Swinging his backup driver for the first time at 16, his shot sailed right and into trouble but he drained a 27-foot par putt, earning him a congratulatory fist tap to the butt by fellow competitor James Hahn. Noh’s putter did its part on the second nine as he poured in a 40-foot birdie at No. He birdied four of his first six holes and then capped off the front nine with an 8-foot eagle at the ninth. Noh made nine birdies and an eagle on the day and took just 21 putts.Įquipment issues for the clubhouse leader Noh's driver was damaged mid-round /HKNWtlXEKT Noh had a chance to try to reach the 18 th green in two at the par-5 finishing hole and give himself his best chance to break 60, but elected to lay up and settled for a closing birdie. There wasn’t sufficient damage for him to replace the club initially, but after hitting the same club at 13, the face became visibly deformed and following Model Local Rule G-9: Replacement of Club that is Broken or Significantly Damaged, he was allowed to replace it during the round. A friend fetched his backup and he fitted the head to his shaft on the 15 th tee. “So I just look at the driver and it got the crack in it.” “When I hit on 12, I’m swinging so nicely feel like, but keep going like 70 yards going right,” Noh said.

On the 12 th hole, Noh suffered a hairline crack to the face of his driver, the first time in his career he said he’s ever done that. “One shot missed to 59, but I’m really happy with that.” “Just everything was going amazing,” Noh said. Noh grabbed a three-stroke lead over Australian Adam Scott and China’s Marty Dou at the PGA Tour’s annual visit to McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The 31-year-old South Korean shot a bogey-free 11-under 60 on Thursday at TPC Craig Ranch in the opening round of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Seung-yul Noh broke his driver in the middle of the round but it didn’t slow him down. Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland.Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland.Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America.

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