Turkish Airlines Open 2015: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: October 29, 2015

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England's Lee Westwood shot an eight-under-par 64 on the first day of the 2015 Turkish Airlines Open, but that was only good enough for second place, three shots behind leader Jaco van Zyl.

South Africa's Van Zyl posted a remarkable 11-under 61 in a round that included nine birdies and an eagle.

Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy is sitting pretty tied for fourth after he shot an impressive 67 on Thursday at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya, Turkey. 


Here's how the leaderboard looks after Day 1 of the 2015 Turkish Airlines Open:



The full leaderboard can be accessed by visiting the European Tour's official website.

 

Recap

Westwood would undoubtedly have thought before his round that a 64 would see him top the leaderboard, but that would not have reckoned for Van Zyl.

The 36-year-old tore up the course playing his first-ever round at the Turkish Airlines Open. It was a good day for low-scoring, and Van Zyl took full advantage.

He birdied the par-five first to set the tone and went out in 31 after picking up three more shots on four, five and seven.

Things only got better as he eagled the 11th, the European Tour then sharing his exploits as he went eight-under par after 15:



Back-to-back birdies on the final two holes took him to 11-under and earned him a three-shot lead overnight.

Westwood is currently Van Zyl's closest challenger and will no doubt be ready to pounce on Friday after a bogey-less opening round.

The former world No. 1 looked in scintillating form as he picked up a birdie on the 10th—his first hole—before carding four in a row from the 14th to reach the turn at five-under par.

Another three in a row from the second saw him move to eight-under, but it could have been even better if his immense approach at four had ...
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