Golf roundup: England's Paul Waring takes first-round lead at Houston Open
England's Paul Waring said he felt he was getting better even while missing cuts in recent tournaments. He showed signs of solid play during the first round of the Texas Children's Houston Open on Thursday. Waring shot a 7-under-par 63 without a bogey to hold the lead.
Houston Open scoreboard "I think I've just been told I holed over 160 foot of putts today, which is massive and gives you a massive advantage," Waring said. Waring is one stroke ahead of Gary Woodland, who was one of the final golfers to finish the round. Sam Burns, Michael Brennan and Tom Hoge all shot 65s at Memorial Park Golf Course to land in a tie for third.
Six of Waring's seven birdies came on par-4 layouts. He started on the back nine, had a 40-foot birdie putt on No. 18, and later added a 31-foot birdie putt on No.
5. The result was Waring's first sub-70 round of the year. "This is a proper long golf course," he said.
"It's a lot more mid-irons and short irons, and as I say, you've got to putt well if you're going to put a round like that together. " Woodland played without a bogey until his 16th hole of the day – No. 7 – though he bounced back with birdies on the last two holes.
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