Australian LIV Golf stars Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert have made bright starts to this year's Australian Open, but a young up-and-coming Japanese player sets the early pace.
Australian LIV Golf stars Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert have made bright starts to this year's Australian Open , but a young up-and-coming Japanese player has taken the early lead.
Smith and Herbert, playing their first round at Victoria Golf Club, made promising starts as they hunt their national open. Smith reached the turn at four under and shared the lead with French-born Armenian Jean Bekirian, as Nakano started recording birdies on his scorecard.
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