Simon Forsström opened with a flawless 7-under 64, including three back-to-back birdies from the 11th, to take a one-shot lead in the Soudal Open.
Bogey-free and leading the way on day one ✍️ #SoudalOpen
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“Everything went very well,” said the Swede. “I hit the driver straight, put some shots very close and holed a couple of putts as well. Everything was rolling pretty well today.
“I’ve been playing pretty steady, making a lot of cuts and a couple of top tens. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season and seeing what I can do, I feel like the game is pretty good now.
“I always enjoyed playing in Belgium when we played here on the Challenge Tour. I like the course because it’s narrow and not so long, so it should fit me well.
“When I saw it during the practice round I was very pleased with the course, I’m glad I could take advantage of it today.”
England‘s Andrew Wilson and a boey-free James Morrison are tied in second place alongside Sweden’s Jens Dantorp and Germany’s Marcel Siem.
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORSSTRÖM, Simon | -7 | 64 |
| 2 | WILSON, Andrew | -6 | 65 |
| | DANTORP, Jens | -6 | 65 |
| | SIEM, Marcel | -6 | 65 |
| | MORRISON, James | -6 | 65 |
| 6 | MORY, Félix | -5 | 66 |
| | HISATSUNE, Ryo | -5 | 66 |
| | KO, Jeong weon | -5 | 66 |
| | LACROIX, Frederic | -5 | 66 |
| | DEL REY, Alejandro | -5 | 66 |
| BJÖRK, Alexander | -5 | 66 | |
| | KINHULT, Marcus | -5 | 66 |
| | KJELDSEN, Søren | -5 | 66 |
| 14 | BRUN, Julien | -4 | 67 |
| | DETRY, Thomas | -4 | 67 |
| | HORSEY, David | -4 | 67 |
| | SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin | -4 | 67 |
| 18 | WIEBE, Gunner | -3 | 68 |
| | LORENZO-VERA, Mike | -3 | 68 |
| | PEPPERELL, Eddie | -3 | 68 |
| | NIENABER, Wilco | -3 | 68 |
| | WU, Ashun | -3 | 68 |
| | RAMSAY, Richie | -3 | 68 |
| | BROWN, Daniel | -3 | 68 |
| | STONE, Brandon | -3 | 68 |
| SIMONSEN, Martin | -3 | 68 | |
| | SHARMA, Shubhankar | -3 | 68 |
| | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | -3 | 68 |
| | BACHEM, Nick | -3 | 68 |
| | TARRIO, Santiago | -3 | 68 |
| 31 | SAINZ, Javier | -2 | 69 |
| | FIGUEIREDO, Pedro | -2 | 69 |
| | HAVRET, Grégory | -2 | 69 |
| | GOUVEIA, Ricardo | -2 | 69 |
| | RAVETTO, David | -2 | 69 |
| | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | -2 | 69 |
| | APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech | -2 | 69 |
| | SANTOS, Ricardo | -2 | 69 |
| | BRADBURY, Dan | -2 | 69 |
| | DU PLESSIS, Hennie | -2 | 69 |
| | SCHMITT, Maximilian | -2 | 69 |
| | CUARTERO BLANCO, Emilio | -2 | 69 |
| | PINEAU, Pierre | -2 | 69 |
| | HOSHINO, Rikuya | -2 | 69 |
| | HOWIE, Craig | -2 | 69 |
| | LEE, Joshua | -2 | 69 |
| | STAL, Gary | -2 | 69 |
| | COUSSAUD, Ugo | -2 | 69 |
| | MURPHY, John | -2 | 69 |
| | GERMISHUYS, Deon | -2 | 69 |
| 31 | VAN DRIEL, Darius | -2 | 69 |
| | OTAEGUI, Adrian | -2 | 69 |
| | SOUTHGATE, Matthew | -2 | 69 |
| | CROCKER, Sean | -2 | 69 |
| | WALTERS, Justin | -2 | 69 |
| | FITZPATRICK, Alex | -2 | 69 |
| 57 | CLEMENTS, Todd | -1 | 70 |
| | BRING, Christoffer | -1 | 70 |
| | HOWELL, David | -1 | 70 |
| | BEKKER, Oliver | -1 | 70 |
| | SYME, Connor | -1 | 70 |
| | CAMPILLO, Jorge | -1 | 70 |
| | GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo | -1 | 70 |
| | IWASAKI, Aguri | -1 | 70 |
| | LEWIS, Tom | -1 | 70 |
| | ULENAERS, Kristof | -1 | 70 |
| | LOMBARD, Zander | -1 | 70 |
| | COCKERILL, Aaron | -1 | 70 |
| | KIEFFER, Maximilian | -1 | 70 |
| | FISHER, Ross | -1 | 70 |
| | HIDALGO, Angel | -1 | 70 |
| | COLSAERTS, Nicolas | -1 | 70 |
| | CHENGYAO, Ma | -1 | 70 |
| | GRINBERG, Lev (AM) | -1 | 70 |
| 75 | VIRTO, Borja | Par | 71 |
| | TOLLENAIRE, Jarno (AM) | Par | 71 |
| | DE BONDT, Alan | Par | 71 |
| | HESBOIS, Kevin | Par | 71 |
| | AIKEN, Thomas | Par | 71 |
| | WARREN, Marc | Par | 71 |
| | MOLINARI, Edoardo | Par | 71 |
| | GAVINS, Daniel | Par | 71 |
| | SHINKWIN, Callum | Par | 71 |
| | ARMITAGE, Marcus | Par | 71 |
| | JANEWATTANANOND, Jazz | Par | 71 |
| | SKEET, James (AM) | Par | 71 |
| | FICHARDT, Darren | Par | 71 |
| | SADDIER, Adrien | Par | 71 |
| | EDÉN, Tobias | Par | 71 |
| | HILLIER, Daniel | Par | 71 |
| | CATLIN, John | Par | 71 |
| | SCHOTT, Freddy | Par | 71 |
| | DE JAGER, Louis | Par | 71 |
| | PARRY, John | Par | 71 |
| | GANDAS, Manu | Par | 71 |
| | WHITNELL, Dale | Par | 71 |
| | FERGUSON, Ewen | Par | 71 |
| | BJØRN, Thomas | Par | 71 |
| 99 | PENGE, Marco | +1 | 72 |
| | AXELSEN, John | +1 | 72 |
| KRISTJANSSON, Gudmundur | +1 | 72 | |
| | PARATORE, Renato | +1 | 72 |
| | SENIOR, Jack | +1 | 72 |
| | KAWAMURA, Masahiro | +1 | 72 |
| | GRADECKI, Mateusz | +1 | 72 |
| | ROELAND, Charles (AM) | +1 | 72 |
| | ANTCLIFF, Maverick | +1 | 72 |
| | LINDBERG, Mikael | +1 | 72 |
| | HANNA, Chase | +1 | 72 |
| | LEVY, Alexander | +1 | 72 |
| | KIM, Yeongsu | +1 | 72 |
| | HUNDEBØLL, Oliver | +1 | 72 |
| | BESSELING, Wil | +1 | 72 |
| | GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Sebastian | +1 | 72 |
| | LAW, David | +1 | 72 |
| | EASTON, Bryce | +1 | 72 |
| 117 | ENOCH, Rhys | +2 | 73 |
| | FARRELL, OJ | +2 | 73 |
| | VAN DOREN, Yente | +2 | 73 |
| | SAGOO, Pavan | +2 | 73 |
| | HURLEY, Gary | +2 | 73 |
| | NEMECZ, Lukas | +2 | 73 |
| | VÄLIMÄKI, Sami | +2 | 73 |
| | LEMKE, Niklas | +2 | 73 |
| | MEYER, Velten | +2 | 73 |
| | STALTER, Joël | +2 | 73 |
| | RITCHIE, JC | +2 | 73 |
| | VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai | +2 | 73 |
| | LI, Haotong | +2 | 73 |
| | WINTHER, Jeff | +2 | 73 |
| | KNAPPE, Alexander | +2 | 73 |
| | LONG, Hurly | +2 | 73 |
| | JOHANNESSEN, Kristian Krogh | +2 | 73 |
| | GALLACHER, Stephen | +2 | 73 |
| 135 | DE WOUTERS, Jean | +3 | 74 |
| | MCEVOY, Richard | +3 | 74 |
| | LAPORTA, Francesco | +3 | 74 |
| | ELVIRA, Nacho | +3 | 74 |
| | SCRIVENER, Jason | +3 | 74 |
| | WANG, Jeunghun | +3 | 74 |
| | HELLIGKILDE, Marcus | +3 | 74 |
| | SULLIVAN, Andy | +3 | 74 |
| | VAN TONDER, Daniel | +3 | 74 |
| | PORTEOUS, Garrick | +3 | 74 |
| 145 | REITAN, Kristoffer | +4 | 75 |
| | WINDRED, Blake | +4 | 75 |
| 147 | COSSEMENT, Nathan (AM) | +5 | 76 |
| | HUTSBY, Sam | +5 | 76 |
| | STRYDOM, Tristen | +5 | 76 |
| | BJERREGAARD, Lucas | +5 | 76 |
| | KOUWENAAR, Koen | +5 | 76 |
| 152 | MEYER DE BECO, James | +6 | 77 |
| | FREIBURGHAUS, Jeremy | +6 | 77 |
| | SORDET, Clément | +6 | 77 |
| 155 | MIVIS, Christopher | +7 | 78 |
| 156 | DUQUAINE, Hugo (AM) | +18 | 89 |
