Round 1 Highlights | 2024 KLM Open

All the action from Round One of the KLM Open at The International. Italy’s Matteo Manassero and Finlands Mikko Korhonen share the lead at seven-under, just one shot clear of Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino.

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The DP World Tour heads to the Netherlands this week for the KLM Open at The International golf club. Pablo Larrazábal returns to defend his title. The Spaniard will be teeing it up at a different course this year but can take confidence from his 4T at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic alongside his 13T finish at the European Open three weeks ago. Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin will also be in the field this week. He’s fresh off making the cut in his first Major appearance at the U.S Open last week. He’s missed just one cut all season and has claimed three top-10s including a fourth-place finish at the Qatar Masters in February. Matt Wallace will also be in the Netherlands this week. He’s made three top-10s in four starts, including a third-place finish in 2019 at this week’s venue. Predominantly on the PGA Tour this season, the Englishman’s recent form includes a 4T finish at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and 20T at the Myrtle Beach Classic. Others to look out for are Danny Willett, Rikuya Hoshino, Rasmus Højgaard and Edoardo Molinari.

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this is not a swing it’s a hit isn’t it it’s a golf hit he drives it forwards really big weight shift and is that going to come round it is come on down now and right turn Clyde wonderful absolutely special philipo Chell the Italian at the beat the pro [Music] hole I do wonder if chell’s got a win in this year seems like such a good young player he’s aggressive he’s very strong is and here he is at the short par 311 this is the beat the pro hole it is and 113 yards today and it’s a stunner from Yos look at that not really very fair to the amateur that’s about to play not giving him a chance into 16 just a a mid iron there and once again that’s what we expect Yos to do I like Darius vandriel I I admire him very much his work ethic the way he goes about it it’s a perfect example of a good player that’s really ground himself into a proper player a winner you know whereas some players all the talent in the world don’t fulfill the potential he’s the other that’s a superb shot again and Luke list going from 293 holding nothing back with that one there’s all sorts of Mischief on the left here don’t drag it oh shot Take a Bow loot list he can’t see that by the way that’s shot of the day for me I wouldn’t disagree with you some word I wouldn’t he deserved it didn’t he what an eagle Luke list lovely move oh cracking effort that was oh a straight Bounce from maybe hitting the flag and going in they are peppering the flag here at 11 little push of the left hip as he takes the club away just to start the swing he’s got a trigger that’s oh wow lucky was that first bounce oh this could be good this could be good two great shots from the [Applause] Italians isn’t that super for Italia front flag today only six yards on going next another a long hole just a n99 for these players and all right that’s it superb fourth shot little bit of trouble Go full out bar five must have to chip out chip forward great shot see it’s a great performance I agree with you Dom down the hill vment in never anywhere else was it well it’s clearly very easy out there Jamie Donaldson 500 appearances on the DP World Tour on 110s actually they’ve converted a par 4 into a par three for this year yes a completely madeup hole isn’t it it’s just a short one 11 13 yards today this is close lovely [Applause] sensible second from Molinari heart of the green putting up the hill and you go I just about say I just about to say I always look like a three you know it’s your day when you do that not even looking at that flag he bolts it in the middle is still out there Breeze is still out there [Music] up the hill tough to get close but not a problem for the Italian a brilliant he continues to impress Hino and the way he puts well almost give him that we heard from him on the Range here is Eduardo Molinari with a birdie put at the second yeah since he’s put this putter in he seems to be putting better for me different weight distribution there you go not letting me down now you see just where Alex Fitzpatrick is aiming here so quite a long way outside left and pretty slick down there that’s good excellent well read that was not an easy putt to make and he continues to bounce along at minus four he him play better because he’s stroking it better it’s more free flowing and again well we just go to hashino just holds everything he’s having one of those days isn’t he but he has them all the time four in a row six undertakes the lead once again that butter is volcanically hot I felt like it was a double breaker that it went that way and then back at the end the other way there you go straightens up wonderful stroke from Matt Wallace and he gets himself within a shot of the lead as we watch manaco into 14 as MK was saying toughest h on the golf course yeah brilliant yeah absolutely you don’t want to be having any real follow through on those plug ones just hit them hard and stop the club and Aero takes the lead drains another one now hang on what Griff have we got now we’ve gone clamp and now back to Orthodox clamp huh Orthodox clamp yeah yeah I’m figuring that that’s not a third grip on the day is it no it’s a saw that’s a sore isn’t it that’s not a clam that’s a sore this is one of the Staples of the DP World Tour what was the PGA European tour and the national opens are so hugely important because of the history big tall Dutchman will bessling could do with this one two over at the moment and yeah that’ll get a cheer nicely [Applause] done it’s another Beauty from hashino that is four birdies in five holes so he moves it to three underpar only one off the lead and continuing the Italian here is Eduardo Molinari with a chance to get back to four under brilliant and now you see how valuable the bogey put was on the previous hole and why he fist pumped so good bounce back list for par 17 so this will go down as a one PL I sh you’re not easy as it he’s got it he’s got it he’s got it yeah well done L this what a twac I mean that is so hard to do you’ve got the first one that’s like lightning over the top of the hill and then you com in back up the hill and it’s very hard to get it there lovely approach shot from Tom mck at 16 straight and firm we get this dump yeah no doubt good pting stroke well done oty for a closing birdie he gets it as well he’ll have great Vibes on this golf course because we’ve talked all day about how it does look and feel like Paris National and he produced one of the rounds of the year last year well I don’t want to say if this is what he does so well please don’t let me down he just he just sees everything so clear he’s just got such an amazing variety of shots and that was quick Anthony you chi that in the water it was so easy to chip that in the water but such is his confidence brilliant what a display it’s been from Mato manaco who returned to the winner circle remember in South Africa earlier this season for the first time in 11 years and he’s out in front again 64 mat how satisfying was that out there today very very satisfying um I mean it’s a tough course so and you need to earn uh around like this around here and and it was nice I mean the conditions obviously helped us the Cur is course is firming up so it’s playing a little uh shorter and the wind never really picked up so it was it was a good day to play some good golf and have a good round but never easy did you play it before in 2019 I did yeah so you have some experience here um yeah I think I played only two rounds in 2019 and uh um I didn’t remember that much I remember that it was bouncy I remember uh some holes um I don’t think the rough was that thick on 19 so the course is playing different uh and it’s playing different in a in a good way like it’s a really good test how are your energy levels after a US Open well uh the last uh on the weekend I was I was tired I didn’t play but it’s kind of stressful to um it’s stressful in a good way uh because you put a lot of energies to prepare the US Open and then it beats you up so and then you kind of drop in Adrenaline you know but so I was a little tired but I’m I’m really happy to to be playing and and I’m happy that I have tournaments coming up to be to be honest you know us open was a was a really tough experience uh but you kind of need to take it for the for what it is and and and reset before the start of the season did you set yourself any Targets before the start of the season season not not so much like not in not ranking wise or or not none of that I I knew that would have been a goal to go back win again uh but not necessarily a short yeah not necessarily a shortterm goal so I I wanted to to do well to just be myself on tour again as you know after having gone through different changes uh so yeah that that’s just it my goal was that and and then I I was going to wait and see what results would come and and definitely I’ve been really satisfied with those great round today and great to see you playing so very well thank you very much thank you to watch 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