Carlos Ortiz leads Dustin Johnson one shot after the first round at LIV Portland
Follow all actions as follows Dustin Johnson Carlos Ortiz takes part of the lead and advances to the second final round LIV golf event.
Johnson won eight birdies in 68 rounds at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon yesterday. This is because the former world No. 1 is about to win a stunning £ 3.25 million award. Ortiz, one of Saudi-backed Breakaway’s latest hires, shot 69, confirming Johnson was at the top of the leaderboard with eight under pars.Their closest challenger comes in the following form: Branden Grace, The person who returned 2 shots. South Africa’s Justin Harding Fellow drifts one shot further with a par 5 under. Brooks Koepka And Patrick Reed has an outside chance as he starts four shots from the lead.
Certainly one man who is not ready to prosecute Phil MickelsonAfter his disastrous performance at the US Open, he has endured another week of horror. The 52-year-old is 6 over par, but since there is no cut at the LIV golf event, he will resume his activities. At the team event, Johnson’s captain, 4 Ace GC, will lead -15. The All South African Stinger’s GC team, which won the Centurion Club last month, will start in 2nd place. Follow all the actions below.
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Grace missed the fairway on par 5 17th and his layup was pulled to the rough left of the green. It’s a tricky pitch from there, but it’s still possible to go up and down for birdies. Johnson drove hard in the middle, but his approach found a front bunker from 211 yards.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:52
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Johnson managed to roll in his birdie putt at 16, and it regains three shots with two holes to play, from the previous world No. 1 to -9.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:41
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Branden Grace was the only member of the last group to miss the green at 16, but South Africa chipped Birdie! Aiming for a two-shot swing, Ortiz suddenly leaves behind a must-see birdie putt and drags it to a lower position in the hole. Grace leads 2 in 2 holes and plays.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:39
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Two shots now! Grace rolls on a birdie putt at 15 after a great approach to move to -11. He is 5 under par in his round. Ortiz had a good chance on Birdie himself, but the Mexican putter got cold and he remained at -10.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:25
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Reed followed up the eagle at the age of 17 and won a birdie at the age of 18.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:23
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Patrick Reed hits a splendid approach to 17th on par 5 and rolls on an eagle putt. He missed that length almost all day, but it drives him to -8, and he’s now off the lead with just two shots.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 01:09
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Johnson couldn’t make a hole and returned to -8 before Ortiz cleared the par. But he’s not the only one at the top of the leaderboard. Grace ejects Birdie’s long putt on the 13th and joins Ortiz at -10.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 00:57
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Johnson and Ortiz both have problems in the 13th. The former approach was sliced and pierced roughly, leaving a tricky downhill pitch with the ball on the foot. Going up to the top tier of the green is a good effort, but trying to save par from there will be a long putt.
Ortiz’s approach was fairly short, but his pitch was much simpler from the fairway, leaving only about 5 feet for the par.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 00:54
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It was a disappointing day for DeChambeau, who had two overs in the round, but the Americans put the par 5 absolute mincemeat in 17th place and faded in with what looked like a short iron, giving them a bigger eagle chance.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 00:44
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Johnson moves to -9! After missing two birdie chances, he moved the putter in 12th place on par 3 and the two major champions missed only one lead.
Tom CarshawJuly 3, 2022 00:40