish duo Jens Dantorp and Adam Blomme and Englishman Sam Bairstow at -4 68, two back of the early pace.
Italian Matteo Manassero holed out for a spectacular eagle on the par-four sixth and he was in a big group at -3 69 that also included countryman and Major champion Francesco Molinari.
The Turkish Airlines Open marks the final event of the Asian Swing, before the European Swing begins next week with the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.
europeantour.com
Bryan Angus (edit)
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