Quigley in 3rd After Round 1 of Trophy Hassan II on Champions Tour
Rhode Island’s Brett Quigley sits in a tie for third place after the first round of the Trophy Hassan II on the Champions Tour at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco.
Quigley carded a three-under 70 in the first round and is one shot back of leaders Simon Griffiths and Steven Alker, who sit at four-under.
“Overall, pretty good. Golf course is in great shape. I like coming to Morocco. I’ve got a good buddy, Rich McCarthy, caddying for me. We’ve had some good memories coming here. He makes the trip every year and it just keeps me a little looser and a little more fun out there. Played pretty well,” said Quigley after the round.
He is tied for third with a slew of players include Y.E. Yang, Tim O’Neal, and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Quigley won this tournament back in 2020, though it was played at a different course.
“I just love the country. It’s a beautiful place both where we were in Marrakesh and here. And the golf course this week is completely different than what we played. It’s a challenge. It’s a really good tee to green and almost impossible once you get on the green. It keeps us all on our toes, for sure,” added Quigley.
Billy Andrade is even par for the tournament and sits in a tie for 24th overall.
Quigley’s First Round
Quigley opened the round with two pars before bogeying the third hole.
He put together a string of pars before closing the front nine with a birdie on the ninth to turn at even par.
Making the turn, Quigley made an eagle on the par-5 12th hole to get to two-under par, and added another birdie on the 15th hole to move to three-under.
Quigley gave a shot back on the 17th hole with a bogey, but made up for it with a birdie on 18 to close the round.
Andrade’s Round
Andrade had a rollercoaster round to start the tournament and it all ended with him finishing even par.
After opening with two pars, Andrade bogeyed the third hole, but bounced with back with birdies on six and seven.
He turned at one-under par 35.
On the back side, Andrade doubled the tenth hole, but got one shot back with a birdie on 11.
Andrade then bogeyed the 15th hole and birdied the 17th hole to finish at even par.