Waterford man cards eight birdies and three bogeys on a day of all-round low scoring
He credited the strong round to start the year in part to work with two new members of his team, putting coach Stephen Sweeney and chipping coach Parker McLachlin.
As for his work with Sweeney, Morikawa said,"I just have answers. Before when I was putting, it was like guess work. I might have putted well today and then thought I was doing something, but in reality it was something else."Spaun said of his initial round after the circuit's holiday break,"The walk is kind of tough. My toes hurt, but it was a great first round for me out here on Tour and in competition. So, yeah, I can't ask for anything more.
"Walking downhill is almost just as hard. It's like, you're kind of like bracing yourself, so it's hard. Tough life out here ."
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