Portugal Masters 2013 Leaderboard: Complete Day 1 Recap and Analysis

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Published: October 10, 2013

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Seven players head the field after Day 1 of the Portugal Masters 2013.

The leading pack, all tied at six under par, include Chilean Felipe Aguilar, Germany's Maximilian Kieffer, England's Graeme Storm and David Lynn, Wales' Jamie Donaldson, Alvaro Quiros of Spain and Ireland's Simon Thornton.



Pre-tournament favourite Martin Kaymer is three under par and in joint 30th position. Last year's winner, Shane Lowry, finished Day 1 further down the leaderboard in 52nd position at just one under.

There could have been a sole leader in the Algarve going into Day 2 had Lynn not dropped a shot on the 18th hole. He may struggle to keep up if Quiros and Storm are able to make progress on their opening round.

The Spaniard made six birdies on his opening nine holes, while the Englishman also scored six but on the final nine.



Elsewhere, potential title threat Ross Fisher shot a solid score of 66. He is four under par and well prepared to push on further up the field in Day 2.

Other notable results from players marked as worth watching in the Bleacher Report Portugal Masters preview include the 13:00 (BST) group consisting of Francesco Molinari, Joost Luiten and Nicolas Colsaerts.

The triumphant Seve Trophy trio all came in at three under. Each scored a round of 68 to join the chasers bunched together in 30th place alongside Kaymer.

Combined with the hotly tipped German, all four golfers should come to the fore over the next few days as serious contenders for this year's competition.



By contrast, the fortunes of Great Britain and Ireland's joint leader Donaldson, Tommy Fleetwood and Stephen Gallacher on Day 1 were very different.

The European Tour's official round-up of the shots of the day featured Donaldson and Fleetwood. The latter eventually finished the course at four under par, while Gallacher ended up with...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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