Trophy Hassan II [spoilers]

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Anyone following along with this one? Not the greatest field, but the Molinaris are there, Mannaserro and Robert Rock trying to get himself into The Masters.

Interesting first day for the group of Rock, Mannassero and Branden Grace.

First up Robert Rock. Top 2 this week would see him qualify for The Masters, his reason for making the trip to Morocco. So, the 4th hole has been tricky for a few players. Par 4. Step up Robert. Makes it to the 5th hole eventually, but not before carding 11. Yeah, 11!

Then on the par 3 16th, Branden Grace pulls a 7 iron slightly, very high and heading into the steep greenside bunker. It falls out of the sky and plugs. Result? Lost ball, in a greenside bunker! Quite a sight to see Rock and Mannassero brushing away at the sand to try to find it.

Wonder what today has in store? Well, play has been suspended completely due to high winds. Could be a dramatic weekend!

Oh, if you'd like to know the scores - http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012014/leaderboard/index.html
 
That's a bad break!

On a side note, this event's name sounds like the name a world champion boxer might have.
 
Robert's making a break for the cut line. -3 thru 6 for the day, which puts him at +2 overall. That's still only 9 off the lead....if he can squeak through.
 
Donaldson fired a 61...with a bogey on a par 5. 3 eagles, 1 on a par 4 (the 9th, his last).
 
Donaldson fired a 61...with a bogey on a par 5. 3 eagles, 1 on a par 4 (the 9th, his last).

That was quite a round. Holing out from the fairway on the last just seemed normal by that point. 28 on the front 9!

Good win by Michael Hoey.

People talk about Augusta and exclusivity, but this course has to be about the most exclusive course in the world. You just can't play here unless the king of Morocco invites you. Mental.
 
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