Bill Haas sets the pace in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship - Golf
Bill Haas carded a score of 8-under par 64 in the first round of the $6.5 million Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship, which is taking place at the par-72 Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.
The 28-year-old teed from the back and took advantage of the home ground and reeled eight birdies out of which four were on the front. Haas caught his first birdie on the par-5 10th, when he drove the ball towards the fairway and
hit a 3-wood to approach the green, which was severely sloped towards the right side. Standing on the left side of the cup, Haas two-putted for a birdie and made the crowd celebrate his first accomplishment of the day.
The Charlotte native smiled at the crowd and walked towards the next hole, which he approached with a beautiful shot, but missed it, as the putt for the birdie stopped a few inches away from the cup.
Having saved the par, Haas marched towards the par-4 12th and carded the second birdie of the day. The pace set the momentum for him and he was able to land a few more birdies. He sealed the back nine with two back-to-back
birdies and a score of 4-under par 32.
Making his way towards the front nine, Haas stopped by the ropes and signed autographs for the fans who had been supporting him all day. Continuing the journey, Haas picked four more birdies and capped the day with the lowest score
of the round.
When asked how he felt after delivering a powerful performance, Hass replied that he was extremely happy for taking the charge on a course where he would come with his father as a child.
He quoted, “This course is a place that when I was growing up my dad would say, let's go play - it would be a trip, let's go play Quail tomorrow. It was a bigger deal than just playing at home. I have good feelings around this
place - I think everybody enjoys it, though, not just me being local. I always tell people I think I'm biased a little bit, but it's probably our best event outside of a major.”
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