Séamus Power couldn’t quite match the outstanding display put on by Sebastian Munoz in the opening round of the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, but – a year on from the top-10 finish in the same tournament that kickstarted his rise from 437th to 41st in the world rankings – the Waterford man again showed his liking for the Tom Weiskopf-designed course.
In a fine display of shot-making and possessing a particularly hot putter in a round of six-under-par 66, Power made a strong start to the €8.6 million tournament where Colombia’s Munoz claimed the clubhouse lead with a sizzling round of 60, that included a back-nine homeward run of 28.
For Power, who is in the field for next week’s US PGA Championship, it was a case of continuing a strong run of form: he …
- May 13, 2022
