{"id":215,"date":"2014-05-27T21:42:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T21:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/?p=215"},"modified":"2014-07-25T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:15:22","slug":"thomas-bjorn-birdies-7-of-his-last-8-holes-to-force-a-5-shot-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/thomas-bjorn-birdies-7-of-his-last-8-holes-to-force-a-5-shot-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Bjorn Birdies 7 of His Last 8 Holes To Force A 5 Shot Lead."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thomas Bjorn set the course record at Wentworth on Thursday at the BMW Championship. With eight birdies and an eagle, Bjorn shot an opening round 10-under 62. His spectacular play led to a 2 shot lead over Shane Lowry going into the second round. Despite nearly 2 hours of weather delays, Bjorn still managed to shot his 3rd<\/sup> career 62, rating it his best in all 434 tournaments.<\/p>\n

“I haven’t had the best record here. I haven’t had the best round here. It’s been a long time since I’ve actually had any sort of result on this golf course.\u201d said Bjorn. \u201cIt’s not a place when I come in here, I think, `Oh, this is going to be a great week.’ I guess I’ve got to start sticking my head down for the rest of the week.”<\/p>\n

Today, the 43-year-old opened his day with a double-bogey\u00a06. It didn\u2019t take long for Bjorn to get back on track. He ended up making six straight birdies from the 11th<\/sup> hole, and finished with another on 18 to take a 5 shot lead over two-time former champion Luke Donald. Donald won the BMW Championship in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n

A win this week would be huge for Bjorn, making it the biggest prize check he would ever have won. $1.059 million to be exact. It would also secure him a spot on September\u2019s European Ryder Cup team, his first appearance since 2002.<\/p>\n

Read more at: http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/news\/2014\/05\/24\/thomas-bjorn-ahead-by-five-after-third-round-in-surrey.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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