Asian Tour: Drysdale and Lee set early pace at Macau Open while Hong Kong trio make strong starts
- David Drysdale and Min-woo Lee card matching 62s to finish first round at nine under par
- Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho shoots a 66, while compatriots Matthew Cheung and Leon D’Souza also come in under par
David Drysdale and Min-woo Lee fired matching 62s on a day of low scoring at the SJM Macau Open, where just four shots separated the top 20 on the leader board.
The Scotsman and Australian ended Thursday’s first round at Macau Golf and Country Club on nine under par, a shot clear of Ajeetesh Sandhu, Ben Campbell and Ian Snyman.
Typhoon Koinu’s after-effects meant preferred lies were in place for the Asian Tour event, so while the pair matched Anirban Lahiri’s course record from 2013, they will not find their way into the history books.
Still, Lee was more than happy with his “really nice score”, which had its foundations in a good day off the tee, despite the wind that took hold early.
“We were aggressive, smart,” Lee said. “It worked out pretty well. Drove on the fairway most of the time and had wedges in.”
Drysdale, meanwhile, had a glimpse of a 59, but after birdieing 15 to join Lee at the top of the leader board, parred his way home.