PGA Tour: Russell Knox with strong start at the Bermuda Championship

Bermuda Championship: Current world number 166 Peter Malnati leads the Bermuda Championship after carding an opening round 63.

Peter Malnati sits at the top of the PGA Tour´s Bermuda Championship after the completion of the first round. The American posted a round of -8 to lead Doug Ghim and Ryan Armour, who sit deadlocked in second place. After a round of 63 Peter Malnati leads by 1 shots and posted 9 birdies during his first round.

“With everything in the world right now — and this island is doing a phenomenal job with their testing protocol and keeping everyone safe — I just didn't know if it was actually going to work for them to get out here,” Malnati said of about his wife and 1-year-old son. "So coming off that disappointing bogey on 17, I hit a nice drive on 18 and before I even get my yardage or anything, I see my wife and boy standing out there. “It just brought a huge smile to my face,” he said. “To see them and then to finish with that birdie, I'm a happy man.”

Russell Knox carded a opening round 67 to find himself in T15 position and trailing leader Peter Malnati by 4 shots. Knox, currently ranked 227 in the world golf ranking, recorded 6 birdies in his opening round. Danny Willett is at -4 after the opening round at position T15. The Englishman played the course of the Port Royal Golf Course in 67 shots in the opening round of theBermuda Championship.

Luke Donald, currently number 449 in the world golf ranking, is at -2 after the opening round at position T46. The Englishman played the course of the Port Royal Golf Course in 69 shots in the opening round of the Bermuda Championship. Tom Lewis carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T80 position and trailing leaderPeter Malnati by 8 shots.Lewis posted 3 birdies in his opening round.Ben Taylor carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T80 position and trailing leaderPeter Malnati by 8 shots.Taylor logged 2 birdies in his opening round.

The Bermuda Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 29th until the 1st of November 2020 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda. This year a total prize money of 4.000.000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Port Royal Golf Course plays at Par 71.

The Bermuda Championship will be played for the second time. Laying in the center of the Atlantic Ocean, the island of Bermuda is a beautiful place for a golf tournament. The winner earns an invitation to the Masters Tournament 2021.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Bermuda Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Peter Malnati	-8	-8
T2	Doug Ghim	-7	-7
T2	Ryan Armour	-7	-7
T4	Doc Redman	-6	-6
T4	Vaughn Taylor	-6	-6

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