Asian Tour: CrossFit Games star Soero, YouTuber Kwon make fast starts in Thailand
Pierre-Henri Soero among early leaders at International Series event after shooting 8-under 64, Creator Classic winner Luke Kwon shoots 67
Former Asian Tour professional Pierre-Henri Soero rolled back the years, and social media influencer Luke Kwon made the most of a rare foray into the professional ranks, as the International Series got back under way in Thailand on Thursday.
On a perfect day at Black Mountain Golf Club, just three shots separated the first 33 players, with four of them, Soero included, top of the heap on eight-under-par.
And only a bogey on nine, his last hole of the day, stopped him grabbing the outright lead. As it was, the American finished the day sharing that spot with Thailand’s CharngTai Sudsom, Liu Yanwei from China and Australian Todd Sinnott, who all shot matching 64s.
“It was a good bogey actually, I was in the rough, a lot can happen, so I am OK with that,” the 41-year-old Soero said. “Golf is about muscle memory, I used to grind six hours a day practicing, so it’s still there.”
While Soero is enjoying a “vacation with my wife”, first round playing partners CharngTai and Liu are battling to retain their cards for next season.
At the other end of the 33-strong pack is Kwon – a former professional turned YouTuber who won the PGA Tour’s Creator Classic in August – who fired a bogey-free 67 to finish on five-under. Kwon is filming as he goes on his Asian Tour debut, and said there had been “no nerves whatsoever”.
