How about the other big names?
Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed are both five shots back after rounds of 4 under.
Amateur phenoms turned pros Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff are 2 under and 3 over, respectively, and U.S. Open champ Gary Woodland finished at 1 over (73).
Anything else of note?
Last week’s winner Chez Reavie kept his positive momentum going with an opening round of seven-under-par 65.
Championship ? momentum.
Chez Reavie hasn’t missed a step, carding a 7-under 65 in Round 1.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/GzQlqJ4N3f
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 27, 2019
And after a rough patch that started at February’s Genesis Open, Cameron Champ posted a low number on Thursday: a six-under-par 66 that included eight birdies and two bogeys.
Also, Thursday’s scores were low, and I mean low. There are 121 players under par through Round 1! Wonder what’s in store for Round 2 …
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