PGA Tour: Englishman Matt Wallace posted 65 in opening round, sits 2 shots off the lead

PGA Tour: After the opening round of the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Hiroshi Iwata is in first position after posting a 63.

Hiroshi Iwata is in first position at the PGA Tour´s ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP as we reach the end of the first round. The Japanese carded a round of -7 to finish ahead of Joaquin Niemann and Hideki Matsuyama, who are in joint second place. After a round of 63, Hiroshi Iwata leads by 1 shots and posted 1 eagle during his first round.

Matt Wallace is at -5 after the opening round at place 4. The Englishman turned in a 65 at Accordia Golf Narashino CC in the opening round of the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.

Tommy Fleetwood carded a opening round 67 to find himself in T6 position and trailing leader Hiroshi Iwata by 4 shots. Fleetwood, currently ranked 40 in the official world golf ranking, recorded 2 eagles in his opening round.

The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 21st until the 24th of October 2021 at Accordia Golf Narashino CC in Chiba, JPN. Players will receive a total of 9.950.000 Dollar will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Accordia Golf Narashino CC plays at Par 70.

The PGA Tour makes another stop in Japan right at the beginning of the season for the ZOZO Championship. With another strong field of participants, we can look forward to top-class golf this week.

Top-5 Leaderboard: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Hiroshi Iwata	-7	-7
T2	Joaquin Niemann	-6	-6
T2	Hideki Matsuyama	-6	-6
4	Matt Wallace	-5	-5
5	Brendan Steele	-4	-4

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