PGA Tour: Russell Knox currently 1 after an opening at the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Mayakoba Golf Classic: After the opening round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Russell Knox currently sits at the top of the leaderboard following a round of 65.

Russell Knox sits at the top of the PGA Tour´s Mayakoba Golf Classic following the conclusion of first round. The Scotsman scored a round of -6 to gain the upperhand on Joaquin Niemann, Emiliano Grillo and Tom Hoge, who are deadlocked in second place. Knox leads by 1 shots after posting 7 birdies en route to an opening round 65.

“Took me a few holes to kind of settle into my round, but when I did, I had six or seven very good holes,” Knox said. “I hit the ball well, drove it in the fairway, and with lift, clean and place, I could be fairly aggressive. Par was good today.”

Ben Taylor carded an opening round 72 to find himself in T70 position and trailing leader Russell Knox by 7 shots. Taylor registered 3 birdies in his opening round.

Graeme McDowell, currently number 74 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the opening round at place T70. The Northern Irishman played the course of the El Camaleon Golf Club in 72 shots in the opening round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Luke Donald, currently number 486 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the opening round at rank T70. The Englishman posted a 72 at El Camaleon Golf Club in the opening round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

The Mayakoba Golf Classic is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from December 3rd until the 6th of December 2020 at El Camaleon Golf Club in El Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, MEX. This year a total prize money of 7.200.000 US-Dollar will be awarded to the players. The winner receives 1.296.000 US-Dollar. The course for the tournament at El Camaleon Golf Club plays at Par 71.

A lot of golf stars participate at this tournament. Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler are among them. Mangroves, jungle and caribbean beaches make the El Camaleon Golf Club to one of its kind on the PGA Tour.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Mayakoba Golf Classic

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Russell Knox	-6	-6
T2	Joaquin Niemann	-5	-5
T2	Emiliano Grillo	-5	-5
T2	Tom Hoge	-5	-5
T5	Viktor Hovland	-4	-4

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