Louis Oosthuizen leads SA charge at US Originate in Spherical 1 – LIVE

He started his opening spherical with an irritating early bogey on Thursday, however Louis Oosthuizen went on to make clear his designate as even handed one of many favourites for the 121st US Originate as he reached four-beneath-par thru 16 holes as play turned into as soon as suspended in consequence of darkness.

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Nonetheless for that dropped shot on the par-three 11th after he started his day on the 10th hole, it turned into as soon as flawless golf from the 2010 Originate champion as he held a fraction of the lead in the incomplete first spherical at Torrey Pines in San Diego with the par-three eighth and the par-5 ninth composed to be performed.

Louis Oosthuizen shares prime set with American Russell Henley, who has done his spherical, and he revealed honest what it is miles that makes him a contender in honest about every main championship in which he tees it up.

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“I honest expertise playing in truth demanding golf packages,” Louis Oosthuizen acknowledged.

“I think in some draw I point of interest somewhat bit greater when I play those packages, knowing that the margin for error is in truth little. Particularly spherical this dwelling, you’ve obtained to drive it properly, you’ve obtained to begin it in the fairway, and you’re going to maintain distress in the occasion you’re missing fairways spherical this golf route and I’ve in truth been driving it correct lately.”

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Louis Oosthuizen’s point of interest has him a shot definite of Italy’s Francesco Molinari and Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello, both of whom maintain done their rounds, and two earlier than two-time US Originate champion Brooks Koepka, who has furthermore finished spherical one.

Koepka shares fifth dwelling with even handed one of many relatively a pair of favourites, local Xander Schauffele, as properly as with Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Spaniard Jon Rahm.

Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, turned into as soon as the next-easiest of the nine South Africans in the field alongside with his degree-par opener of 71. He made four birdies and 4 bogeys to be in a fraction of 23rd at the side of the likes of Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy.

Debutant Wilco Nienaber carded a creditable one-over for the principle spherical, and he dominated the driving distance statistics as soon as again. He averaged 340.1 yards off the tee to the field moderate of 304.33. He turned into as soon as furthermore earlier than Bryson DeChambeau, who averaged 337.40.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who had a hole-out eagle on the 18th, turned into as soon as furthermore on one-over, with Dylan Frittelli and Branden Grace on two-over.

Erik van Rooyen turned into as soon as on three-over after finishing the principle spherical, while Garrick Higgo battled his system to 5-over-par 76. The final South African in the field, Thomas Aiken, persisted a demanding day alongside with his nine-over 80.

For Oosthuizen, the begin turned into as soon as crucial, however there’s composed work to be accomplished: “I performed properly, putted properly and hopefully I will honest place the momentum going,” he acknowledged.

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