The 53-year-old managed a three-under-par 68 on a tough day for scoring to lead by two on Thursday.
Playing in the morning on the Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course with deep, thick rough, Pampling had seven birdies, a double bogey near the end of his round and two bogeys.
“The rough kind of lays back into you, so you really can’t get the club on the ball.” Pampling said. “It’s quite difficult to judge. Hopefully, won’t be doing that too many times.
“It was obviously a fun day. I’d been playing well for the last month or so. To get here and see the course, it felt good. I drove it really well and made a lot of birdies out there.
“Just the one hole made a little mistake on, tried to get a little too aggressive. On the whole, I putted it really well, which was nice to see the balls going in. It’s nice to get a good view of the greens and can…
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