The Arizona-based Spaniard shot a scorching bogey-free eight-under-par 64, on the intimidating Tampines Course at Tanah Merah Country Club on a hot and humid day.

Chinese-Taipei’s Chang Wei-lun and Thais Rattanon Wannasrichan and Itthipat Buranatanyarat returned 67s  in the seventh International Series event this season.

Puig is due a win on the Asian Tour having consistently been in the running since turning professional in September last year, including in his last three appearances: he tied for fourth in the International Series England, ended equal 14th in the St Andrew Bay Championship, and came home in a tie for 11th in last month’s Shinhan Donghae Open, on each occasion threatening to win.

And he made the perfect start on Thursday with three birdies on the front side, and five on the back, including three in the last four.

“Tough course, tough conditions,” said the 21-year-old, who plays for Torque — the dominant team on the LIV Golf League this season having won four times.

“It is true that some holes were a little shorter today, but still a tough course, firm greens. I hit it very good, and I think the front nine I played very good. I putted three times for eagle, and shot three-under with 17 putts, I missed one green. On the back nine I played solid as well, I hit good shots, and made more putts, so yes very happy.

“I have been hitting it pretty good off the tee this year and this is a long course and there are some holes where you need to be accurate and precise but there are others where they kind of open and with my distance I have a little bit of an advantage to that.”

In his very first event on the Asian Tour last year, the International Series Morocco, he came home in third having been the overnight leader, and that set the tone for a consistent run of high-quality golf.

He added: “I have played good these past couple of months. I have had a lot of good rounds and couldn’t get it done in all of these tournaments, but you know I keep learning. I know I am a good player and that’s why I am here and why I play on LIV, I know that, and also the scores tell that. I practise hard and I think I am doing all the things right, with my team as well.”   

Chang is in-form at the moment — he tied for fifth in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters last week — despite carrying an injury.

“I injured my right ankle last week,” said Chang, a winner on the Asian Development Tour in 2019, at the Charming Yeangder event.

“I am not limping, but I felt uncomfortable through the round today. I hurt my ankle during the third-round last week, and I just played through it on the final day.

“Didn’t think much of it and I played well to get a top-five finish on Sunday. That gave me a lot of confidence coming to this week. I brought the injury into this week but it’s my third time playing here now so I am familiar with the course. Just play shot by shot. My ankle’s injured and I can’t do much about it. So just play the best I can.”

He began on hole 10 and turned in two-under thanks to back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16.

He added: “Those back-to-back birdies there got me going. The course is in great condition, as always. There is nothing I can nitpick about the course.”

He dropped a shot on the second, but rallied with gains on three, five, eight and nine.

Asian Tour Order of Merit and International Series OOM leader Andy Ogletree came in with a 68, along with Japan’s Tomoharu Otsuki, Koreans Bio Kim, Meenwhee Kim and Taehee Lee, New Zealander Ben Campbell and Thailand’s Suradit Yongcharoenchai, Suteepat Prateeptienchai and Atiruj Winaicharoenchai.

Defending champion Nitithorn Thippong from Thailand returned a 71, as did former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho — winner of the individual gold medal at the Asian Games last week.

Jaco Ahlers, winner of last week’s Mercuries Taiwan Masters, fired a 72, while Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell signed for a 74.

Singapore amateur Ryan Ang finished the day as the leading local player after carding a 70. Ang was the joint leading Singaporean in last week’s Asian Games, along with James Leow, in a tie for 12th. Leow shot even par on Thursday.

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Eight days. $8 million. Talor Gooch learned the benefit of getting hot at the right time while competing in the LIV Golf League. After an individual victory last Sunday in Australia, the 31-year-old native continued his momentum in Singapore, shooting a closing 67 to match Sergio Garcia at 17-under 196 for the tournament, then winning with a birdie on the first playoff hole to become LIV’s first winner in back-to-back events and just its second two-time winner ever.

The victory took a little longer to grab on Sunday as storms delayed play for an hour with four holes remaining at Sentosa Golf Club. Gooch and Garcia were tied at 16 under when play resumed. Garcia, who won on this course at the Singapore Open in 2018, bogeyed the 15th hole but bounced back with a birdie on the 16th. Both Gooch and Garcia birdied the 18th set up the fourth playoff in LIV history.

Returning to the par-5 18th, Gooch reached the green in two while Garcia’s second shot found a greenside bunker. He couldn’t get his third out on the green and failed to hole the birdie chip, so when Gooch two-putted for his birdie, he locked up the title.

“It’s one of those days that I’ll remember,” Gooch said. “I grew up watching Sergio. He’s one of the greatest golfers of this generation. To go and battle with him and come out on top is something I’ll never forget.”

Gooch’s play also help spur his team, the RangeGoats, to its first team title in Year 2 of the Saudi-backed circuit. In addition to Gooch’s 67, Harold Varner III shot a closing 65 and Thomas Pieters posted a 69 to give the four-man squad a three-shot win.

Here’s the prize money payout for everyone in the field in Singapore.

MORE: Talor Gooch closes out crazy stretch on and off the course with a second straight LIV Golf win

INDIVIDUAL

Win: Talor Gooch, -17, $4,000,000

P-2: Sergio Garcia, -17, $2,250,000

3: Brooks Koepka, -16, $1,500,000

4: Scott Vincent, -15, $1,050,000

5: Mito Pereira, -14, $975,000

T-6: Jason Kokrak, -12, $655,000

T-6: Cameron Smith, -12, $655,000

T-8: Charles Howell III, -11, $468,333

T-8: Harold Varner III, -11, $468,333

T-8: Joaquin Niemann, -11, $468,333

T-11: Peter Uihlein, -10, $380,000

T-11: Cameron Tringale, -10, $380,000

T-13: Eugenio Chacarra, -9, $330,000

T-13: Patrick Reed, -9, $330,000

T-13: Phil Mickelson, -9, $330,000

T-16: Marc Leishman, -8, $280,000

T-16: Jed Morgan, -8, $280,000

T-16: Louis Oosthuizen, -8, $280,000

T-19: Anirban Lahiri, -7, $245,000

T-19: Carlos Ortiz, -7, $245,000

T-19: Kevin Na, -7, $245,000

T-19: Bryson DeChambeau, -7, $245,000

T-23: Thomas Pieters, -6, $208,750

T-23: Danny Lee, -6, $208,750

T-23: Dustin Johnson, -6, $208,750

T-23: Bubba Watson, -6, $208,750

T-27: Brendan Steele, -5, $190,000

T-27: Ian Poulter, -5, $190,000

T-27: Laurie Canter, -5, $190,000

T-30: Paul Casey, -4, $175,000

T-30: Henrik Stenson, -4, $175,000

T-30: Matt Jones, -4, $175,000

T-33: Sebastian Munoz, -3, $160,000

T-33: Charl Schwartzel, -3, $160,000

T-33: David Puig, -3, $160,000

T-36: Richard Bland, -2, $145,000

T-36: Pat Perz, -2, $145,000

T-36: Graeme McDowell, -2, $145,000

T-36: Lee Westwood, -2, $145,000

T-41: Matthew Wolff, -1, $133,750

T-41: Dean Burmester, -1, $133,750

T-41: Branden Grace, -1, $133,750

T-41: Martin Kaymer, -1, $133,750

45: Sihwan Kim, +1, $127,500

46: Chase Koepka, +2, $125,000

47: Abraham Ancer, +4, $122,500

48: James Piot, +8, $120,000

TEAM

Win: RangeGoats (Gooch, Varner, Pieters, Watson, -37, $3,000,000

2: Fireballs (Garcia, Charcarra, Ortiz, Ancer), -34, $1,500,000

3: Crushers (DeChambeau, Howell, Lahiri, Casey), -32, $500,000

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After the party in the Adelaide sunshine, the LIV Golfers are ducking for cover in Singapore.

We may well have a four-day LIV event for the first time after Friday’s shotgun start was delayed due to heavy rain. Thunderstorms are forecast to cause more mayhem over the weekend.

Play has been suspended in Singapore due to severe weather. #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/LrASbTFbeJ

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) April 28, 2023

The tee-off times for Saturday and Sunday have already been pre-emptively altered, with gates opening at 7am both days with shotgun starts at 8.15am on Saturday, 8.05am on Sunday local time.

Regardless of the finish time, it looks like we are in for another tantalising showdown as Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Cameron Smith lead the way.

Off the cart path ?
Under the trees ?
In the rain ?
Onto the green ?

What a shot by @matthew_wolff5!#LIVGolf @smashgc pic.twitter.com/z9ZzK4tQlc

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) April 28, 2023

Following the mayhem at the Masters, this might be a good prep ahead of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill later this month. You never know…

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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
When: April 28-30, 2023
Where: Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore
Competition: 54-hole stroke play
Field: 48 players/12 teams
Purse: $25 million ($20 million individual, $5 million team)
Winner’s share: $4 million (individual), $3 million (team)
Local tee time: Shotgun start 10.15am each day

STORYLINES
The LIV Golf League makes its first appearance in Singapore at the world-class Sentosa Golf Club after a sold-out week at LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.
LIV Golf Singapore set to become the most prestigious and lucrative golf event to be held in the country.
17 LIV Golf League members have competed in professional tournaments at Sentosa Golf Club, including past Singapore Open champions Ian Poulter (2009) and Sergio Garcia (2018).
Six-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson is playing at Sentosa for the seventh time in his career. The HyFlyers captain last played here in 2012.
Ripper captain Cameron Smith and 4 Aces’ Patrick Reed have competed in professional events in Singapore but are making their first appearances at Sentosa.
Korean-born players Kevin Na, Danny Lee and Sihwan Kim of Iron Heads should receive plenty of support from the Asian galleries.
RangeGoats’ Talor Gooch became the fourth different individual winner this season with his victory in Adelaide that included consecutive rounds of 10-under 62 in his first two days.
4 Aces, the defending Team Champions, won in Adelaide for the first time in 2023 by one stroke over Gooch’s RangeGoats. It was the 4 Aces’ first win outside the US.
Majesticks co-captain Lee Westwood makes his first start since turning 50 on Monday to join Phil Mickelson (52) and Richard Bland (50) in the three most-experienced LIV members.
4 Aces member Peter Uihlein leads the individual standings as the only player with top-10 points finishes in the first four events. Uihlein finished third in the individual champion race during the inaugural 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series.
4 Aces extended their lead in the team point standings after winning in Adelaide.

ABOUT THE COURSE
The Serapong, Sentosa Golf Club
Sentosa Island, Singapore
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,406

The Serapong is currently ranked 55th in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Courses and ranked No. 1 among all Singapore courses
The Serapong opened in 1982 and underwent a major renovation in 2006 and then another large renovation in 2020 led by general manager and director of agronomy Andrew Johnston
Sentosa hosted the Singapore Open from 2005 to 2022.
Sentosa has also hosted eight British Open qualifiers
The stretch of holes from hole Nos. 3-7 is known as the Dragon’s Tail. The 495-yard third is the longest par 4 on the course and considered the Serapong’s most difficult hole
The signature hole is the 486-yard par-4 fifth, situated in the belly of the Dragon
The 444-yard par-4 sixth includes a large rock formation known as the Dragon’s Tooth, as well as a false front known as the Dragon’s Tongue

HOW TO WATCH
United States: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100 per cent of US markets.
Friday: Live on The CW App and LIV Golf Plus
Saturday and Sunday: Live on The CW App and LIV Golf Plus; tape-delayed on The CW Network (1pm-6pm ET).
Global: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on 12 international broadcast partners.

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The 22-year-old’s round featured three other birdies and no blemishes as she was in imperious form, beating off competition from two of the world’s best in Lydia Ko and Danielle Kang to lift the trophy.

Ko had an excellent final day firing a 66, including seven birdies, but left herself too much to do, while Kang was left to rue a costly bogey on 13 which stalled her momentum, and neither could match the brilliance of Roussin at Laguna National Golf Resort Club.

The Aramco Team Series ambassador, whose only previous Ladies European Tour win came at the Didriksons Skafto Open in 2021, was delighted to clinch a victory so early in her 2023 season as she looks to compete on both the LET and LPGA once again.

She said: “It was pretty special! I think I was in a different zone than what I have been in before. Today was more chill, really having fun and spending time with my boyfriend on the bag.

“I didn’t realise I was making that many birdies. It was just happening. I had in my mind the phrase that my coach said before the round, like don’t get frustrated if you don’t make every single putt.

“I think it was key today to be patient and just wait for them to drop. I was really focused on that and focusing on laughing and having fun with my boyfriend.

“I only realised what was really happening on the 18th tee box. We were waiting and I was like: ‘Oh my gosh!’”

It’s no mean feat to see off two of the game’s best ever players in Ko and Kang and Roussin was aware of their position in the standings.

“I definitely saw them, and I knew they were there. I think the fact that I know what they’re capable of, and mainly because I’ve been playing around them for the last year, it allowed me to like just be aware of it,” she added.

“Then I talked with many different people and we were just like, stay in the bubble and do you, be you. Don’t pay attention to what people think. Just, yeah, do your own thing.”

The Solheim Cup returns in September at Finca Cortesin and Roussin will hope that history will repeat itself and she will get one over Kang again, if she is to play.

The 22-year-old has the competition firmly in her sights and commented: “It’s in my mind for sure. What I like to say is it’s here, I know it’s here, and it’s just going to be a reward for all the hard work that’s been happening during the year.

“It’s not like I’m going to put pressure on myself by thinking about it, but I’m just going to use it as a big motivation towards every single tournament. It’s just going to stay just on the side of my mind.”

The Aramco Team Series will head for West Palm Beach in Florida next with the tournament taking place on 19-21 May.

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We are just 18 holes away from discovering the first Aramco Team Series individual title winner of 2023.

France’s Pauline Roussin, South African Nicole Garcia and world No. 8 Danielle Kang lead the way on seven-under, but a whole host of stars are within touching distance, including the Netherland’s Anne Van Dam, Swede Linn Grant and Dubai wonderkid Chiara Noja. Oh, world, No. 1 Lydia Ko is lurking there too, so there is a long way to go.

Here are your Saturday tee times at Laguna National”

8:15 am
Tereza Melecka (CZE)
Lauren Holmey (NED)
8:26 am
Virginia Elena Carta (ITA)
Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG)
8:37 am
Lydia Hall (WAL)
Pia Babnik (SLO)
Sock Hwee Koh (SIN)
8:48 am
Liz Young (ENG)
Kim Metraux (SUI)
Sofie Bringner (SWE)
8:59 am
Nastasia Nadaud (FRA)
Felicity Johnson (ENG)
Emma Grechi (FRA)
9:10 am
Kirsten Rudgeley (AUS)
Anais Meyssonnier (FRA)
Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP)
9:21 am
Gabriella Cowley (ENG)
Casandra Alexander (RSA)
Annabel Dimmock (ENG)
9:37 am
Hannah Burke (ENG)
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)
April Angurasaranee (THA)
9:48 am
Lisa Pettersson (SWE)
Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN)
Caroline Hedwall (SWE)
9:59 am
Amy Boulden (WAL)
Sophie Witt (GER)
Whitney Hillier (AUS)
10:10 am
Nuria Iturrioz (ESP)
Aline Krauter (GER)
Alexandra Forsterling (GER)
10:21 am
Diksha Dagar (IND)
Cara Gainer (ENG)
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE)
10:32 am
Momoka Kobori (NZL)
Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER)
Christine Wolf (AUT)
10:43 am
Carmen Alonso (ESP)
Olivia Cowan (GER)
Sara Kouskova (CZE)
10:59 am
Michele Thomson (SCO)
Sarah Schober (AUT)
Manon De Roey (BEL)
11:10 am
Trichat Cheenglab (THA)
Eleanor Givens (ENG)
Elin Arvidsson (SWE)
11:21 am
Kaleigh Telfer (RSA)
Agathe Sauzon (FRA)
Chloe Williams (WAL)
11:32 am
Alice Hewson (ENG)
Chiara Noja (GER)
Bronte Law (ENG)
11:43 am
Nicole Broch Estrup (DEN)
Klara Davidson Spilkova (CZE)
Lydia Ko (NZL)
11:54 am
Linn Grant (SWE)
Emma Spitz (AUT)
Anne Van Dam (NED)
12:05 pm
Danielle Kang (USA)
Nicole Garcia (RSA)
Pauline Roussin (FRA)

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Team Christine Wolf clinched the Aramco Team Series — Singapore team title on day two, while Danielle Kang flew up the individual leaderboard with one of the lowest rounds of the day, a 68.

Team Wolf, completed by South Africa’s Casandra Alexander, England’s Eleanor Givens and amateur Katsuko Blalock, finished at 29-under to close out the team title in dramatic fashion.

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— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 17, 2023

Alexander is no stranger to pressure after sealing the Aramco Team Series team title in Jeddah last year in a play-off, and it was she who secured the win after a glorious approach shot on 18 left a 6-footer for birdie. She duly holed the putt to help her quartet lift the trophy.

World No. 8 Kang is nicely poised heading into the final day of individual competition with a share of the lead alongside Pauline Roussin and Nicole Garcia at seven-under. Roussin’s foursome finished just one shot back in the team event as the French star competed on both fronts in the opening Aramco Team Series event of the year.

Wolf, who took a four month break to travel South America last year was delighted to seal the deal on another Ladies European Tour win. “We all knew we needed a birdie on the last few holes to win and I am so glad the girls managed to pull through,” she said.

“They’ve all played really well across the two days, and I honestly couldn’t be prouder. I don’t know how we are going to celebrate. I would think there will be a few drinks involved. Maybe some Singapore Slings.”

Teammate Alexander who has become quite the expert of winning Aramco Team Series team titles, added: “So happy to win again. I wouldn’t say I am an expert, but I have been lucky to have some really good teams.”

Kang could have been even better placed going into the weekend after firing eight birdies on day two, but four bogeys proved costly including one to finish on the ninth.

Kang is taking nothing for granted on a golf course that can bite you if you miss the fairways and said: “I’m just trying to focus on whatever the shot is in front of me and try not to think about anything else.

“It’s been a little bit of a difficult week, so my caddie and I have been just staying in our own zone, our own bubble, and I think we did a good job today and will hope for more of the same tomorrow.”

The American who recently designed a putter dubbed the ‘DK Special’ in collaboration with Scotty Cameron, added: “I have 14 clubs in my bag. I’ve been doing really, really well. Had some tough chips coming in and I made some good ups and downs. Driver has been really great too, so I can’t just say specifically it’s only the putter.

“I had a few three-putts today and yesterday, I think overall you have to strike it well off the tee and have good shots into the greens and give yourself opportunities.”

World No. 1 Lydia Ko will be looking for a final day charge as she is just three shots back from the lead after shooting a 68, while Dubai’s Chiara Noja moved up to joint-seventh alongside Ko thanks to a second-round 69.

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Veteran Liz Young led her team in fine fashion on the opening day of the first Aramco Team Series event of the year in Singapore, shooting a three-under 69 to help her team finish on 16-under and take the outright lead.

Young’s quartet was made up of England’s Gabriella Cowley, France’s Anne-Charlotte Mora and amateur 4-handicapper Elaine Widjaja and they finished one shot clear of Team Christine Wolf, Team Caroline Hedwall and Team Nicole Broch Estrup.

In blistering hot conditions, experienced South African Nicole Garcia, who has already clinched a team title in London last year, shot an excellent 67 to lead the way in the individual competition. It could have been even better for Garcia, but she finished with back-to-back bogeys on her eighth and ninth holes respectively.

Five players sit just one shot back on four-under in a tie for second, including Eleanor Givens, Klara Davidson Spilkova, Pauline Roussin and Swedish star Linn Grant.

Young, who secured her maiden LET victory at the 2022 Swiss Ladies Open, a month before her 40th birthday, was delighted with her team’s start. “We really took advantage of the par 5s which made a massive difference today,” she said. “I made a couple of eagles and Gabs made one and our amateur also made one which definitely helped on a couple of the holes.

“Elaine was on fire on the greens today. She is from Indonesia, so I guess she’s used to the grainy greens. She played fantastic and helped the team a lot. We are going to need lots of good shots, I think teams are probably going to get to 30-under so let’s see how we go. There is a lot of good teams right behind us.”

Lydia Ko had an up-and-down day in Singapore. ATS/Oisin Keniry

Teammate Cowley echoed the sentiments of her compatriot adding: “It was so nice to play with Liz and the team today. I’ve played with Liz a few times but it was so fun out there. The whole team atmosphere is always good and it’s always nice to play great golf courses.”

Wolf, who is also tied second in the individual competition to mirror her team’s position, was satisfied with her days work and said: “I played really well today. I just hit them close and made some putts. It was nice.

“We had a really good atmosphere between the team, so it was really nice playing out there. It’s been great to be in Singapore for the first time, really enjoying it and looking forward to the rest of the week.”

World No. 1 Lydia Ko had an up-and-down day, finishing with a level-par 72, while fellow American Danielle Kang fared better with a three-under 69 to sit well placed in a tie for seventh.

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The world No. 17 will appear for the second time in an Aramco Team Series event which will be the sixth event in this year’s LET schedule. Some of the best golfers on the planet are set to feature following Lydia Ko’s confirmation that she will be teeing it up in the middle of March.

RELATED: All systems Ko for Lydia

Kang, a major winner at the Women’s PGA Championship in 2017 and six-time LPGA winner is excited to be featuring in the Aramco Team Series again after extremely positive experiences from her first appearance at Glen Oaks Golf Club in New York in 2021.

“I am really looking forward to playing in Singapore again, and I’ve heard very good things about Laguna National Golf Resort and Club,” she said. “Singapore is one of my absolute favourite places to play in and to visit, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to help showcase the game of golf to all of the great fans here in Asia.

“I’m excited that I get to stay in Asia and play more golf, and to compete in this very interesting format. It’s an added bonus that I’ll already be acclimated to the time zone when I get there. See you all in March!”

Noah Alireza, CEO of Golf Saudi, is delighted to see another of the world’s best players confirmed for Aramco Team Series Singapore and added: “It is brilliant to announce Danielle as the second major star who will be featuring in Singapore.

“Following confirmation that world No. 1 Lydia Ko will be appearing, it is great that another one of the world’s best players will be teeing it up at Laguna National Golf Resort Club in March.

“The Aramco Team Series prides itself on being a world-class golf event offering the world’s best players and incredible environment both on and off the course.”

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Malaysian star Green continued to show he is on the comeback trail after posting his second-successive bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the clubhouse lead on 14-under at the inaugural $1.5 million International Series Singapore.

He leads by three from another of the region’s finest young players — LIV Golf star Phachara Khongwatmai from Thailand — who shot a 66. India’s Veer Ahlawat and Yoseop Seo of South Korea are one stroke further back on 10-under, while on England’s Steve Lewton holed his approach shot for an eagle on the par-five 18th to return a 68 and sit fifth.

Gavin Green. Asian Tour

Green, the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, has struggled with his game over the past few seasons but appears to be back on track after two brilliant days.

“Obviously [ball] striking has to be pretty good on this golf course, you have to keep it in play, you can’t miss too many shots,” said the 28 year old, on another day of searing heat and humidity. “You have to place your approach shots on certain parts of the green because they are so slopey. And even when you are on the green it’s a tough two putt. My caddie and I have a good game plan. We have worked hard, really hard, over last few weeks. It’s a great feeling being back in contention again. I am not thinking about that past, I am not looking at leaderboards, I am just doing my thing.”

The 2018 Masters champion and LIV Golf superstar Reed bounced back from his opening 73 with a 68 to climb to three-under.

“I just put the ball in position on a lot of holes, especially early on but I didn’t make any putts – just burned the edges and when you are doing that around here it is hard to shoot low,” said the American. “I definitely need to shoot a really low one tomorrow. I feel I’m doing what I’m supposed to from tee to green, but I need to capitalise on a couple of par fives and holes like eight and nine here. And I need the ball to go in with putts.

“I feel like I’m hitting a lot of good putts, my speed was decent today, and yesterday it was actually great, but it is one of those days that instead of the ball going in, it is lipping out and burning edges. If I can get the putter going early on, and hopefully get the momentum going then there is no reason I can’t shoot a mid to low 60s round and have a chance.”

Overnight leader Scott Vincent — another favourite on the LIV circuit — had a torrid time and shot a 73 to slip back to a share of eighth spot on seven-under.

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