Wallace received to 4-under after his birdie on the eighth, dubbed the “Postage Stamp” due to the small placing floor. In accordance with the Royal Troon web page: “The tee is on excessive floor and a dropping shot is performed over a gully to an extended however extraordinarily slim inexperienced set into the aspect of a big sandhill. Two bunkers defend the left aspect of the inexperienced whereas a big crater bunker shields the method.”
Younghan Music made the flip at 3-under for a share of the early lead. Music made a spectacular birdie on the No. 8 “Postage Stamp” to get to 4-under. He then three-putted the ninth for bogey and was tied for the lead with Matt Wallace.
Matt Wallace holed out from 85 yards on the par-5 No. 4 for eagle. He landed it simply in need of the pin and it spun again into the opening. The wonder gave him an early share of the lead at 3-under. Wallace, 34, has one PGA Tour win (2023 Corales Puntacana Championship) and seeks his first main championship.
