Singapore Sports School student Edgar Oh (pic above) made history when he teed off this morning alongside Indian Jyoti Randhawa and Australia's Richard Moir at the Singapore Open. Edgar becoming the tournament's youngest ever qualifier at just 14yrs of age. After hitting a terrific approach shot into Tanjong's 4th hole, the siren went off and play was suspended due to inclement weather. A 4hr rain delay was to follow and all afternoon tee times were then pushed back meaning that Scott Barr did not hit his first shot of the tournament until 5:10pm, leaving very little light in the day.
Edgar played some commendable golf for a young kid in what is now being called "The Major of Asia", placing himself in position to shoot a solid even par round until some unfortunate putting woes on the final green. Edgar settled for an opening round of 75 however the score did not reflect how well he struck the ball and composed himself under the pressure of being the tournament's youngest competitor.
Scott Barr came out of the blocks firing on all cylinders as he put together birdies on the 3rd, 4th and 5th holes before a magnificent approach on the par 5 6th hole set up a short eagle opportunity which he rolled in to go 5-under through his first 6 holes. Unfortunately just as he was building some good momentum, play was suspended for the day due to darkness.
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