Martin Kaymer one behind two rookie leaders at Honda Classic
German chips in for birdie at the 17th then birdies the last to move within one stroke of the lead after opening round at PGA National in Palm Springs Gardens in Florida
Martin Kaymer chipped in for birdie at the 17th then birdied the last to move within one stroke of the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Springs Gardens, Florida.
The rousing finish by the German, playing his first US event of the year, lifted him to a five-under-par 65, one stroke behind American rookies Cody Gribble and Wesley Bryan on a course softened by rain on Wednesday.
Anirban Lahiri of India joined Kaymer at 65 by rolling in a 24-foot putt for eagle on the par-five 18th.
Kaymer caught fire after hitting his tee shot into an awkward lie in rough on the edge of the par-three 17th green.
“It was just one of those shots you want to get within three feet or so,” two-time major winner Kaymer said.
“It was a bit of a bonus. You try to get away with a par and then chip in for two. I take it. Sometimes it works out the other way and you make a bogey.”