FRESH from winning the WA Open, Zach Murray has fired an equal course record to lead after the first round of the Queensland Open.
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The Wodonga amateur on Thursday shot a six-under round of 65 to top the field by one at the Brisbane Golf Club.
Murray said his mindset was more relaxed as he took to the course as a winner of Australasian PGA Tour for the first time after his win in Perth last weekend.
“There was a bit of a sense of calm I had out there today knowing I had the win last week, it just takes a weight off my shoulders,” Murray said.
“I just played sensible golf again, I think I only hit two drivers out there and put the trust in my two-iron like I did last week.
“I hit some close shots, I didn’t have to stress about anything which was really nice and I holed a couple of really nice par saves as well.
“I just sort of flowed on from last week not worrying about the score but it’s obviously nice to come out of the blocks fast again.”
Murray played with Adam Blyth and Rhein Gibson who notched rounds of 66 and 67 respectively.
“Adam and Rhein were really good today, they’re cracking guys and they both played super steady which just shows how good you have to be to compete out here,” Murray said.
Queenslander Blyth was caught napping by Murray.
“It was nice to finish the way I did, I got off to a pretty slow start, I was one-over through seven holes so I wasn’t really doing too much, just watching Zach make a ton of birdies,” Blyth said.
