Number 1,162 in the world, Spanish Joel Moscatel Nachshon equaled the course record with a stellar opening round of 63 to become the surprise leader on Thursday of the Australian PGA Championship, while defending champion Cameron Smith lamented a “terrible” start.
Muscat Nachshon rose to the top of the standings at Royal Queensland with a streak of five birdies from the 12th to 16th holes, posting a bogey-free round of eight under par to put himself one stroke ahead of local talent Min Woo Lee.
Local favorite and former world number one Adam Scott is two shots behind in this A$2 million (US$1.3 million) tournament, which kicks off the new DP World Tour season.
Smith, a three-time world champion, has a lot of work ahead of him to make the cut after signing 73 strokes and being 10 strokes off the head.
Source: La Verdad
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