David Lipsky performs his shot from the fifth tee throughout the first spherical of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta at Vidanta Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. (Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty Photos)
David Lipsky has been round.
The 35-year-old has skilled wins on the Asian Tour, the Sunshine Tour, the DP World Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour however not but on the PGA Tour. Like Del Photo voltaic, Lipsky posted a gap 65, his scorecard that includes 9 birdies. He did have three bogeys alongside the best way however he did have 5 birdies over his closing six holes.
He says his sizzling putter was the important thing Thursday.
“I can’t keep in mind the final time I made that many, that footage in putts in a given spherical,” he mentioned. “Felt like I used to be due. I really feel like I’ve been placing fairly properly and generally they only drop for you.”
Lipsky made made 181 ft value of putts and ranked first in Strokes Gained: Placing over the primary 18 holes. That included a 33-footer for birdie on No. 15 and a 67-footer for birdie on the seventeenth gap.
Are you kidding?!@David_Lipsky from 67 ft
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Henrik Nolander was additionally tied for the lead after the morning wave. He opened with a bogey however beginning on No. 7 he had 5 birdies over his subsequent 11 holes earlier than closing with an eagle on the ninth. MJ Daffue joined the 6 below gang late within the day when he, too, posted a 65.
