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Spieth Takes Early Share of Lead at Singapore Open

Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the SMBC Singapore Open golf tournament at the Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong
Course on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Singapore.

(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

SINGAPORE (AP) — A good of his last 10 holes to com- Kobayashi and Thailand’s the weather, but he took it Spieth escaped the worst
night’s sleep and a help- plete a bogey-free round Namchok Tantipokhakul, like a champ.” of Singapore’s stifling hu-
ing hand from his manager of 4-under 67 at the co- who were among 57 play- By his own standards, Spi- midity when he teed off
was all Jordan Spieth need- sanctioned Asian and Ja- ers still on the course when eth was not at his best, just after sunrise and made
ed to get back in the swing pan Tour event. play was suspended. missing four fairways off the a perfect start when he
of things on the latest leg of That left him just one stroke Spieth, who has played tee and misjudging most of made a 20-foot birdie putt
his globe-trotting tour. behind the clubhouse his past five tournaments his approach shots to the on his first hole.
The world’s top-ranked leader, South Africa’s Keith in five different countries, green. He struggled to get his
player had arrived at the Horne, and Berry Henson of turned to his manager and “I felt like the entire day yardage right on the unfa-
Singapore Open exhaust- the United States, who still agent, Jay Danzi, to carry today was very stress-free miliar Serapong course but
ed and complaining of fa- had one hole to finish when his bag after his long-time driving the ball, which is birdied each of the three
tigue after playing in the play was suspended for the regular caddie, Michael the most important part out par-5s and did not three-
Middle East last week, but day because of a thunder- Greller, injured an ankle in there, but from there I just putt a single hole.
Spieth looked revitalized as storm. Abu Dhabi last week and couldn’t get it on the right “It’s just the first round,” Spi-
he grabbed a share of third An Byeong-hun of South canceled his trip to South- tier,” the 22-year-old Ameri- eth said. “Coming here, to
place in Thursday’s open- Korea, the next highest- east Asia. can said. a different country, a dif-
ing round. ranked player in the field “I thought Jay stepped in “Ï just couldn’t quite get the ferent time zone, it’s still
With his agent filling in as at 26 in the world, matched extremely well,” Spieth said. right distance. My distance an adjustment and I think
his caddie, Spieth began Spieth’s 67. “It’s a tough place to cad- control was just off, trying to each day should get a bit
with a birdie at Sentosa They were joined at 4-un- die when you are not used judge the wind, the humid- better.”q
Golf Club and birdied three der by Japan’s Shintaro to carrying the bag, with ity and the heat.”