Eugenio López-Chacarra is in his third consecutive week competing in the Asian Tour and his performance during this mini tour is being remarkable. The Madrid native was fourteenth in Hong Kong and, seven days later, fifth in the International Series in Qatar. Today the young Spanish player has begun his career in what is perhaps the most important tournament on the circuit, the Saudi International, and has scored 66 strokes (-5). Leading, with 64 strokes, is the Taiwanese Chang Wei-lun, who obtained the visa at the last minute and was on the verge of being dropped.
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Chacarra delivered an immaculate card, sprinkled with five birdies, but the best news is the consistency in his game. Another Spaniard, Luis Masaveu, scored 69. There are many LIV Golf players who are at Riyadh Golf Club this week, including David Puig and Sergio García, who shot 71.
Sergio García performs a Trump-style dance… or Miguel Ángel Jiménez style?
Jon Rahm’s great rival in the LIV last season, Joaquín Niemann, is also up there with 65 strokes. The Chilean stressed that he would like to ‘finish’: “I’m very happy with how I’ve started, but I haven’t had a great Sunday in my last three tournaments, so I think there are always things to improve.” The defending champion, Mexican Abraham Ancer started with a 68.
One of the highlights of the first day.
