Jorge Campillo, best Spanish in Japan’s ISPS Ready

English Andy Sullivan and the south korean yeongsoo kimwith 63 shots (-7), led the ISPS Readytournament of DP World Golf Tour (formerly European circuit) which is disputed in PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama (Japan)while Jorge Campillo He is the best Spanish three stroke. This is the first time that a European Tour tournament has been played as a qualifying event in the country of the rising sun.

Fourth in India and champion in Kenya last month, Jorge Campillo returned to competitive golf with three birdies in the first three holes. In very solid golf, the golfer from Norba (Cáceres) signed up to seven birdies and could have finished better, talking to the leaders, if not to finish his round with two bogeys. However, Campillo is in the top 15, three shots behind leaders Andy Sullivan (-7) and Korean Yeongsu Kim (-7). In second place are the Swedish Alexander Bjork (-6) and the Canadian Aaron Cockerill (-6).

The Catalan played the morning shift Adrian Arnaus (68, -2). He made six birdies and four bogeys and moved into the middle of the standings, just ahead of the cut. Of the seven Spaniards in contention, six were under par.

The wind picked up as the day went on, so the last ones to come out to play had to deal with the worst conditions yet. Among them are Rafael Cabrera (-3). The canary is in 31st place. Rafa ended this round with 67 shots without hitting his best putting day. If Cabrera’s -3 went well, the start of Nacho Elvira (-2), Santi Tarrio (-1) and Ángel Hidalgo (-1). All three played in the afternoon and won the field. They are well positioned to fight this Friday for the cut, which is temporarily located at -2. Things have become more complicated for Pablo Larrazabal (+4).

Back among the leaders, Sullivan completed the first day of the tournament with eight birdies and one bogey, while the Asian player went unbeaten on seven hits.