South Africa's Keith Horne and America's Berry Simpson hold a one stroke lead at -5 under par following a shortened Round 1 (due to lack of daylight). Play will resume Friday morning in Singapore. Three players - including OWGR #1 Jordan Spieth - are a single stroke back at -4 under par.
The American superstar is a shot adrift of Horne who carried his form
from the recent South African Open into the US$1 million tournament to
shoot 66. Spieth’s 67 was matched by Korea’s An Byeonghun, the European Tour Rookie of the Year in 2015. Play was suspended twice during Thursday’s opening round because of
lightning with American Berry Henson tied for the lead at five-under
with one hole left when the players were called off for the day. The first round will restart at 7.30am on Friday morning with 57 players still to complete 18 holes. Horne, who finished tied fourth in his home Open earlier this month,
carded seven birdies and two bogeys at a blisteringly hot Sentosa Golf
Club. “I’m really happy with my result today as I haven’t played here for a
couple of years. But whenever I do come over here, I generally play
well,” said the 44 year old, who is still searching for his maiden
victory on the Asian Tour. “I putted great today which was important. I put a new driver in the
bag today and I hit it so far and straight and that made a huge
difference.” Which player has the advantage heading into Round 2 in steamy, humid Singapore? Send your comments here to the Pro Golf Tour. For complete details visit: www.smbcsingaporeopen.com
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