Simon Forsström takes opening lead in Antwerp

Soudal Open R1

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.

“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.

Englands Andrew Wilson and a boey-free James Morrison are tied in second place alongside Sweden’s Jens Dantorp and Germany’s Marcel Siem.

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DANTORP, Jens-665
SIEM, Marcel-665
MORRISON, James-665
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HISATSUNE, Ryo-566
KO, Jeong weon-566
LACROIX, Frederic-566
DEL REY, Alejandro-566
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KINHULT, Marcus-566
KJELDSEN, Søren-566
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DETRY, Thomas-467
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SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin-467
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PEPPERELL, Eddie-368
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WU, Ashun-368
RAMSAY, Richie-368
BROWN, Daniel-368
STONE, Brandon-368
SIMONSEN, Martin-368
SHARMA, Shubhankar-368
OLESEN, Thorbjørn-368
BACHEM, Nick-368
TARRIO, Santiago-368
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RAVETTO, David-269
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DU PLESSIS, Hennie-269
SCHMITT, Maximilian-269
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HOSHINO, Rikuya-269
HOWIE, Craig-269
LEE, Joshua-269
STAL, Gary-269
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MURPHY, John-269
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OTAEGUI, Adrian-269
SOUTHGATE, Matthew-269
CROCKER, Sean-269
WALTERS, Justin-269
FITZPATRICK, Alex-269
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BRING, Christoffer-170
HOWELL, David-170
BEKKER, Oliver-170
SYME, Connor-170
CAMPILLO, Jorge-170
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IWASAKI, Aguri-170
LEWIS, Tom-170
ULENAERS, Kristof-170
LOMBARD, Zander-170
COCKERILL, Aaron-170
KIEFFER, Maximilian-170
FISHER, Ross-170
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COLSAERTS, Nicolas-170
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LAW, David+172
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MEYER, Velten+273
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RITCHIE, JC+273
VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai+273
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WINTHER, Jeff+273
KNAPPE, Alexander+273
LONG, Hurly+273
JOHANNESSEN, Kristian Krogh+273
GALLACHER, Stephen+273
135DE WOUTERS, Jean+374
MCEVOY, Richard+374
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ELVIRA, Nacho+374
SCRIVENER, Jason+374
WANG, Jeunghun+374
HELLIGKILDE, Marcus+374
SULLIVAN, Andy+374
VAN TONDER, Daniel+374
PORTEOUS, Garrick+374
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WINDRED, Blake+475
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HUTSBY, Sam+576
STRYDOM, Tristen+576
BJERREGAARD, Lucas+576
KOUWENAAR, Koen+576
152MEYER DE BECO, James+677
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SORDET, Clément+677
155MIVIS, Christopher+778
156DUQUAINE, Hugo (AM)+1889
Updated: May 12, 2023
Soudal Open 2023
Date: 11th May - 14th May, 2023
Location: Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
Purse: $2,000,000