{"id":1248326,"date":"2023-11-23T18:52:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1248326"},"modified":"2023-11-23T19:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:04:28","slug":"joburg-open-2023-r1-thriston-lawrence-leading-by-3-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/joburg-open-2023-r1-thriston-lawrence-leading-by-3-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriston Lawrence leading by 3 in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thriston Lawrence, who tied for fifth at the DP World Tour Championship last week, matched his lowest round on the DP World Tour with a flawless 8-under 62 to take the opening lead at the Joburg Open.<\/p>\n
\"The putter was hot and I just felt like I was reading them really nicely,\" he said. \"The speed was good and compared to last year the greens are quite firm so you can play some nice shots and coming in with an eight iron you can plan the shot with all the undulations on these greens.<\/p>\n
\"I got the wind right today, I was pin high quite a few times and the proximity to the greens was good as well. The putter was on fire so I'm quite happy with the opening round.<\/p>\n
\"I had a fun day with the guys out there, they both played well, they didn't make as many putts as I did but all in all a good day.\"<\/p>\n