TRUCKEE, Calif. — Seung-Yul Noh hit all three par-5 holes and scored a tournament-best 23 factors on Thursday to take the lead within the first spherical of the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Membership.
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour, the match makes use of the Modified Stableford scoring system, with Noh beating the occasion’s spherical mark by 18 factors. 5 factors are awarded for the eagle and two for the birdie, whereas one level is deducted for the bogey and three for the double bogey.
“It is so enjoyable to play right now,” Noh stated, noting it was the primary time he had scored three eagles.
The 32-year-old South Korean additionally had 5 birdies and two bogeys on the par 71 course at Outdated Greenwood. He received the Zurich Basic in New Orleans in 2014 for his lone PGA Tour title.
“It is solely day one, however nonetheless plenty of confidence,” Noh stated.
Beau Hossler completed second with 17 factors. He had a hole-in-one on the par-3 third and an eagle on the par-5 sixth over his final 9.
“I used to be a bit between golf equipment,” Hossler stated of the ace. “I feel it was like 211 (yards), however at altitude it performs like 190. I hit the 7 iron and it landed in a great place and went in. It appeared prefer it was the one gap on tour this 12 months that did not have a digicam.”
Ryan Gerard and France’s Alexander Levy tied for third with 16 factors. Levy birdied eight in a bogey-free spherical.
“It is a totally different format, nevertheless it’s good to play like that typically,” Levy stated.
Carson Younger, Patrick Rodgers and Maximilian Kieffer had 15 factors.
Vincent Norrman, the Swedish Tour rookie who beat Nathan Kimsey within the playoffs final week at Kentucky within the Barbasol Championship, scored 11 factors.
Defending champion Chez Reavie had seven factors. Geoff Ogilvy opened with a six-point spherical. He received the 2014 title for his final skilled victory.
Brandt Snedeker had two factors. He performs with a sponsor exemption.
