by Everything you need to know about the first round at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.
Julien Guerrier went down as home favorite Jon Rahm put on a show on day one of the 2024 Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters.
Here’s everything you need to know about the first round at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.
Guerrier goes very deep
Guerrier posted his worst par round on the DP World Tour, making 10 birdies – including five straight from the second hole – for a flawless 62 to take a one-shot lead on a low-scoring day in Andalusia. After scoring 29 points thanks to seven birdies in the first nine rounds, the Frenchman hit three more down the home stretch to reach 10 under par. He said: “I felt like I was playing the front nine on PlayStation ! It was very nice. But we know golf, we know we have to stay in the present. Of course it was really nice, but I try to stay focused because we know that anything can happen with this wind.”
Brown lands two eagles
Dan Brown may have taken a while to warm up on Thursday, but when he finally did, the results were remarkable. After starting with five straight pars, the Englishman made an eagle from about 35 feet on the sixth. He then delivered a brilliant shot on the back nine, fired another eagle on the long 14th and five birdies as he found form on the greens. He said: “The round actually started a little slow, but then I made an eagle on the sixth and then I holed a few putts on the last six or seven holes on the last nine holes and had a chip-in on the 16th .” It was good. It was a good, stable day and a few putts were added towards the end.
Coussaud’s amazing ace
Ugo Coussaud made a brilliant hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth, holed with a six-iron from 175 yards.
Ugo Coussaud received his bodyweight in Estrella Damm as a gift after hitting a hole-in-one in the first round of the tournament 🍻#EDAM2024 | @edamsotogrande pic.twitter.com/F8Mkys4QUL
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 18, 2024
And Jesper Svensson almost got the second ace of the day on the 13th, but instead his excellent tee shot hit the hole and wasn’t lost…
Rahm delights his home audience
Local hero Rahm drew a big crowd on the opening morning and rewarded them with some great shots, including this approach on the ninth day of play that set up a closing birdie…
Rahm and his caddy Adam Hayes will donate money for each Ryder Cup star’s birdie and eagle this week to support families affected by the hurricanes in the United States.
Bradbury’s contender for shot of the day
Last week’s winner Dan Bradbury produced this delightful chip-in eagle in game six, with his ball taking two bounces before landing in the cup. What a shot…
