DP World Tour: Ryder Cup vice-captain Edoardo Molinari shares lead at BMW International Open | Golf News

Play was suspended shortly earlier than 7pm native time (6pm BST) as a result of risk of lightning, with 27 gamers but to finish their first rounds; Edoardo Molinari, Adrien Saddier and Rikuya Hoshino share early lead; watch day two dwell on Friday from noon on Sky Sports Golf

Edoardo Molinari holds a share of the clubhouse lead in Munich

Ryder Cup vice-captain Edoardo Molinari grabbed a share of the lead earlier than the opening spherical of the BMW International Open was suspended on account of lightning in Munich.

Molinari recovered from an opening-hole bogey to publish a six-under 66 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, firing eight birdies on his option to topping the leaderboard alongside France’s Adrien Saddier and Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino.

The Italian adopted back-to-back positive factors from the twelfth by birdieing the 18th and making 4 extra in a five-hole stretch from the second, then cancelled out a bogey at the eighth by choosing up a shot on his closing gap of the day.

Molinari blended eight birdies with two bogeys throughout his opening spherical

“I think it’s a very good opening round,” Molinari stated. “I’m a little bit disappointed to be honest because I hit the ball fantastic tee-to-green, but putting, again, wasn’t good at all. You can’t complain with a six under so I’ll take it, move on and try to improve the putting.

Saddier and Hoshino birdied each of their last three holes to get to six under, with Daan Huizing one off the pace and playing his final hole of the day when play was halted due to lightning.

Home favourites Max Kieffer, Marc Hammer and Thomas Rosenmueller also sit in tied-fourth alongside Matthieu Pavon and Romain Langasque, who made a tap-in eagle at the par-four 16th after driving the green.

Romain Langasque is chasing a first DP World Tour title since 2020

Adrian Meronk – the highest-ranked player in the field – is in the group two strokes back that contains Scotland’s Scott Jamieson and Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin, who won his maiden DP World Tour title in the Porsche European Open earlier this month.

Daniel Hillier is also on four under with three holes to complete, with 27 players unable to finish before play was suspended for the day just before 7pm local time (6pm BST).

Pablo Larrazabal opened with a three-under 69 and Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald bounced again from two bogeys in his first 4 holes to card an opening-round 70, whereas Robert MacIntyre birdied 4 of his final eight holes to salvage a level-par 72.

Ryder Cup hopeful Yannik Paul, who at present occupies one of many automated qualifying locations for Team Europe, was pressured to withdraw earlier than the beginning of play with a again harm.

Watch the BMW International Open all through the week dwell on Sky Sports. Live protection continues on Friday from noon on Sky Sports Golf.