Published July 17, 2008 on August 24, 2018

Green Takes Opening Round Lead in Prague

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Malaysia’s Gavin Green is joint leader in the D+D Real Czech Masters carding an eight under par opening round 64 to share the lead with Belgian Thomas Pieters, Callum Tarren of England and two-time Major champion winner John Daly of the United States.

Green said, “It was very controlled, I was really free-flowing and solid all around. I putted well and kept most shots in play. I hit driver a lot as hard as I could and that worked out well and hopefully. I can keep that going for the next couple of rounds and we’ll see what happens.

“I would say this course favours the longer guys because you can carry bunkers and traps that are in the average length range. I can carry all that stuff but it was fun. It’s been a while since I’ve shot eight under in a tournament so I’m enjoying it.”

Scores

64 T Pieters (Bel) , C Tarren (Eng) , G Green (Mas) , J Daly (USA) ,
65 J Winther (Den) , T Pulkkanen (Fin) , A Pavan (Ita) , L Slattery (Eng) , N Elvira (Esp) ,
66 A Dodt (Aus) , P Hanson (Swe) , P Harrington (Irl) , L Westwood (Eng) , N Bertasio (Ita) , C Syme (Sco) , E Pepperell (Eng) , S Lee (Kor) , P Waring (Eng) ,
67 R Evans (Eng) , S Vincent (Zim) , P Angles (Esp) , C Shinkwin (Eng) , R Paratore (Ita) , A Rai (Eng) , C Koepka (USA) , A Knappe (Ger) , O Farr (Wal) , S Jamieson (Sco) ,
68 D Willett (Eng) , S Fernandez (Esp) , B Neil (Sco) , M Nixon (Eng) , M Warren (Sco) , J Donaldson (Wal) , S Brown (Eng) , N Cullen (Aus) , A Chesters (Eng) , J Thomson (Eng) , G Bhullar (Ind) , L Bjerregaard (Den) ,
69 D Lipsky (USA) , A Wu (Chn) , B Hebert (Fra) , L Canter (Eng) , S Gallacher (Sco) , R Bland (Eng) , O Lieser (Cze) , A Connelly (Can) , L Herbert (Aus) , D Howell (Eng) , M Schwab (Aut) , P Oriol (Esp) , P Khongwatmai (Tha) , T Lewis (Eng) , D Im (USA) , J Choi (Kor) , F Mruzek (Cze) , S Khan (Eng) , H Stewart (USA) , O Fisher (Eng) , P Karmis (Gre) , J Cafourek (Cze) , D Love (USA) , M Kieffer (Ger) ,
70 M Korhonen (Fin) , M Wallace (Eng) , J Edfors (Swe) , S Kjeldsen (Den) , J Kruyswijk (RSA) , B Hafthorsson (Isl) , H Sturehed (Swe) , S Gros (Fra) , M Armitage (Eng) , J Ritchie (RSA) , R Cho (Kor) , M Ford (Eng) , D Boonma (Tha) , C Ford (Eng) , J Smith (Eng) , A Cañizares (Esp) , G Moynihan (Irl) , R Gruber (Aut) , J Morrison (Eng) , M Baldwin (Eng) , L Tintera (Cze) , P Peterson (USA) ,
71 H Porteous (RSA) , J Janewattananond (Tha) , C Sordet (Fra) , A Sandhu (Ind) , J Geary (Nzl) , J Walters (RSA) , J Sjöholm (Swe) , A Saddier (Fra) , P Gal (Cze) , A Bland (Aus) , D Drysdale (Sco) , H Leon (Chi) , S Hend (Aus) , R Gouveia (Por) , M Pavon (Fra) , B Ritthammer (Ger) , P Widegren (Swe) , A Korinek (Cze) , C Bezuidenhout (RSA) , J Scrivener (Aus) , J Stalter (Fra) , R Jacquelin (Fra) , J Guerrier (Fra) ,
72 B Evans (Eng) , J Munro (Aus) , M Gradecki (Pol) , P McBride (Irl) , D Suchan (Cze) , G Porteous (Eng) , G Stal (Fra) , C Blomstrand (Swe) , J Wang (Kor) , F Fritsch (Ger) , S Heisele (Ger) , C Pigem (Esp) , C Hanson (Eng) , M Tullo (Chi) , L Robinson (Eng) , N Colsaerts (Bel) , S Webster (Eng) , D Burmester (RSA) , G Bourdy (Fra) , S Matus (Cze) ,
73 A Hansen (Den) , R Gonzalez (Arg) , M Siem (Ger) , T Aiken (RSA) , D Brooks (Eng) , M Manassero (Ita) , S Chawrasia (Ind) , Š Zach (am) (Cze) ,
74 M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra) , A Leitmannstetter (Ger) , S Brazel (Aus) , V Tichy (am) (Cze) ,
75 A Puchmelter (Svk) , A Meronk (Pol) , M Pospisil (Cze) , A Johnston (Eng) , R Wattel (Fra) , F Aguilar (Chi) , M Millar (Aus) ,
76 C Doak (Sco) , Ó Serna (Mex) , P Howard (Eng) , B Staben (Ger) , P Valasek (Svk) , J Friesz (Svk) ,
77 J Norris (Aus) ,
79 P Dedek (Cze) ,