MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) â" Ian Poulter recovered from an early spook to fire 7 birdies in a 6-under 65 and take a one-stroke lead after a initial turn during the Australian Masters on Thursday.
Poulter was one shot transparent of internal golfer Ashley Hall and dual forward of a organisation of 6 including former champion Peter Lonard.
In his initial professional tournament in Australia, top-ranked Luke Donald non-stop with a 69 and was in share of 11th place. Donald, named a U.S. PGA debate actor of a year on Tuesday, final week became a initial actor to win a income pretension on a PGA Tour and European Tour in a same season.
"Two birdies, no bogeys. It could have been a lot worse," Donald said. "It could have been better. Something to build off."
Donald was turn with Greg Chalmers, who is perplexing to turn a second actor to finish a Australian Triple Crown after unconditional a Australian Open and Australian PGA final month. Robert Allenby achieved a attainment in 2005.
Poulter, personification a behind 9 first, had a spook on a par-4 11th, afterwards birdied 5 of a subsequent 6 holes. He sealed with a birdie during a par-5 ninth.
The English golfer had usually seen a Victoria Golf Club march for a initial time on Wednesday, though apparently favourite what he saw.
"The usually mistake we done currently was a three-putt from about 20 feet on my second hole. So that's substantially a usually frustrating thing," Poulter said. "I strike a lot of good golf shots."
Poulter pronounced he was enjoying a opposite layout.
"It's lovely since a series of a courses we play week in week out it only seems like we are holding a motorist headcover off on each singular standard 4 or standard 5, and a peculiar standard 3," he said. "It's good to strike a peculiar iron off a tee. we suffer that form of golf, putting it in play and giving yourself chances. we like a approach this golf march sets adult for me."
Hall got as low as 8 underneath before a furious finish with a double-bogey on his next-to-last hole, a eighth.
The 28-year-old Hall's turn contained an eagle, 6 birdies, a spook and a double bogey.
"The finish was a small bit tough. we substantially took a small bit of an uncalled-for risk on a 8th though I'm still happy with a approach we played," he said.
Matteo Manassero, a 18-year-old Italian prodigy, shot 76 and needs a large alleviation in his second turn if he hopes to make a cut in his initial contest in Australia.
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