LIV Golf Invitational - Portland: Englishman Sam Horsfield posted 73 in opening round, sits 6 shots off the lead

Portland Event: Carlos Ortiz leads in the Portland Event after the opening round.

Carlos Ortiz is ahead in the LIV Golf´s Portland Event as we reach the end of the first round. The Mexican logged a round of -5 and taking the lead ahead of Dustin Johnson in second place and Pat Perez, Hideto Tanihara and Branden Grace who sit tied for third. Ortiz leads by 1 shot after posting 7 birdies on his way to an opening round of 67.

Sam Horsfield is at +1 after the opening round at position T20. The Englishman played the course in 73 shots in the opening round of the Portland Event.

Richard Bland carded an opening round 74 to find himself in T24 position and trailing leader Carlos Ortiz by 7 shots. Bland posted 2 birdies in his opening round.

Ian Poulter is at +3 after the opening round at place T30. The Englishman finished the round in 75 strokes in the opening round of the Portland Event.

Laurie Canter carded an opening round 75 to find himself in T30 position and trailing leader Carlos Ortiz by 8 shots. Canter logged 5 birdies in his opening round.

Lee Westwood is at +4 after the opening round at position T37. The Englishman played the course in 76 shots in the opening round of the Portland Event.

Graeme McDowell, currently number 379 in the official world golf ranking, carded an opening round 79 to find himself in T45 position and trailing leader Carlos Ortiz by 12 shots. McDowell recorded 2 birdies in his opening round.

The Portland Event is part of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The tournament is held from June 30th until the 2nd of July 2022 at in Portland, OR, USA. Players will receive a total of 25.000.000 Million Dollar. The course for the tournament plays at Par 72.

Three weeks ago the LIV Golf Series kicked off, now the first stop in the USA, right "on the doorstep" of the PGA Tour. Three names are still missing from the 48-player field, but Greg Norman has still managed to attract some top-class players for his project after the London event. Among others, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have joined the field, and Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Martin Kaymer will also tee off in Portland.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Portland Event

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Carlos Ortiz	-5	-5
2	Dustin Johnson	-4	-4
T3	Pat Perez	-3	-3
T3	Hideto Tanihara	-3	-3
T3	Branden Grace	-3	-3

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