American Caleb Surrat is back in familiar leading Saudi surrounds grabbing the early clubhouse lead on day one of the PIF Saudi International in Riyadh.
Surrat, 21 brilliantly lit-up the host course posting a super nine-under 62 that included seven birdies over his closing eight holes for a two stroke lead in the season-ending $5m Asian Tour event in the Saudi capital.
BACK IN FAMILIAR SAUDI SURROUNDS ….
With @calebsurratt1 early clubhouse leader round one @asiantourgolf @SaudiIntlGolf #PIF2025 .
Caleb @CallawayGolf posting a sizzling 6⃣2⃣ a year after signing for a 6⃣1⃣ & losing out in a play-off
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The American is no stranger to play well in Saudi having posted a course-record 61 a year ago on route to finding his way into a three-man play-off with Aussie Cameron Smith and eventual champion red hot Chilean Joaquin Niemann, who won with a birdie at the second extra play-off hole.
It was January last year when LIV Golf announced that Surratt had turned professional and joined Legion XIII captained by Jon Rahm.
The North Carolina born golfer made his LIV debut on February 2, 2024, at LIV Golf Mayakoba where he finished tied for 13th and his Legion VIII team won the team title. He followed up with a tied-12th finish in the second event in Las Vegas, which would be his highest finish of the season.
Away from LIV, he recorded top-3 finishes in all three appearances on the Asian Tour International Series during 2024 and the third of those being mentioned above.
This past LIV season the former 2023 Walker Cup star contested 13 events with a best of T6th in UK LIV
Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat is lying second in Saudi at seven-under and with Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and England’s ever-green Paul Casey a shot further back.
The afternoon half of the field are still on course and with GolfByTourMiss bringing you the full round one standings later this day.
Among the big movers in the afternoon in Adrian Meronk who is four-under after 10 holes.
