Aussie hopefuls outshone by 13-yr-old prodigy in Qatar

It is not surprising that Daniil Sokolov, a Russian boy who currently represents Qatar and received a special invitation to $ 2.5 million ($ 4.0 million), was on Thursday talks about the Doha golf club, because he recorded a praiseworthy three -three -over- Par 75 in the opening round.

It was one better shot than the Scrivener, which is currently No. 23 in the route to Dubai, and just like David Micheliszi, Australians, who is currently on the 16th place on the Merit list.

Elvis Smylie, the Australian winner of PGA, who is the leading Australian on the route this year on seventh place in the race, at least he had satisfaction in advance of the young shot 74, which was also consistent by compatriot Daniel Gale.

Sokolov actually did better than 25 players in the field. He pitted two of the first four holes, but he raised four bogey and double to fall into the tie to 105. When the game was suspended for the whole day.

Sokolov also played in Qatar Masters last year, at the age of 12, when he fired at rounds 78 and 82, not getting to the cut.

He is not the youngest boy he has ever played at the European event, because the Chinese player Ye Wo-Cheng was also 12 when he competed in China Open 2013.

Sokolov is represented by modest! RUN Management Group: One Direction Singer and Golf enthusiast, Niall Horan.

Sokolov was born in South Korea and moved to Qatar with his parents from Tokyo, when he was five, and already won one world golf tournament, Jordan Junior Open in May 2024 – through the stunning 14 shots.

While the young man enjoyed the light of the headlights, the bottom Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Englishman Brandon Robinson Thompson were associated with the lead after both scored six years 66.

Another English player Laurie Canter almost made a hole when he ensured a strong start to his offer for victory on the road, after winning the Bahrain championships.

His T-shirt on the eighth hole caught the edge of the hole and finished only the whole to set the first of five birds on an eight-bottomed section on an open four lower 68.

“It was exciting. I actually thought it would come in, “said Canter a bit disappointed.

– with agencies