October 24, 2013. At the end of day one at CIMB Classic, India’s Shiv Kapur lies tied 12th, while, American Ryan Moore carded spectacular nine-under 63 to capture the lead by two strokes from Keegan Bradley. Sergio Garcia is at 3rd position with six-under.
Continuing his fine form at the CIMB Classic at Kuala Lumpur Golf and country club, Kapur carded seven birdies to finish with three-under 69 in round one.
Gaganjeet Bhullar shot five birdies with a score of 72 to lie tied 30th at the end of the first round. Anirban Lahiri with two-under 74 is tied 54th at the finish of Thurday’s round.
[highlight] Moore continued his hot play to open the 2013-14 PGA TOUR season, carding a 9-under 63 to grab first-round lead by two shots over Keegan Bradley [/highlight]
Moore continued his hot play to open the 2013-14 PGA TOUR season, carding a 9-under 63 to grab first-round lead by two shots over Keegan Bradley.
In the opening round of the CIMB Classic, the leader, Ryan Moore struck his 105-yard approach shot to two feet on the par-5 18th hole for the shot of the day.
Sergio Garcia (66) was another shot back while five players were tied at 67. Phil Mickelson carded a 71, saying afterward that he could not remember swinging this badly in his career.
After carding rounds of 69-63-69-68 to finish T9 at last week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Moore made 10 birdies at the CIMB, finishing with a tap-in birdie on the 18th after stuffing his approach to a foot.
Moore finished 68th in the FedExCup standings in 2013, picking up a trio of top 10s. He’s looking for his first PGA TOUR win since the 2012 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Moore tied for fifth at the CIMB in 2010.
The $7,000,000 CIMB Classic’s is in progress at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. The tournament is jointly sanctioned by PGA and Asian Tours. The winner will be awarded $ 1,260,000 as prize money.
The winner will receive playing exemptions on the Asian Tour and PGA TOUR and earn a spot at the 2014 Masters Tournament.
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