Kaymer lurks as rookies lead Honda Classic
MIAMI: Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer was hot on the heels of rookie co-leaders Cody Gribble and Wesley Bryan Thursday (Friday in Manila) after one round of the US PGA Tour Honda Classic.
Bryan and Gribble both teed off target early. early at PGA National in Palm Bryan played his first eight Beach Gardens, Florida, and proholes at even par before a birdie duced six-under par 64s that none at 18, then poured in five birdies of the later starters could match. in his last nine holes.
But Gribble and Bryan, who is He was happy to be back at PGA coming off a career-best tie for National, where he won his card fourth at Riviera Country Club on for the Web.com Tour just over a Sunday, have no margin for error year ago — going on to win three with Germany’s Kaymer and India’s times on the developmental circuit Anirban Lahiri just a stroke back, to earn his PGA Tour card. with seven more players on 66. “A place that I’m comfortable
Kaymer finished with back-toat, and a golf course I know, they back birdies for his 65, chipping in are few and far between out here,” from the green-side rough at 17. Bryan said. “It’s my first run at all
“It was just one of those shots these tournaments out here. I love you want to get within three feet this place, love this golf course or so,” Kaymer said. “It was a bit of and I had a great day.” a bonus. You try to get away with a Gribble, who lifted his first PGA par and then chip in for two. I take Tour title in October with a storming it. Sometimes it works out the other finish in the Sanderson Farms Chamway and you make a bogey.” pionship, hit all 18 greens in regula
Lahiri drained a 25-foot eagle tion to seize his share of the lead. putt at the 18th to join Kaymer at He offset his only bogey at the parfive-under. four 16th with seven birdies, includ
Bryan and Gribble had set the ing at his last two holes.