Singapore Classic - Day one digest

Everything you need to know from Thursday's opening round at Laguna National Golf Resort Club.

McKibbin stormed to the summit, Morrison made an ace and Siem joined an exclusive club on day one of the 2023 Singapore Classic.

Here is everything you need to know from Thursday's opening round at Laguna National Golf Resort Club.

Morrison makes marvellous ace

England's James Morrison got off to a phenomenal start on Thursday morning, following up birdies at the second and third with a hole-in-one from 142 yards at the fourth. He went on to sign for an opening 70. Well done, James.

McKibbin shoots sparkling 64 to lead the way

European Challenge Tour graduate Tom McKibbin started from the tenth tee on Thursday morning and carded three birdies on his front nine before coming home in 30 to reach eight under par and set the clubhouse target. Although he was briefly joined at the summit by Matthieu Pavon and Sami Välimäki, they each made a late bogey to leave McKibbin as the solo first-round leader by one shot. The 20-year-old hails from the same part of Northern Ireland as Rory McIlroy and he said playing with the World Number One has been a valuable experience. "I've played with Rory quite a bit, I’ve been able to watch him and playing with him has been valuable for me to see where my game is at," said McKibbin. "It’s been good for me to have some moments with him."

Siem joins 500 club

Marcel Siem reached a big milestone on Thursday as he made his 500th DP World Tour appearance to join an elite group. The four-time winner, who also tasted victory on the European Challenge Tour in 2021, said: "I feel fit still, I love to play and compete out here. It’s awesome. 500 is quite a cool number. The last few years were really tough. The Challenge Tour win with my daughter on the bag in France was very emotional…you know with my wife and the stuff that happened - that was my biggest win, it got me back on Tour, on the big stage. That was the most emotional one."

Putter the right option for Rozner

Finding himself just off the green at the ninth, Antoine Rozner opted against chipping and pulled out the putter instead. That decision paid dividends as he holed the putt for a brilliant birdie. Check this out...

Second time lucky for Colsaerts

Nicolas Colsaerts missed the green with his first chip at the par-five third but made amends with the second try, holing it for a birdie. If at first you don't succeed...