June 20, 2013. Ernie Els continued his recent fine form with a sublime nine under par 63 to take the clubhouse lead during a birdie-packed first round at the BMW International Open. The South African, who finished tied for sixth at Wentworth Club and tied fourth in the US Open championship on his last two starts, fired five birdies in an outward 31 after starting at the tenth.
“It seems like it’s really a day of scoring today,” said Els. “If you shoot a really low one, it’s nice. It takes the pressure off the rest of the tournament a little bit.
The Open Champion then started for home with a 40 foot birdie at the short second, before producing one for the highlight reel at the par five sixth.
Having seen his drive finish in rough to the right of the fairway and with water guarding the green, Els fired a brilliant wood approach almost 250 yards to within five feet of the cup and holed the subsequent putt.
Els had another eagle putt at the ninth for a share of the course record, but a two-putt birdie still proved good enough for the outright lead.
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“It seems like it’s really a day of scoring today,” said Els. “If you shoot a really low one, it’s nice. It takes the pressure off the rest of the tournament a little bit.
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“Although you’re leading, it doesn’t really mean much until Sunday, but if you get into the race, so to speak, early on in the tournament, it’s nice to be right in the hunt.
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