Former Walker Cup star shoots a 66 and advances among 21 players who will be joined by a further 28 exempted players in the second round with the scores reset for 49 starters
Former Walker Cup star shoots a 66 in Riyadh and advances among 21 players who will be joined by a further 28 exempted players in the second round
Power was part of the hottest three-ball group where his five-under-par 66 along with the 66 posted by Spaniard Borja Virto and English veteran David Horsey saw all three move on to the second round after which the leading 20 players advance to the final day’s 36-holes with the winner claiming a place on the LIV Golf circuit and 10 players getting spots on the International Series, promoted by the Asian Tour.
In the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa, a tournament co-sanctioned on the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour, England’s Andy Sullivan shot a bogey-free eight-under-par round of 64 to claim a one stroke first round lead over a trio of chasers.Scottie Scheffler ends dominant year with Hero World Challenge success
Challenge Tour graduate Conor Purcell, however, struggled to an opening three-over-par 75 to lie in 121st place with an uphill battle to survive the cut.
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