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Schmid Finishes First Round at the Open Championship
July 18, 2019 | Men's Golf
Matthias Schmid fires a 76 on Thursday morning.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville men's golfer Matthias Schmid shot a 5-over-par 76 in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
The junior qualified by winning the European Amateur Championship June 29, Schmid earned a spot in the British Open.
Playing in his first PGA Tour event, Schmid bogeyed his first hole, but responded with birdies on No. 2 and No. 7 to shoot an even par on the first nine holes.
The junior qualified by winning the European Amateur Championship June 29, Schmid earned a spot in the British Open.
Playing in his first PGA Tour event, Schmid bogeyed his first hole, but responded with birdies on No. 2 and No. 7 to shoot an even par on the first nine holes.
Hailing from Maxhvette, Germany, Schmid didn't fare so well on the back nine by firing a 5-over-par to sit in a tie for 128th place.Â
Schmid was also a member of Team International in the Arnold Palmer Cup last month after a successful sophomore season.
At the end of the year, he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team while earning second team All-American honors, becoming just the fifth Cardinal to achieve this feat. He closed the season by setting the school's record for stroke average at 70.55.
Schmid's second round will begin at 7:19 a.m. on Friday morning,
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