Tournaments WMP1 /
The HSBC – Campbell vs Jacobsen
AM - Having been well left by Campbell’s fast start (five up after nine), Jacobsen rallied with wins at 12 and 13 only to take bogey at the 14th to go back to four down. By this stage, this match was a clear two holes behind those in front. Both players had include some glorious approach play to some holes …. and then struggled to two putt from long range at others. And both had missed short putts after the better approaches or from recovery shots.
The HSBC – Mattiace vs Bjorn
AM - Having pulled himself back into this match by making pars, when Mattiace went off the boil a little, Bjorn missed from just outside the American to loose the 17th and made a hash of 18 to lunch three down, and not talking to anyone. Of all the field for this first round, only Bjorn should have had experience of playing the West Course in a stiff easterly wind - apparently though he does not play here or understand the course as much as he would like –