John Murphy warms to his task after early setback

The Cork golfer went into the Madrid event on the back of a tied-ninth finish in Scotland last week

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021 - 21:24

Phil Casey

John Murphy built on last week’s superb top-10 finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a solid opening round at Acciona Open de Espana.

The Cork golfer went into the Madrid event on the back of a tied-ninth finish in Scotland last week and opened with a three-under par 68 to leave him seven shots off first-round leader, Englishman Ross McGowan.

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