


Spaun.ħ.46: Vaughn Taylor, Brendon de Jonge, Mark Hubbard.ħ.57: Austin Cook, Ryan Armour, Russell Knox.Ĩ.08: Martin Trainer, Brian Stuard, Hank Lebioda.Ĩ.19: Tommy Gainey, Parker McLachlin, Sepp Straka.Ĩ.30: J.J. The field has been reduced by six to 126 owing to the aforementioned withdrawals of 2019 champion Brendon Todd, Will Zalatoris and Lanto Griffin, plus the latest, the most prominent of which are Lucas Glover, Robert Allenby and Heath Slocum.ħ.35: Kevin Stadler, Anirban Lahiri, J.J. He is paired with Bo Hoag, the world No 291 whose highlight this year was finishing joint thirteenth at the Memorial, and Dawie van der Walt, the world No 401 from South Africa, who spends most of his time these days on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Mid Ocean Club pro Chaka DeSilva has for company alternate John Merrick, who has played only seven events the past two years - missing the cut in all but one - and Justin Lower, another Korn Ferry Tour regular, who is ranked No 359 in the world.įinally, Camiko Smith, the 2020 medallist in local qualifying, is last of the morning starters on the 1st tee. He will be with alternate Ted Purdy, the veteran American who was joint 58th in Bermuda in 2019, and Brett Drewitt, a Korn Ferry Tour regular who is ranked 359th in the world. Morris, who was granted a sponsor’s exemption into the tournament, has been allowed the use of a cart to get round Port Royal, which best explains why he is in the final threesome for both the first two rounds.ĭamian Palanyandi, the only amateur among the five Bermudians in the field, goes off at 9.03am from the 1st tee. They will be joined in the final threesome on the 1st tee at 2.05pm by American Sahith Theegala, the world No 372, who is just off a top-ten finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship. The 54-year-old Ocean View Golf Club head professional, who has proved an inspiration to many in his battle against stage 4 cancer, will tee it up alongside Michael Sims, winner of the local qualifier.

Damian Palanyandi, left, Chaka DeSilva, Brian Morris, Michael Sims and Camiko Smith (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
