{"id":350462,"date":"2023-11-30T03:34:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350462"},"modified":"2023-11-30T06:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:03:35","slug":"always-nice-open-leader-plays-down-stunning-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=350462","title":{"rendered":"'Always nice': Open leader plays down stunning feat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameron Davis<\/a> is the early clubhouse leader at the Australian Open<\/a> after carding a first-round nine-under at The Lakes.<\/p>\n

\ufeffDavis, the 2017 champion at The Australian, was able to take full advantage of the uncharacteristic conditions to card seven birdies and an eagle.<\/p>\n

The lone eagle came at the par-5 14th, where he hit successive 3-irons, the second finishing just over a metre from the hole.<\/p>\n

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"Low three iron off the tee, nice stock three iron in close to the hole, short putt," he explained after the round.<\/p>\n

"It's always nice to have a four-footer for eagle."<\/p>\n

\"Cameron<\/p>\n

If only it were that simple.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Davis said he would be giving himself the afternoon off after shooting the low round of the morning.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain on Wednesday night meant the greens were far softer than might otherwise be expected, and the strong breezes which are another characteristic of the course didn't pick up.<\/p>\n

Players were also playing preferred lies on the fairways.<\/p>\n

Davis said the round was "by far the cleanest round I've ever had around here".<\/p>\n

"I was sort of expecting the wind to start picking up. It never really did.<\/p>\n

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\"Cameron<\/p>\n

"You still had to play all the shots, and I just felt like I had good clean control of my ball all day to give myself good putts at birdie."<\/p>\n

The best score from next door at The Australian on Thursday morning was a six-under from Scottsman Grant Forrest.<\/p>\n

Davis said he felt their scores would be about on-par with each other, given The Lakes is regarded as a slightly easier course than The Australian, where Davis will now turn his attention.<\/p>\n

"You want to make the most of good conditions out here (at The Lakes), because there is the opportunity to go low," he said.<\/p>\n

"Very happy with the start,\u00a0now it's just about finding rhythm (at The Australian). It's a different golf course, different grass, probably different conditions as well for the rest of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Min<\/p>\n

"You've just got to start all over again pretty much and try and find your rhythm.<\/p>\n

"We've got three rounds in a row now at the same place, so you can get used to the sight lines, and fingers crossed there's some more good play.<\/p>\n

"I would love to be right up there on Sunday."<\/p>\n

So after a start like that, how will he spend his afternoon?<\/p>\n

"I can go back to the hotel and have a smile on my face and think to myself, 'job well done'," he said.<\/p>\n

"I don't need to do any more grinding (practice) or anything like that, I'll conserve the energy and keep it for the rest of the week."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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