Niemann Olympics start in style in Paris 2024, ending first day at the top of the standings

The Chilean closed the opening day of the competition with a score of -5 in the Olympic field of the specialty.

Joaquin Niemann started with everything in golf at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games The national athlete was one of the first to compete on the national golf course and began to show his credentials from the first moment, which allowed him finish the first day with a score of -5 and finish, in the absence of the other competitors completing their performances, in third position .

The Chilean started his round with two consecutive pairs at the first flags. He then stood out on the third hole, a par 5 of 558 yards, managing to place the ball in just three shots, add one eagle This allowed him to be -2 .

Then, two new ones birds Holes 6 and 8 allowed him to partially take the lead in the standings with four shots under par.

In the second part of the course, he was caught and overtaken by the Japanese Hideki Matsuyama, who partially took the lead with -7 strokes in only 13 flags played.

Of course, Joaco did not lose his concentration and continued to move forward. His perseverance was rewarded on holes 14 and 15, scoring two new birdies in his book which reduced the gap, once again taking second place alone with -6. .

The problems appeared on the last hole. On the 471-yard par 4, he did not get the shot he was looking for, so he had to add a new club with which he recorded the only bogey, closing the day’s card with -5 . In any case, he was well placed for the next few days in the quest for medals.

After the competition, the Chilean gave his impressions of the day.It was a good day. I was solid from the first hole to the last. I felt like I was in a good position, despite the drive on the 17th and 18th holes that put me a little bit out of position, but that happens in this sport. “It happens in golf and you have to stay on your feet until the last hole,” Niemann said.

Regarding Le Golf National, he indicated that “it’s a good course. It’s a little softer because of the rain yesterday and the day before, so that makes things a little softer. But you have to play very well on the course, rough It’s long, complicated, so it’s a very good one test“.

In turn, regarding the difficulty of the last flags, he noted that “It doesn’t matter if there are various distractions around the holes. You have to keep hitting shots where you want to play and keep going with that. “, hill.

Now Niemann will have to wait and see what happens with the competitors who started the competition later at Le Golf National. Among them, the Spaniards John Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa stand out.

Source: Latercera

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