MELBOURNE, Australia – Local David Micheluzzi shot a course-record equaling 7-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Australian Open, where the men’s and women’s championships are being played concurrently for the first time.
Micheluzzi rode a hot putter to roll in eight birdies to match the course records of fellow Australians Geoff Ogilvy (2011) and Ryan Ruffels (2014) at Victoria Golf Club.
The 26-year-old Micheluzzi, who turned pro in 2019, grew up learning the game at courses like Victoria and Kingston Heath that form part of the renowned sandbelt courses in the southeast bayside suburbs of Melbourne.