Billy Horschel and Joseph Bramlett share first place with Honda Classic of Palm Beach Gardens, in Florida and a contest that belongs to PGA. Both tied for the lead with 5-under 65s.
Twelve players, including PGA Tour rookie Carson Young, were still on the course at PGA National Resort when play was suspended before the end of the first round due to darkness. The leaders have finished their round.
bramlett got a bogey-free card, while Horschel he strung together a streak of three consecutive birdies in his second nine holes to move to 5 under par. After starting his round on the back nine with three birdies and a bogey, Horschel, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, made three birdies between holes 3 and 5.
Horschel he finished happily with his 65, the lowest round of his career in this tournament. “There’s a saying: Beware of the injured or sick golfer,” Horschel said. “I’m not super, I’m very sick, but I’m not 100 percent. I think I’m a little calmer with myself,” he said.
bramlett he also started the back nine and made a 29-foot birdie putt on his first hole, the par-4 10. He birdied his fifth hole on his final hole, with a 14-foot shot on the par-4 ninth. Bramlett birdied up and down from 43 feet on the par-3 fifth. “My speed on the greens is the biggest thing that has kept me going right now,” Bramlett said. “I stayed out of trouble from the tee. When I do those two things, I usually aim pretty well,” he celebrated.
Tied for third with the Americans as well Cameron Youngin the absence of those last three holes, Justin Suh and Pierceson Coody. It was Coody’s first tournament since turning pro, and he and his twin brother, Parker Coody, were playing together in a PGA Tour event for the first time. Each accumulates a -4, one hit away from the co-leaders.
For his part, Korean Sungjae Im achieved a 67, three under par, like Tyler Duncan, Adam Schenk, Ryan Brehm, Eric Cole, Englishmen Ben Taylor and Matt Wallace and the polish Adrian Merok. The defending champion, the Austrian Sepp Straka, he opened with a 69, one under par. Shane Lowryfrom Ireland, who finished second last season, posted a two-under 68.
Classification after the first round (par 70)
1. Joseph Bramlett (United States) 65-, -5
1. Billy Horschel (United States) 65, -5
3. Pierceson Coody (United States) 66, -4
3. Justin Suh (United States) 66, -4
3. Carson Young (United States) -4 (after hole 15)
Source: La Verdad
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