体坛英语资讯：Eagles galore as Kims share lead at GS Caltex Maekyung Open_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Eagles galore as Kims share lead at GS Caltex Maekyung Open

Big-hitting Kim Dae-hyun and fellow South Korean Kim Dae-sub both snared eagles as each shot a bogey-free 67 to share the par 72 first-round lead at the 29th GS Caltex Maekyung Open, the third leg of the OneAsia season.

Chen Jian and 20-year-old James Su Dong, who topped the leaderboard in the morning after a front nine of 33, finished as the top Chinese players on one-over.

Japan Tour star Kim Kyung-tae, the third-highest ranked South Korean golfer, was also bogey free as he carded a 68 over the mountainous 6,962-yard layout at the Namseoul Country Club on the outskirts of Seoul on Thursday.

Australian Stephen Allan, a former PGA Tour regular, and Japan's Masaya Tomida shot 69 to share fourth place with South Koreans John Huh, Jung Ji-ho, Kang Ji-man, Jang Dong-kyu and veteran Kang Wook-soon. Defending champion Bae Sang-moon shot a 72.

Kim Dae-hyun, fourth on last year's Korean Tour Order of Merit and the longest driver on the circuit, nailed 12 straight pars from hole 10 before he eagled holes four and nine, both par-fives, either side of a birdie on the par-three sixth.

On hole four, the wavy-haired 22-year-old holed a 40-foot eagle putt following a five-iron approach, while on nine he chipped in from just short of the green after using a hybrid for his second shot.

"I was a little bit lucky with the eagles, but overall I'm quite satisfied with my round today as I didn't have any bogeys," said the Daegu resident, who has averaged over 304 yards with his drives on this year's Korean Tour.P "It's not a course where you need to hit long, but a fade helps and I can do that. I feel like I'm playing quite well, so I hope to be in contention at the end of the week."