Australia’s Min Woo Lee is 2 photographs off the lead after coming house with 4 straight birdies to complete the primary spherical of the DP World Tour’s Open de France in Paris.
The 27-year-old fired a five-under par opening spherical of 66 to sit down in a share of second place alongside Frenchman Julien Guerrier, scorching on the heels of chief Marcus Armitage of England.
Lee seems rejuvenated after a break on the Gold Coast and at house in Perth after his PGA Tour season got here to an finish following the primary week of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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He shot 67 and 66 throughout the weekend ultimately week’s showpiece DP World Tour occasion, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in England, to leap right into a share of eleventh, 5 photographs off the playoff received by Sweden’s Alex Noren.
Lee, who’s now a confirmed starter for each this summer season’s Australian Open and Australian PGA, then carried that kind throughout the English Channel.
He made seven birdies for the day, together with 5 throughout the entrance 9, his second 9.
“Just a few putts didn’t drop early however I completed off with 4 birdies in a row which could be very, very good,” Lee stated.
“It was deserving, I suppose, with the photographs that I used to be hitting.”
Lee’s birdie blitz didn’t match the efforts of Armitage, nevertheless.
The Englishman strung collectively eight birdies within the area of ten holes, together with six in a row, on his technique to a 64.
“I used to be hitting it fairly shut and simply the putts began to drop,” Armitage stated.
“I believe I one-putted each inexperienced for that area of holes. Sure, that can work!”
Australians Elvis Smylie and Daniel Gale each shot 69, to sit down degree with LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka at two-under par.
David Micheluzzi, who shot a good par 71, and Danny Checklist (75) are the opposite Australians within the discipline.