SOTOGRANDE, Spain — Dean Burmester shot a 5-under 66 for a one-shot lead Friday after the primary spherical of the LIV Golf Andalucía match on a troublesome Actual Membership Valderrama course.
Gusting winds on the course dried out the greens, creating agency placing surfaces.
Solely seven of the 54 gamers within the subject had been below par, the fewest in a single spherical of any LIV Golf regular-season match. The sector stroke common was 3.519 over par, with 5 gamers capturing 80 or larger.
“Valderrama is a few place,” Burmester stated. “I do not understand how I shot 5 below, to be trustworthy with you.”
Danny Lee was in second after a 67 and Eugenio Chacarra in third after a 68. Sergio Garcia and Anirban Lahiri had been tied for fourth with 69s.
Jon Rahm made his first look as an LIV Golf participant in his native Spain and shot 73. He had a double bogey on the par-5 seventeenth when his method shot went into the water, then missed a birdie putt on the 18th.
“It is at all times enjoyable to be again residence and be with the house crowd,” Rahm stated. “Simply too dangerous I could not end it a bit of bit higher for them. I wished that final putt to go in so dangerous.”
Lee’s spherical was his fourth finest in relation to par this season as he has struggled for outcomes. He entered this week ranked forty fifth in factors.
“Undoubtedly an indication that I am shifting into the appropriate path,” stated the New Zealander, whose aim is to complete the common season inside the highest 24 to make sure taking part in privileges for 2025.
