Dutchman Darius Van Driel He shot a 66, five under par, and was one stroke ahead at the end of the first day of the Magical Kenya Openof the European Tour, played this Thursday at Muthaiga tour in Nairobi. Until seven Spaniards They tied for 16th place with 69 strokes, three behind the leader.
Lucas Vacarisas, Joel Moscatel, Santi Tarrío, Nacho Elvira, Iván Cantero, Angel Hidalgo and Adrián Otaegui They were the seven Spaniards who delivered a score of two under par on a sunny day with little wind.
Van Driel, number 366 in the world ranking, made five birdies and holed a 3-meter putt for eagle on the par-5 10th hole, for two bogeys. 34 years old, he has had his card since 2015 and is winless on the European circuit. He won two events on the Challenge Tour and one on the Alps Tour.
At 67, -4, there are six golfers: Daan Huizing, Frederic Lacroix, Connor Syme, Tapio Pulkkanen, Ryan van Velzen and Yannick Schuetz.
Rikuya Hoshina, the highest ranked player in the tournament, world No. 77 and winner of the Qatar Masters two weeks ago, opened with a round of 71.
Manuel Elvira (70) was the other Spanish player under par on the day. Alex del Rey signed a par 71. Sebas García made a 72 and Alfredo García Heredia, 74, one less than Manuel Quirós.
The European circuit returns to Africa after five weeks in the Middle East.
Source: La Verdad
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