Lowry leads at Hilton Head, Molinari struggles
ByReuters
Published 18/04/2019 at 23:22 GMT
April 18 (Reuters) - Ireland's Shane Lowry rediscovered his touch to grab the first-round lead at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Thursday while Italian Francesco Molinari struggled in his first start since his Masters letdown.
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Lowry, who won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January but missed the cut at last week's the Masters, carded a bogey-free six-under-par 65 at the Harbour Town course on Hilton Head Island for a one-shot lead.
Americans Trey Mullinax, Daniel Berger, Luke List, Ryan Moore and Ryan Palmer were all one shot back.
World number one Dustin Johnson mixed four birdies with a lone bogey for a three-under 68 that left him in a share of 15th.
Molinari, who took a two-shot lead into the final round at Augusta National before a pair of double-bogeys on the back nine opened the door for eventual winner Tiger Woods, was nine shots back of leader Lowry.
The British Open champion began his day at the par-four 10th and mixed a double-bogey with four bogeys and three birdies en route to a three-over-par 74.
Other notables in the field include three-times major champion Jordan Spieth and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who each carded even-par 71s. (Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Peter Rutherford )
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