Arnold Palmer’s first spherical: Spaniard Jon Rahm leads the standings with seven beneath, forward of Individuals Kurt Kitayama, Chris Kirk and Cameron Younger with 5 beneath; England’s Aaron Rai is three photographs off the lead on 4 beneath; Rory McIlroy suffers a disappointing begin in two phases
Final replace: 02/23/23 11:48 p.m.
Rory McIlroy is 9 strokes behind chief Jon Rahm after a disappointing first spherical twice
Rory Mcllroy had a disappointing opening spherical at two over the Arnold Palmer Invitational, leaving him 9 strokes behind chief Jon Rahm.
Spaniard Rahm is seven beneath par on the high of the standings, with American trio Kurt Kitayama, Chris Kirk and Cameron Younger two strokes behind.
England’s Aaron Rai is three photographs shy of 4 beneath, tied with seven gamers, together with Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
Spaniard Rahm tops the standings with seven beneath
“I took benefit of fine swings. I bought into a extremely good place on 1 off the tee. I took benefit of a nook in my hand,” Rahm mentioned.
“I can say the 2 photographs on 2 and 17, to get a six-foot combo in these two holes, it simply does not occur. I hit two actually good photographs and landed in a really correct.
“Collin [Morikawa] landed his perhaps 10 toes additional on the inexperienced than mine on 2 and he was over the inexperienced. We’re enjoying with very small margins at present and we took benefit of it.
“It is not prefer it’s shaky between the 2. I felt like I’ve performed a reasonably good spherical of golf, it is simply not straightforward. These fairways get agency and so they’re not not straightforward to hit.Whenever you miss the green you will be chopping it onerous and hoping for expensive life.
“However even in between I had a variety of attractiveness for the birdie. I performed actually good golf at present and took benefit of the three or 4 missed alternatives, missed the fairways and the actually, actually good greens.
“Besides on 8, which, nicely, that is what it’s. However although I did not birdie quite a bit in between, it was a great sport of golf.”
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