Ryo Hisatsune started his round with six consecutive birdies before firing three more and a single bogey at the final hole to close with an 8-under 64 and a two-shot lead in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
Ryo Hisatsune with his ninth birdie of the day!
He leads by three. #RakGolfChamps pic.twitter.com/tveBRcNPjR
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) February 2, 2023
“It was so unreal. I was just hitting shots, holing putts. Every time I made it. It was so amazing,” said the Japanese player.
“It’s the first time I’ve had six birdies in a row.
“It’s my first event of the (calendar) year and I was a little nervous at the start, but it was an easy start. So lucky.
“(After that start) I thought ‘keep going’. On the back nine there are some tough holes. I had to keep making shots, making pars. On the last hole I was so nervous, but it was just a bogey so OK for me.”
England’s Matthew Baldwin is tied in second place at 6-under alongside Italy’s Edoardo Molinari and Denmark’s Rasmus Højgaard who remained bogey-free.
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HISATSUNE, Ryo | -8 | 64 |
| 2 | BALDWIN, Matthew | -6 | 66 |
| | MOLINARI, Edoardo | -6 | 66 |
| | HØJGAARD, Rasmus | -6 | 66 |
| 5 | HIGA, Kazuki | -5 | 67 |
| | HUNDEBØLL, Oliver | -5 | 67 |
| | BJÖRK, Alexander | -5 | 67 |
| | SHINKWIN, Callum | -5 | 67 |
| | BEKKER, Oliver | -5 | 67 |
| | FOX, Ryan | -5 | 67 |
| 11 | LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo | -4 | 68 |
| | VEERMAN, Johannes | -4 | 68 |
| | BESSELING, Wil | -4 | 68 |
| | MERONK, Adrian | -4 | 68 |
| | GAVINS, Daniel | -4 | 68 |
| | DE JAGER, Louis | -4 | 68 |
| | KIMSEY, Nathan | -4 | 68 |
| 18 | SIMONSEN, Martin | -3 | 69 |
| | LOMBARD, Zander | -3 | 69 |
| | HARRINGTON, Padraig | -3 | 69 |
| | ARNAUS, Adri | -3 | 69 |
| | DUBUISSON, Victor | -3 | 69 |
| | EASTON, Bryce | -3 | 69 |
| | LAW, David | -3 | 69 |
| | WU, Ashun | -3 | 69 |
| NEMECZ, Lukas | -3 | 69 | |
| | WARREN, Marc | -3 | 69 |
| | PAUL, Yannik | -3 | 69 |
| | CAMPILLO, Jorge | -3 | 69 |
| 30 | BACHEM, Nick | -2 | 70 |
| | LORENZO-VERA, Mike | -2 | 70 |
| | FORREST, Grant | -2 | 70 |
| | HANNA, Chase | -2 | 70 |
| | FERGUSON, Ewen | -2 | 70 |
| | HELLIGKILDE, Marcus | -2 | 70 |
| | SCHOTT, Freddy | -2 | 70 |
| | SCHNEIDER, Marcel | -2 | 70 |
| | TROMMETTER, Hugo Mazen | -2 | 70 |
| | HOSHINO, Rikuya | -2 | 70 |
| | BROWN, Daniel | -2 | 70 |
| | MCKIBBIN, Tom | -2 | 70 |
| | NØRGAARD, Niklas | -2 | 70 |
| | FISHER, Ross | -2 | 70 |
| | WANG, Jeunghun | -2 | 70 |
| | CATLIN, John | -2 | 70 |
| | MORRISON, James | -2 | 70 |
| | SENIOR, Jack | -2 | 70 |
| | GUERRIER, Julien | -2 | 70 |
| | HILLIER, Daniel | -2 | 70 |
| | HUTSBY, Sam | -2 | 70 |
| SADDIER, Adrien | -2 | 70 | |
| | WILSON, Andrew | -2 | 70 |
| 53 | HUIZING, Daan | -1 | 71 |
| | JORDAN, Matthew | -1 | 71 |
| | JAMIESON, Scott | -1 | 71 |
| | COETZEE, George | -1 | 71 |
| | NORRIS, Shaun | -1 | 71 |
| | WALTERS, Justin | -1 | 71 |
| | WHITNELL, Dale | -1 | 71 |
| | VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai | -1 | 71 |
| | SYME, Connor | -1 | 71 |
| | STALTER, Joël | -1 | 71 |
| | PORTEOUS, Garrick | -1 | 71 |
| | JOHANNESSEN, Kristian Krogh | -1 | 71 |
| | PAVON, Matthieu | -1 | 71 |
| | BRADBURY, Dan | -1 | 71 |
| | HILL, Calum | -1 | 71 |
| | HØJGAARD, Nicolai | -1 | 71 |
| | MIGLIOZZI, Guido | -1 | 71 |
| | CABRERA BELLO, Rafa | -1 | 71 |
| | CLEMENTS, Todd | -1 | 71 |
| | SANTOS, Ricardo | -1 | 71 |
| 73 | HURLEY, Gary | Par | 72 |
| | RITCHIE, JC | Par | 72 |
| | SOUTHGATE, Matthew | Par | 72 |
| | RAMSAY, Richie | Par | 72 |
| | BJØRN, Thomas | Par | 72 |
| | VÄLIMÄKI, Sami | Par | 72 |
| | COHEN, Asaf | Par | 72 |
| | AXELSEN, John | Par | 72 |
| | ParRY, John | Par | 72 |
| | KO, Jeong weon | Par | 72 |
| | HIDALGO, Angel | Par | 72 |
| | LUITEN, Joost | Par | 72 |
| | COLSAERTS, Nicolas | Par | 72 |
| | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | Par | 72 |
| | OTAEGUI, Adrian | Par | 72 |
| | LANGASQUE, Romain | Par | 72 |
| | RAVETTO, David | Par | 72 |
| 90 | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | +1 | 73 |
| | LONG, Hurly | +1 | 73 |
| | LAWRENCE, Thriston | +1 | 73 |
| | WILSON, Oliver | +1 | 73 |
| | KIEFFER, Maximilian | +1 | 73 |
| | BRING, Christoffer | +1 | 73 |
| | DEL REY, Alejandro | +1 | 73 |
| | DANTORP, Jens | +1 | 73 |
| | MANSELL, Richard | +1 | 73 |
| | GERMISHUYS, Deon | +1 | 73 |
| | KNAPPE, Alexander | +1 | 73 |
| SULLIVAN, Andy | +1 | 73 | |
| | PEREZ, Victor | +1 | 73 |
| | ELVIRA, Nacho | +1 | 73 |
| | TARRIO, Santiago | +1 | 73 |
| | KRISTJANSSON, Gudmundur | +1 | 73 |
| | LEE, Joshua | +1 | 73 |
| 107 | FORSSTRÖM, Simon | +2 | 74 |
| | SURI, Julian | +2 | 74 |
| | BRUN, Julien | +2 | 74 |
| | WIEBE, Gunner | +2 | 74 |
| | STAL, Gary | +2 | 74 |
| | BARHOUMI, Elyes (AM) | +2 | 74 |
| | IWASAKI, Aguri | +2 | 74 |
| | MURPHY, John | +2 | 74 |
| 115 | FREIBURGHAUS, Jeremy | +3 | 75 |
| | PULKKANEN, Tapio | +3 | 75 |
| | PEPPERELL, Eddie | +3 | 75 |
| | LINDBERG, Mikael | +3 | 75 |
| | GANDAS, Manu | +3 | 75 |
| | SORDET, Clément | +3 | 75 |
| | LEVY, Alexander | +3 | 75 |
| | EDÉN, Tobias | +3 | 75 |
| 123 | VAN TONDER, Daniel | +4 | 76 |
| | GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo | +4 | 76 |
| | LEMKE, Niklas | +4 | 76 |
| | FIGUEIREDO, Pedro | +4 | 76 |
| | FAHRBRING, Jens | +4 | 76 |
| 128 | CHENGYAO, Ma | +5 | 77 |
| | SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin | +5 | 77 |
| 130 | STRYDOM, Ockie | +6 | 78 |
| 131 | AL MUSHARREKH, Hassan | +10 | 82 |
| RETD | HORSEY, David | +1 | - |
