Nordea Masters 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Thursday

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Published: June 4, 2015

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Local favourites Jens Dantorp and Marcus Kinhult lead the field after the first day of the 2015 Nordea Masters, with England's Chris Paisley joining the duo at the top of the leaderboard after Thursday's session.

The trio carded a round of five-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over a host of players during a sunny first day of competition in Malmo, Sweden. The front nine gave the players some trouble, and via the European Tour's Twitter account, the course-knowledge of the locals made the difference:



Here's a look at the leaderboard after the first round:



For the full leaderboard, visit EuropeanTour.com. 

 

Amateur Marcus Kinhult Highlights Opening Day

Kinhult was undoubtedly the biggest feel-good story of the day, as the amateur came out of nowhere to grab a share of the lead with a five-under 67. Like most, he struggled on the front nine with two bogeys, but five birdies on the back nine more than made up for it.

The Swede is just 18 years old, and Steve Elling of Golfblot.com thinks he must have enjoyed his spectacular round:



The youngster credited his great putting for the excellent score, and told the European Tour website how delighted he was to be playing in this event: "It’s pretty special to play in a European Tour event and to play here in Sweden. That score was thanks to brilliant putting. I played really well from tee to green but I also holed a lot of putts for birdie and for par. The putter was pretty hot."

Of course, putting wasn't his only strength on Thursday:



There was even more reason for celebration among the local fans, who saw Dantorp grab an early lead as the first man to card a five-under. He was one of the few to finish the front nine bogey-free, but ran into his first on the 10th hole. An eagle on the next put him back in the lead, and one ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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