Padraig Harrington birdied his final gap Friday for a five-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead within the Senior British Open as he goes for his second senior main title of the 12 months.
Defending champion Ok.J. Choi had the lead late within the second spherical on the Previous Course at Sunningdale till he took bogeys on the 16 and seventeenth. Choi needed to accept a 67 and was one shot behind together with Thomas Bjorn, who had a 63.
Harrington is making an attempt to grow to be the fifth participant to win the British Open and the Senior British Open.
“Where I should make a score I scored, and then I got in trouble on plenty of other holes,” Harrington stated. “Hit some recovery shots and managed my game, but I never showed much confidence out there at all in my swing at all. I obviously like these 72-hole ones, and the bigger golf courses suit me.”
The Senior British Open is the fifth main on the PGA Tour Champions. The common tournaments are 54 holes. Harrington gained the US Senior Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado.
Bjorn was an offended Dane on Friday and it labored in his favour. He was livid with himself for ruining a very good begin within the opening spherical with three bogeys over the past 4 holes. He channelled that frustration into 4 birdies in 5 holes initially.
He made eagle on the 320-yard eleventh. And after dropping photographs on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes, he completed with a birdie.
“Just got out here in that mode of I know I played well yesterday and I was hitting the ball well. I knew I was playing well, but I was just angry,” Bjorn stated.
“Wanted to get off to a start and hit a great shot on 2, which it’s not like a given birdie, and then I hit some good shots from there.
“The primary 12 holes was simply an absolute pleasure.”
Among those two shots behind were Ernie Els and Justin Leonard, who made the cut in the British Open last week at Royal Portrush.
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