Ok’s eagles help him grab share of the lead in Singapore, Carl Yuan left ruing costly bogeys in The Bahamas
- Taehoon Ok and Suradit Yongcharoenchai shoot matching five-under par 66s for early clubhouse lead in Asian Tour event
- Chinese golfer Yuan finishes third on Korn Ferry Tour, but happy with a job well done
Taehoon Ok and Suradit Yongcharoenchai shot matching five-under par 66s to take the early clubhouse lead during a storm-shortened first round at the SMBC Singapore Open on Thursday.
The first round of the final tournament of the Asian Tour’s 2021-22 season was halted early because of poor weather with 52 players still out on the course. Play will resume at 7.30am on Friday.
Ok, who missed the cut at last week’s Singapore International, eagled the two par fives on the front nine at Sentosa Golf Club, while Suradit had a chance to take the outright lead but missed an eagle putt on the par-five 18th from 15ft during his bogey-free round.
A host players finished a shot back from the leaders, while Joohyung Kim – who won last week’s event and leads the Tour’s Order of Merit – came in with a 68 in a group of players that includes Thailand’s teenage sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat.
“The last tournament didn’t go too well so I was feeling a bit anxious,” Ok said. “But after last week I’ve been practising a lot, so think I’ve improved and think I have figured things out.”
Suradit said he was really happy with his first round, despite the missed opportunity on the last.
“I played good, putting was OK, I made tee shots that were very good today but some second shots on par threes were not so good, but it’s OK,” he said.
