Friday, July 5, 2024 Asian Tour Order of Merit leader John Catlin from the United States claimed the top spot on the leaderboard today with an impressive seven-under-par 66 in the opening round of the US$2 million International Series Morocco. He shares the lead with New Zealand’s rising star Kazuma Kobori. Filipino Miguel Tabuena follows closely with a 67 on the par-73 Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat.
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent, despite playing with borrowed clubs and narrowly avoiding disqualification, shot a notable 68. He shares this score with Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho, Ben Campbell from New Zealand, Frenchman Sebastien Gros, Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra, Japan’s Jinichiro Kozuma, and Yanwei Liu of China. Catlin, who played a bogey-free round like Kobori and Tabuena, arrives in Rabat with high confidence after an impressive debut on the LIV Golf League last month.
His performance, featuring an eagle and five birdies, continues the high-level play that earned him back-to-back wins at the International Series Macau and the Saudi Open earlier this year. “Just very solid,” said the American, who is also second on The International Series Rankings. “Hit a lot of really good shots.
Actually left a few out there, it could have been even better, but I am very, very pleased with how I played. I am looking forward to the next three days.” The 33-year-old, a six-time winner on the Asian Tour, is having arguably his best season yet, earning invitations to the.