Melo Gouveia starts Qatar Masters with a round of 67

Tee Times Portugal Golf - Ricardo Melo Gouveia at Qatar Masters, European Tour - © Getty Images

Tee Times Portugal Golf – Ricardo Melo Gouveia at Qatar Masters – © Getty Images

Tee Times Portugal Golf – Portuguese Melo Gouveia starts Qatar Masters with a round of 67 (Par 72), 6th place at Doha Golf Club.

The Portuguese, Algarvian Faro born player begins Qatar Masters equaling his lower stroke round in the main European Tour.

Just three days after finishing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in 61 place, competing with names like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler (who was the winner), Ricardo Melo Gouveia came around with the right hand in Commercial Bank Qatar Masters with a round of 67 strokes on the par-72 Doha Golf Club, giving him the sixth place tied with six players, two double strokes of leaders, composed by Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal and South African Louis Oosthuizen (No. 18 worldwide), both with 65 (-7).

At his fourth tournament as a member of the European Tour, Melo Gouveia thus gets its second 67, to match his lower stroke round in the main European Tour professionals. Their first 67 was obtained on January 14, in the opening round of the Joburg Open at the par-71 West Course at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in South Africa. Also we can not forget that in 2012, even as amateur, landed a 67 in the third round of the Portugal Masters at the par-71 the Oceanico Victoria in Vilamoura.

The 67 today, a par-72, so has the particularity of having been his lower stroke round against the couple on the European Tour … “Today was a day well done despite the wind that was felt. I was not at my best level the tee but managed to recover well with good shots to the green and good putts, “said the best Portuguese golfer of today, current 85 in the world ranking.

Among 126 participants, Melo Gouveia sharing sixth place with Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, the Danish Thorbjorn Olesen, Scotsman Paul Lawrie, Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Tommy Fleetwood English and Swedish Kristoffer Broberg. Ahead of the Portuguese, as well as dual leaders, three players are in third place with 66: Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, Englishman Andrew Johnston and Swedish Bjorn Akesson.

Source: Golftattoo.com

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