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Jun 28, 2023

Campillo leads Dutch Open after scintillating 63

The three-time DP World Tour winner carded 10 birdies and a solitary bogey in

The three-time DP World Tour winner carded 10 birdies and a solitary bogey in the morning at Bernardus Golf Course on Thursday to reach nine-under-par.

Andy Sullivan was in a tie for second place on six-under alongside Joel Stalter and Pablo Larrazabal after the Englishman made two eagles in his 66.

Home favourite Joost Luiten was in the large group at five-under alongside Englishmen Dale Whitnell and John Parry, Spanish duo Alejandro del Rey and Adrian Otaegui, India's Shubhankar Sharma and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

Blake Windred, the lone Australian in the field, had a day to forget, shooting 80, featuring six bogeys and a double bogey.

"I keep doing the same things. I'm hitting my irons really well, the driver is a little inconsistent but on this golf course, it lets you play from off the fairway as well," Campillo said.

"I putted great today, which I didn't do in Belgium, so it was a nice day."

Sullivan, who holed his approach shot at the par-4 15th for a stunning eagle, revealed after the round that his only previous hole-out since he began working with caddie Tom Ridley five years ago also came at the Cromvoirt venue.

"It was weird because in the five years me and Tom have been working together, I've only ever holed one shot and it was here," Sullivan said.

"I've doubled my figures so hopefully we can just play here every week and Tom looks amazing!"