Three time tour winner Jordan Zunic and James Grierson of Bonnie Doon share the opening round lead late on the opening day of the Queanbeyan Regional Open here at Queanbeyan Golf Club.
Grierson was the player they were all chasing for much of the morning, getting to five under midway through his round and out to a handy two-shot lead.
The Sydneysider did have his challengers though, with defending champion Deyen Lawson creeping up the leaderboard, while evergreen Matt Millar, the freshly crowned Murray Open Champ clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard after an awful double bogey to start his day.
Zunic, the 2015 NZ Open Champion, got off to a solid start with an eagle on the third, however a dropped shot on the par four 7th scuppered his promising run. t was only for a few holes however, and with back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th,he was back on track. Another birdie on the 16th and a big par save on the 17th enough for the 30-year old to grab a deserved share of the clubhouse lead.
10.20am: Grierson, Evans Moving Early
Former NSW State team captain,James Grierson and his Bonnie Doon counterpart, Andrew Evans share the lead at there undermidway through the morning half of the draw here at Queanbeyan.
Starting on the 9th, Grierson has kept a clean card, making birdies on the 9th, 10th and 13th, while Evans, who began his round on the 1st has grabbed birdies on three of the opening four holes.
Another New South Wales player, Rohan Blizard, is at two under, while ten players sit at one under.
The two females playing this week, Grace Kim and Hannah (Jihye) park have made slow starts, both are at one over.
Thankfully the weather is holding back, and the players who are out on the course have even been blessed with a bit of sunlight.
8.10am: Rd1 Underway At Queanbeyan
The opening round of the Queanbeyan Open ins underway.
The leading groups have just teed off with Sydney’s Dale Williamson one of the best out of the blocks at two under.
Defending Champion Deyen Lawson, Matt Millar and Scott Arnold have just completed the first, with the group of Grace Kim, Jordan Zunic, and Justin Warren heading up the first.
The wether is holding on for the moment, but there are storms expected late morning.
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