KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- It was just an average outing for two Malaysian professional golfers in the opening round of the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, which was held at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Seri Kembangan, near here.
After completing today's first round, Malaysia's top ranked player, Danny Chia shared 33rd position after posting an even-par 71, while Shaaban Hussin was in joint 41st position with a one-over-par 72.
"Obviously, I am not not satisfied. I would have been happier if I did not mess up on those two holes," said the 39-year-old Chia, when met at the competition venue Thursday.
In his first-nine, Chia dropped a double-bogey at par-4 fourth hole and later a triple-bogey in the next hole but managed to recover with three birdies on the sixth, seventh and ninth holes.
"I need to stop making triple and double bogeys! If you hit the ball good on this course, you will have a lot of birdies. I may have a different strategy on the tee box," said Chia, adding that he was too aggressive with his tee shots. He noted that he was nervous in the beginning because he did not know what to expect.
"In fact, I lost concentration for the first few holes but managed to play well throughout the round," said Chia.
Meanwhile Shaaban, who is making his second appearance in this competition, struggled at the beginning of his game.
"I missed a lot of greens. Luckily, my putting was good and if not it would be a five or six-over scores. I got back my rhythm on the second nine and fought back with a two-under," said Shaaban.
The 31-year-old from Alor Star, Kedah, dropped three bogeys in his first nine and recovered with two birdies at the 14th and 17th holes.
"It is a good start for me because I fought back from being three-over and that's given me some confidence. Hopefully, I don't finish last again," he said.
After completing today's first round, Malaysia's top ranked player, Danny Chia shared 33rd position after posting an even-par 71, while Shaaban Hussin was in joint 41st position with a one-over-par 72.
"Obviously, I am not not satisfied. I would have been happier if I did not mess up on those two holes," said the 39-year-old Chia, when met at the competition venue Thursday.
In his first-nine, Chia dropped a double-bogey at par-4 fourth hole and later a triple-bogey in the next hole but managed to recover with three birdies on the sixth, seventh and ninth holes.
"I need to stop making triple and double bogeys! If you hit the ball good on this course, you will have a lot of birdies. I may have a different strategy on the tee box," said Chia, adding that he was too aggressive with his tee shots. He noted that he was nervous in the beginning because he did not know what to expect.
"In fact, I lost concentration for the first few holes but managed to play well throughout the round," said Chia.
Meanwhile Shaaban, who is making his second appearance in this competition, struggled at the beginning of his game.
"I missed a lot of greens. Luckily, my putting was good and if not it would be a five or six-over scores. I got back my rhythm on the second nine and fought back with a two-under," said Shaaban.
The 31-year-old from Alor Star, Kedah, dropped three bogeys in his first nine and recovered with two birdies at the 14th and 17th holes.
"It is a good start for me because I fought back from being three-over and that's given me some confidence. Hopefully, I don't finish last again," he said.
-- BERNAMA
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