{"id":10007,"date":"2025-01-30T15:19:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/brandon-robinson-thompson-sets-course-record-in-opening-round-of-bahrain-championships\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:19:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:19:31","slug":"brandon-robinson-thompson-sets-course-record-in-opening-round-of-bahrain-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/brandon-robinson-thompson-sets-course-record-in-opening-round-of-bahrain-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Robinson-Thompson sets course record in opening round of Bahrain Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Golfer Brandon Robinson-Thompson set a course record of 61 and took an early three-shot lead in the first round of the Bahrain Championships. <\/b><\/p>\n

From the Isle of Wight, Robinson-Thompson is competing in his first season of the DP World Tour and was delighted with his start in Bahrain. <\/p>\n

“I didn’t picture this outcome this morning when it was raining and there was a forecast of strong winds,” Robinson-Thompson told the DP World Tour., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“I was very happy to get off to the start that I did, it was an accumulation of a lot of good decision-making, execution, and I made a lot of puts.<\/p>\n

“It wasn’t perfect but I was smart when I had to be, there is a little bit of a sour taste in my mouth because of the end but I hold my fair share.”<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old came within touching distance of breaking a tour record set by Oliver Fisher, who became the first player on the European Tour to shoot a round of 59, at the 2018 Portugal Masters.<\/p>\n

Through the first 17 holes, Robinson-Thompson recorded eight birdies and two eagles to put himself on 56 stokes and in need of a birdie to match the record going into the final hole. <\/p>\n

The Briton then bogeyed the 18th hole, ending the round frustratingly despite a career-best score. <\/p>\n

“This has to be my first or second-best round ever, surely,” he added.<\/p>\n

“It is my lowest round as a professional I’m pretty sure. I’m going to do a lot of the same stuff going forward.<\/p>\n

“I’m working with a new caddy at the moment and he’s great, we get along well and talk through everything. We’ll be having a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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