He holds a one-shot lead over Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka Bud Cauley, and Sergio Garcia. He’s playing only his second tournament since squandering a five-stroke lead on the back nine at the Masters. Last week: Jason Day went wire-to-wire in a four-shot victory at The Players Championship.
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McIlroy appeared poised to take a share of the lead until he turned an eagle opportunity on the par-3 14th hole into a three-putt bogey.
“I putted well today and that’s about all I can say”, the 26-year-old Koepka told reporters. It’s really bad. I did not feel good.
Koepka overcame two early bogeys and the huge shadow of playing alongside Spieth in his home event, shooting a 5-under 65 and matching the Nelson’s best 54-hole score at 16-under 194.
Little-known American Tom Hoge parred his last four holes to sit just one stroke off the lead when the weather-delayed opening round of the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas was completed on Friday.
“A great way to finish and just kind of good continuation of all the good stuff that was happening throughout the day”, Crane said.
Defending champion Steven Bowditch, of Australia, watches his shot off the fifth tee during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament, Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Irving, Texas. He came into this tournament have broken 70 only once in nine previous rounds, that being a 66 to open the Masters.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. “I’m sure it’s got a lot of similarities for him when he’s standing on these last few holes”. Lee and Wagner also had bogey-free rounds.
“I have played well, but have not scored well, especially over the weekend, but I feel a good week is around the corner”, said Lahiri, who is now 56th in the World Rankings and 107th in the FedEx Cup standings. The 2014 Regions Tradition victor at nearby Shoal Creek is at 10-under 134.
Gene Sauers (70), Scott McCarron (66) and Kevin Sutherland were 8 under.
John Daly was among five players at 7 under after a 69.
There was a loud cheer at No. 1 when Spieth teed off, and another when he holed a shot from the intermediate rough for a birdie after missing the first green.
Ryu, 25, added birdies on the fourth and par-5 seventh to produce the low round of the event so far. She’s coming off a victory two weeks ago in Alabama that made her the first Thai victor in LPGA Tour history.
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Top-ranked Lydia Ko closed with a birdie for a 73.
