Charlotte, North Carolina-There were a number of unbearable names at the top of the leaders PGA in the opening round on Thursday in Quail Hollow, but none of them were more than Luke Donald.
Donald, the European Captain Rider, is 47 years old, ranked 871 in the world, and he was only a part -time player these days, with most of his focus on facilitating for Bethpage Black, as he hopes to lead Europe to the second Ryder Cup in a row.
Donald 4 was launched at the level of 67, tied in fourth and three shots only from the lead despite entering the week after he missed the reduction in the last five championships in which he played.
“Obviously, I was heading with all the five or six discounts that appeared this week,” Donald Deadpized after that. “Golf game crazy game.”
Donald, unlike not being in good condition, was also not suitable for a particularly short striking like in Quail Hollow, which reaches about 7700 yards.
He said: “It was a pleasant surprise, it's always fun, ghost -free in a major championship in a tournament that you did not think would be perfect for me.”
Caagan Bradley, 38 -year -old Rider Cup captain sitting, sitting for one shot behind Donald in 38 years.
Those who got the Rider Cup leaders shoot 7 years in the opening round of their Bingo card, please raise your hands.
It was the only time that two of the leaders sitting were among the top ten after any major tournament during the Rider Cup in the British Open in 1937 in Karnosti.
At the end of that second round, European Captain Charles Weekomb and American leader Walter Hagin were linked to second and eighth respectively.
Donald said: “One of them just told me that it was the lowest first round of a specialty since 2004 or something like this,” Donald said.
It was the first tour of his ghost in a major championship since 2015, and linked the lowest round of his first career in the PGA 2004.
When asked about what is similar to going to a championship like this that is asked about the game of anyone else, Donald said, “That's what I registered with. I am only here because I am the captain of the European Rider Cup. I will not be in this field otherwise. [a] Ryder Cup captain gets.
“I understand that my game is not in the place it was, and that's the focus. Therefore, it really doesn't bother me.”
Donald, who led the Europeans to win the Ryder Cup in 2023 in Rome, called as a player while dealing with responsibilities as a “budget thing”, adding, “I still love the competition. I like to be a competitor. But I still give myself ample time to be ready for New York.”
Bradley, who ranked 19th in the world, still imagines himself as a player who can qualify for the Ryder Cup teams, which he holds.
“She was pumped to see Luke there,” said Bradley. [and] Give him a little S -T. No, I will tell him how happy I can play like this. For him to go out there and shoot on that tour, it is impressive. It makes me happy. '' '
Donald Bradley praised, saying: “Kigan is the 20 highest in the world.
“I don't think this is in my future. But Kegan is still one of the best players in the world.”
