, but – a year on from the top-10 finish in the same tournament that kickstarted his rise from 437th to 41st in the world rankings – the Waterford man again showed his liking for the Tom Weiskopf-designed course.
In a fine display of shot-making and possessing a particularly hot putter in a round of six-under-par 66, Power made a strong start to the €8.6 million tournament where Colombia’s Munoz claimed the clubhouse lead with a sizzling round of 60, that included a back-nine homeward run of 28. For Power, who is in the field for next week’s US PGA Championship, it was a case of continuing a strong run of form: he had seven birdies and just one bogey in his round, as he navigated his way to the business part of the leaderboard., playing on a sponsor’s invitation, struggled on the front nine – where he had four bogeys – and ultimately signed for an opening round of 76, four-over-par.
Munoz had also managed a 60 in the early-season RSM Classic and claimed another one with an aggressive display that enabled him to open up a four-stroke clubhouse lead over
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