2023-05-19 01:49:00
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PITTSFORD, NY — Eric Cole surprised by going to the top of the table at the PGA Championship, where the opening round was halted by darkness.
A 34-year-old PGA rookie, he dominates by a stroke to five under, with four holes to go. He had six birdies, including three in a row on his back nine.
Thirty players did not have time to complete the course; action will resume at 7:00 a.m. Friday.
The round started two hours later than planned, the result of the ground freezing overnight.
On the other hand, the weather was pleasant in the followingnoon, with very little wind.
Bryson DeChambeau handled an unobvious Oak Hill course well and shot 66, minus four.
DeChambeau largely kept the ball in play and when he found himself in the long grass, he got away with it pretty well.
“It was a great day of golf,” said DeChambeau. It is a prestigious place and a very demanding terrain. Par seemed out of reach on some holes. I was lucky to do very well. »
Dustin Johnson brought home a 67 card, as did Scottie Scheffler and Canadian Corey Conners.
Johnson just won a LIV tournament in Oklahoma.
Scheffler avoided the bogey for the first time in 51 rounds at major tournaments.
On the fifth hole, Scheffler managed to score par following lodging his ball in a bunker.
“I had to roll up my sleeves,” he said, speaking of his round in general. It’s very satisfying to have avoided the bogey. »
Big winner at Augusta in 2022, Scheffler has six wins in 15 months. He didn’t do worse than a 12th place finish this year.
Conners is the best placed among six Canadians. He got six birdies.
DeChambeau hasn’t really been among golf’s elite in the last 12 months.
He injured his hip early last year. And following the Masters Tournament last year, he had surgery on his left wrist. Then he joined the LIV Golf circuit.
He finished fifth in Oklahoma. It is his only top 10 in six competitions in 2023.
“It gave me a lot of highs but also emotional lows,” DeChambeau said. It was a lesson in humility. When you think you’re on top, golf and life can get you down to earth pretty quick. »
In the 17th, his exit from the long grass collided with club pro Kenny Pigman. The latter did not take offense, shaking hands with a DeChambeau who offered him his apologies.
DeChambeau has already enjoyed a streak of eight wins in three years including a triumph at the U.S. Open in 2020.
Rory McIlroy had a 71, which was three over par at the halfway point. He had three birdies in the second half.
Defending champion Justin Thomas is in the group at 72.
Bored in the left wrist and inefficient on the greens, Jordan Spieth was left with a 73. This tournament is the only one of the four major events that he has not yet won.
Conners’ compatriots also participating in the tournament are Adam Hadwin (-1 following 13 holes), Adam Svensson (70), Taylor Pendrith (70), Nick Taylor (71) and Mackenzie Hughes (74).
Winner of the Masters Tournament in April, Jon Rahm got into all sorts of trouble, scoring five bogeys in six holes.
He shot 76, his worst first-round score at a major tournament since 2018, at the U.S. Open.
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