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Australian Day is keen to impress International
captain Ernie Els for a spot at December's Presidents Cup in
Melbourne and the 31-year-old wielded a favorite putter to sink
six birdies at Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju island in South
Korea.
"I think overall it's a great start...to be able to capitalize
on a day like we had today because we're not used to the wind
being down like it was. I'm excited to see how the rest of the
week goes," Day said.
An also had occasional trouble with the swirling wind and the
Korean was happy not to drop a single shot.
"Eight under, bogey free is always good," he said after carding
a sparkling 64 to finish one shot ahead of Joaquin Niemann.
"I didn't hit it great the last couple days and on the range
today, but everything seems to be working," added An.
"Everything was going at the flag the perfect distance and
obviously I holed a lot of putts today, so everything just
clicked and I shot bogey free."
Brooks Koepka launched his title defense with a modest
three-under 69 with an eagle on the final hole in the first
tournament of PGA Tour's three-event Asian swing.
Inaugural winner Justin Thomas shot 68, while fellow Americans
Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth returned 70s in their
tournament debut.
Rookie Viktor Hovland shot 69, his 18th straight round in the
60s, which is the most by any player since 1983.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Toby
Davis)
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