European Open 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: September 22, 2016

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Bernd Wiesberger played a blistering round of eight-under to take the lead on the first day of golf's European Open on Thursday, as play was delayed due to heavy fog for more than three hours in Bad Griesbach, Germany.

The final groups of the day couldn't tee off until well past 5 p.m. local time, but conditions improved during the day, with the greens playing remarkably fast.

Wiesberger leads Renato Paratore by two shots, with several players, including Lucas Bjerregaard, tied for third at five-under. Here's a look at the leaderboard after Thursday's action:



For the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour's official website.

 

Recap As you can see in the short video below, courtesy of the European Tour's official Twitter account, heavy fog prevented the competition from kicking off on time on Thursday:



Tommy Fleetwood shared this shot of Matthew Baldwin waiting for his chance to compete:



Wiesberger didn't let the delay get the better of him, however, as he started the day in excellent fashion with three birdies on his first four holes. The Austrian was flawless on the back nine, and while a double bogey to start the front nine brought his score down significantly, a beautiful eagle-birdie finish saw him end the round with a score of eight-under 63.

He fluffed his one sand save and only converted one of his two scrambles, but Wiesberger's short game was on point, and he needed just 27 putts to complete his round.

The European Tour shared some of his top highlights:



Paratore trails the Austrian star by two shots after a birdie-eagle combination of his own, on the ninth and 10th holes, and the Italian also doubled one of his holes on Thursday.

The young talent, who already has a seventh-placed finish at the Omega European Masters under his belt, was flawless with his sand saves an...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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