LOS CABOS, Mexico — Kevin Streelman, Tom Whitney and Rico Hoey every shot 5-under 67 in windy situations Thursday to share the first-round lead within the World Broad Expertise Championship.
Winless on the PGA Tour since 2014, the 46-year-old Streelman opened his afternoon spherical at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante with an eagle and a birdie.
“It’s a tiring golf course, particularly when it blows this difficult out right here,” Streelman mentioned. “You might have holes it’s worthwhile to deal with, with No. 1 being certainly one of them. It’s type of a downwind par 5, and 18 is an analogous trend. However then you definately flip into the wind.”
Whitney birdied the primary three holes.
“Beginning the day on this golf course you’re pondering, ‘I must get it to six, 7, 8,’” Whitney mentioned. “Then the wind begins blowing and also you type of mood these expectations. I’m very happy with 5 beneath.”
Defending champion Erik van Rooyen was a stroke again at 68 with Taylor Montgomery, Max Greyserman, Nate Lashley, Austin Eckroat, Kelly Kraft and Ryan McCormick.
“Fully completely different check than what we had final yr,” van Rooyen mentioned. “There was possibly one membership of wind final yr.”
Nico Echavarria of Colombia, the Zozo Championship winner in Japan in his final begin, opened with a 69.
“It was a very good spherical, good begin, bogey-free,” Echavarria mentioned. “Loads of wind for the morning.”
