{"id":1249261,"date":"2024-02-01T17:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1249261"},"modified":"2024-02-01T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:49:34","slug":"bahrain-championship-2024-r1-tom-vaillant-takes-one-shot-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/bahrain-championship-2024-r1-tom-vaillant-takes-one-shot-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Vaillant takes one-shot lead in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Vaillant started slowly, making his first birdie at the 6th, but went on to make seven more including two back-to-back on the final holes to close with a bogey-free 8-under 64 and take the lead at the Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies.<\/p>\n<p>“I just tried to hit as many greens as I could and just play solid the whole day and try to putt at a great speed and if I make some putts it’s great,” said the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p>“I don’t know how it has gone that fast but I am just trying to do my job the best that I can and doing the best thing I can every day<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-changes-tune-over-punishment-for-returning-liv-golfers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>“It puts me in this place because I work the right way so I’m just trying to keep going and do the same thing every day<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>“Today doesn’t matter. 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