Larrazábal shoots 8-under 64 to take 2-stroke lead in Qatar

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:00 AM CDT Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Pablo Larrazábal followed a simple formula of drinking water and making birdies on Thursday at the Qatar Masters, opening a two-stroke lead after the first round.

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Pablo Larrazábal followed a simple formula of drinking water and making birdies on Thursday at the Qatar Masters, opening a two-stroke lead after the first round.

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Pablo Larrazábal followed a simple formula of drinking water and making birdies on Thursday at the Qatar Masters, opening a two-stroke lead after the first round.

The Spaniard birdied his first three holes and had nine total for an 8-under 64. The 122nd-ranked player dropped only one shot, on the par-4 fifth hole as the temperature pushed toward the mid-90s F (mid-30s C) at Doha Golf Club.

“The temperature this morning was nice but now it’s boiling,” Larrazábal said. “It’s probably 35 or 36 degrees (Celsius; 96 degrees F) right now. So I keep drinking a lot of water and keep making birdies.”

Shubhankar Sharma, Marcus Helligkilde, Romain Langasque and Adrian Meronk were all two shots behind in a tie for second.

Defending champion Antoine Rozner (68) was four shots off the lead.

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