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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Green part of five-way tie for lead in DP Tour event
Malaysian Gavin Green is part of a five-way tie at the top of a logjammed leaderboard after the first round of the BMW International Open. Green had six birdies and a bogey in his five-under-par 67 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on Thursday. China's Ding Wenyi birdied four of his final five holes - to go with an eagle, another gain and two dropped shots - in his round while Dutchman Darius van Driel signed for six birdies and a bogey to reach the summit. France's Ugo Coussaud produced the round of the day with his flawless 67, while Englishman Marco Penge carded eight birdies, a dropped shot and double bogey. Five way tie for the lead 👀How it finished after the opening round in Munich 📊#BMWInternationalOpen — DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 3, 2025 "This course is one that I've been looking forward to coming back to," Penge said. "Personally, I feel like for a long hitter there's quite a few big advantages. "Quite a lot of tee-shots that you can gain a lot of strokes. It's nice to be at a golf course where you can kind of let it rip a bit. And coming from last week, last week was like the polar opposite. I was really looking forward to coming here. "Getting a PGA Tour card is my biggest goal, my main goal for the season." Eighteen players are within two shots of the leading quintet, with English trio Nathan Kimsey, Richard Mansell and Jordan Smith and Scotland's Scott Jamieson leading the chasing pack at four under. The Scottish pair of Richie Ramsay and Grant Forrest head the 10-strong group at three under, however compatriot and defending champion Ewen Ferguson is at three over. Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzi and Daniel Gale are the best of the Australian contingent, all at even par.
Khaleej Times
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Robinson-Thompson sets the pace with two-shot lead in Qatar on DP World Tour
Brandon Robinson Thompson will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after reaching ten under par after the second round at Doha Golf Club. The Englishman, who graduated from the Hotel Planner Tour after finishing 18th on last year's Road to Mallorca Rankings, carded a four under par second round of 68 to reach double figures. The 32 year-old carded two birdies and an eagle in his bogey-free effort and he holds the halfway lead for the first time in his DP World Tour career. Two shots behind are the Chinese pair of Ding Wenyi and Li Haotong who both carded five under par rounds of 67 to move to eight under. They are joined in a share of second place by MK Kim of South Korea. Kim is the youngest winner in HotelPlanner Tour history after claiming the D+D REAL Czech Challenge title in 2018 at the age of 17. In a share of fifth are last year's Hero Indian Open winner Keita Nakajima of Japan and Englishman Dan Brown on seven under. History was made this week as Jean Bekirian became the first Armenian representative to make the cut at a DP World Tour event, carding a two over par 74 to finish the day in a share of 34th place on two under. Brandon Robinson Thompson told the media on completing his round: "A great morning. It was tough, actually. The wind was ripping early. I thought the pins were quite tricky, so it was a lot of discipline. "I hit a lot of shots to 30-40 feet and took my two putts and tried to take advantage of holes I could give myself chances on. Snuck one in on 16, hit driver to three or four feet. "Happy with how I stayed patient and it's good to finish bogey free," he added. "I've been here so many times. I used to come here every year for about five or six years. I've played this course 50 or 60 times. I'm so comfortable out here. "There isn't a shot that I probably haven't seen already and I have a bit of support out here. I've had a lot of friends I've met who have come out and support me. It's like a home game for me and that's where the confidence and comfort comes from." The cut fell at one under par 143 with 66 players progressing to the weekend. The UAE's Joshua Grenville-Wood made the cut on one under par in tied 52nd with rounds of 70 and 73 to be on the cut mark. Leading Round 2 Scores B. Robinson-Thompson (Eng) 66. 68. 134. M. Kim (Kor) 69. 67. 136. W. Ding (China) 69. 67. 136. H. Li (China) 69. 67, 136. D. Brown (Eng) 69. 68. 137. K. Nakajima (Japan) 69. 68. 137.
