The LIV circuit lands in Australia this week for the Adelaide event, with Jon Rahm as soon as once more spearheading the Spanish contingent. The Barrika native has began from a shared tenth place, trailing the first-round chief, Japanese golfer Jinichiro Kozuma, by 4 strokes.
Jon Rahm, outcomes
Rahm sits at -5 relative to the par 72 of the course after the primary spherical, whereas Kozuma surged forward to -9. Behind Kozuma, New Zealander Danny Lee and Mexican Carlos Ortiz share the second spot at -8. Tied for third at -7 are Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri, Individuals Andy Ogletree and Peter Uihlein, and Chilean Mito Pereira.
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Sergio García is in thirty-fifth place at -1, David Puig is in fortieth place at par, and Eugenio López-Chacarra is in fifty-second place at +3. Rahm’s first spherical featured seven birdies and two bogeys. The Spanish participant initially struggled with placing however discovered his rhythm with a outstanding method shot on the par-four fifth gap, securing his first birdie.
Though he missed an opportunity on the sixth, he rallied with 4 consecutive birdies from the seventh to the tenth, even having alternatives for eagle on the par-five holes. Nevertheless, his momentum waned with three consecutive pars earlier than encountering difficulties on the 14th and fifteenth holes, leading to bogeys.
He managed to complete robust with birdies on the seventeenth and 18th holes, ending the spherical at -5 and remaining in competition. In the meantime, the opposite Spanish gamers began their marketing campaign additional again. Sergio García shares thirty-fifth place at -1 after a spherical with three birdies and two bogeys.
David Puig sits at fortieth place at even par after three birdies and three bogeys. Eugenio López-Chacarra had a harder day, ending in fifty-second place at +3 after a spherical with 5 birdies but additionally 4 bogeys and two double-bogeys.
On the high, Kozuma delivered a flawless efficiency, carding an eagle on the par-five seventh gap and 7 birdies for a commanding -9. He leads by one stroke over Lee, who additionally impressed with an eagle, seven birdies, and a bogey, and Ortiz, who completed at -8 with a bogey and 9 birdies. The second spherical will happen on Saturday.