PGA Tour: Graeme McDowell is at T26 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions after the first round

Sentry Tournament of Champions: Joaquin Niemann leads on the PGA Tour after the opening round.

Joaquin Niemann sits at the top of the PGA ToursSentry Tournament of Champions after the first round. The Chilean scored a round of -7 to take the lead in front of Justin Thomas in second place and Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler who sit tied for third place. After a round of 66 Joaquin Niemann leads by 1 shots and posted 7 birdies during his first round.

“When I turned pro, I remember I was a little scared. I didn't know if I was going to be good enough to compete on TOUR,” Niemann admitted. 

“But after the first week I played really well, I figured out that if I played well, I can be on top of the leaderboard. I knew that I just had to be patient. I knew that I was doing things right, I just needed to wait for that week that I make every putt and hit every shot good so I can win. When I did… it was a great week and unbelievable feeling.”

Graeme McDowell, currently number 121 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the opening round at rank T26. The Northern Irish noted a 74 at Kapalua Golf in the opening round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Paul Casey, currently number 15 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the opening round at place T26. The Englishman finished the round at Kapalua Golf in 74 strokes in the opening round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

The Sentry Tournament of Champions is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from January 2nd until the 5th of January 2020 at Kapalua Golf in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii (USA). This year a total prize money of $6.700.000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $1,300,000. The course for the tournament at Kapalua Golf plays at Par 73.

The Sentry Tournament of Champions is the calendar-year opening tournament of golf's PGA Tour season, played in Hawaii on the island of Maui. The tournament was founded in 1953 and its field is restricted to golfers who won a tournament on the tour during the previous calendar year

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