Another massive swim from the Aussie sprinters! Emma McKeon got to the wall first in the 100m freestyle final, taking out GOLD and an Olympic record, with Cate Campbell securing BRONZE. DETAILS: Tokyo2020 9News
Sepp Straka of Austria picked a good day to be dialed in with his irons in soft and still conditions. He made four birdies in his last six holes for an 8-under 63 to tie an Olympic record in his opening round — not all that historical considering golf returned only in 2016 — for a one-shot lead over Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand.
Carlos Ortiz of Mexico also had a 65 in ideal scoring conditions on a course so pristine it didn't have a divot when players first began arriving because it was closed for two months."If I say there's no pressure I'll be lying," Matsuyama said after opening with a 69, not the best start in a round with such low scoring that only 13 players in the 60-man tournament were over par.
Straka, who had missed the cut in six of his last seven events, wasn't the only surprise. Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines was among those at 66.He was a last-minute replacement when Bryson DeChambeau had a positive COVID-19 test, and because of his testing requirements, Reed didn't arrived at the course until Wednesday afternoon. That left enough time to ride in a cart to look at the last four holes.
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