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The Scotsman
  • 19/09/2024
Martin Dempster reports from Wentworth.
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00:00Hello it's Martin Dempster the Scotsman Golf Correspondent here coming to you from Wentworth
00:08Club in Surrey venue for this week's BMW PGA Championship. The opening round has just drawn
00:17to a conclusion, fantastic day weather wise here at the Surrey venue and on a course that's
00:26maybe not played as difficult as it has in recent years. I think the fairways are a bit softer,
00:32the rough's not as thick as it's been, we've had some low scoring. Pride of place has gone to
00:39Englishman Matthew Baldwin, he shot a 700 par 65 to hold a one-shot lead. At one point it looked
00:49as though Scotland's Grant Forrest could be the pace setter in this Rolex series event. He was
00:57seven under with three holes to play but dropped a shot at the 16th and then was really angry with
01:03himself after taking a double bogey seven at the 18th as he had to settle for a four under par 68.
01:12Nonetheless that was a decent effort that's going to leave him handily placed and that's also the
01:17case with Scottish number one Bob McIntyre. He opened with a five under par 67 and sits alongside
01:25a number of former winners in Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Matteo Manassero and American Billy Horschel.
01:34Huge crowds at this event, one of the great events on the DP World Tour, an iconic venue and really
01:44set for another fantastic three days. To keep up to date with everything in the golf world
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