Australia-- Commentary as well as reviews from the first around of the ISPS Handa Melbourne Planet Mug of Golf where crews participated in the Fourball format and also hosts Australia discuss the top with England and also Korea. LEADING LIGHTS
JOHNSON PRANK IGNITES FRIEND: Cameron Johnson states he was merely joking however his spoken punch at Australian teammate Marc Leishman absolutely had actually an intended impact as the local hopes rose to a 10-under 62 and also a reveal of the lead at the World Mug of Golf with England and also Korea.
After Smith made a birdie at the par-4 third and also an impressive bald eagle at the par-5 fourth to boot begin the Australians round the youngster counted on four-time PGA TOUR winner Leishman as well as smiled.
" I gave Leish a bit of an uppercut under the ribs after four as well as said you may appear whenever," Johnson stated.
Leishman smiled but seemingly took it individual as soon after he stiffed a strategy to the par-3 6th opening to bring in birdie and after that brought in further inroads by making birdies on the seventh, nine and also 13th gaps.
Smith after that played his task with 3 shutting birdies in the final five openings.
" It was actually extremely vital for our team to leave to an excellent start," Leishman said.
" You don't desire to be resisting the entire tournament, and the scores were decent today, however it had not been that easy on the market. So our team more than happy to be actually linked for the top."
POULTER SENDS PRECAUTION: Ian Poulter understands group golf better than most.
As a Ryder Mug superstar for Europe he knows a very hot beginning in Melbourne is wonderful, but not the key.
" This event is actually won and also dropped on Friday and also Sunday," the English celebrity warned after he a Tyrrell Hatton fired up a 10-under 62 to share the top after the opening around at Metropolitan Golf Club.
Naturally he was describing the changing layouts.
Thursday's position cycle was actually Fourball, a layout they will once again use Sunday. Still to happen is actually the sometimes-diabolical Foursomes, or even alternating go format.
" Foursomes is the time where you can take yourself away from the tournament pretty swiftly," Poulter claimed.
" In Fourballs you're constantly heading to make birdies, there's enough par-5s on the training course, as well as hopefully you don't make any sort of mistakes.
" Today is actually about attacking the fairway as well as helping make as lots of birdies as you can. Tomorrow, you are actually mosting likely to locate yourself in situations where you recognize you can not afford to skip it best or right, so you'll be participating in a little bit of bit more conservatively.
" You'll be actually trying to be actually brilliant, certainly not create silly errors, and if you receive the opportunity to bring in birdie, then clearly go in advance and take it."
KOREA CHASING PAST HISTORY: Former PLAYERS champion Si Woo Kim and his partner Byeong Hun An are actually planning to deliver Korea its first Planet Cup title.
Which's certainly not all.
Along with an eye to the 2019 Head of states Cup that will definitely likewise be actually composed Melbourne the duo are hoping International Team captain Ernie Els may listen.
" The succeed will be actually excellent due to the fact that I will definitely be actually even more pleased since it is actually not an individual activity, it's a group event as well as you are actually betting Crew Korea," A said after they published a co-leading 10-under 62.
Must they continue their results they hope to integrate at the Zurich Classic Of New Orleans following year to promote their instance.
" It will certainly be actually very unique if our team can easily receive some great outcomes," A said.
" Team Korea's absolute best result is actually fifth so our goal most definitely is actually to beat that. And if that happens, I presume you may observe us in Zurich next year."
