England’s Alex Fitzpatrick leads older brother and two-time winner Matt by three photographs after the opening spherical of the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre.
Alex Fitzpatrick carded a powerful 63 in Switzerland, which included seven birdies in windy circumstances, to share the lead with Spain’s Alfredo Garcia-Heredia on seven beneath par.
4 gamers, together with England’s Matt Wallace, are tied in third on six beneath.
“I performed actually properly,” stated Alex Fitzpatrick.
“The primary 5 – 6 holes have been pretty brutal, I feel it was gusting at 25-30mph or no matter it was.
“I bought the good facet of the draw to be trustworthy. This morning was brutal and by chance the final eight or 9 holes there was not a lot wind, so it was good to capitalise on the alternatives I had and hopefully the identical tomorrow.”
Former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, who’s aiming to emulate the late Seve Ballesteros as a three-time European Masters, completed on 66.
“Pleased with an excellent begin, I might have taken it this morning once I wakened and it was pouring,” stated Matt Fitzpatrick, who received the title in 2017 and 2018.
“It is considered one of my favorite locations to be nevertheless it wasn’t actually this morning. It was horrible; warming up within the rain and also you get on the market and it is pouring, you do not really feel just like the ball goes very far.
“Luckily with that the greens are a bit bit softer so that you is usually a bit extra aggressive nevertheless it was fairly difficult.”
