FedExCup chief Scottie Scheffler one again after squandering five-shot mid-round benefit; Rory McIlroy three behind regardless of combating a decrease again challenge; three share early lead at PGA Tour’s season finale; watch second spherical stay on Friday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf
By Ali Stafford
Final Up to date: 25/08/23 12:51am
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Highlights from the primary spherical of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta
Highlights from the primary spherical of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta
Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Keegan Bradley maintain a share of the lead after a outstanding opening spherical on the Tour Championship, the place Scottie Scheffler blew a giant lead and Rory McIlroy overcame harm to stay in rivalry.
Morikawa fired 9 birdies in a surprising blemish-free 61 to get to set the clubhouse goal at East Lake, with Bradley carding a bogey-free 63 and final week’s BMW Championship winner Hovland making a two-under 68 to additionally get to 10 below.
The trio maintain a one-shot benefit over FedExCup chief Scheffler, who led by 5 at one stage earlier than shedding floor with three-putts, with Adam Schenk and Russell Henley an extra stroke again in tied-fifth.
-10 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Collin Morikawa (USA), Keegan Bradley (USA)
-9 Scottie Scheffler (USA)
-8 Adam Schenk (USA), Russell Henley (USA)
-7 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Jon Rahm (Esp), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng)
McIlroy – seeking to turn out to be the primary back-to-back FedExCup champion – struggled with a decrease again challenge all through the opening spherical, though he blended 4 birdies with as many bogeys in a level-par 70 to hitch Ryder Cup team-mates Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick on seven below.
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Todd Lewis discusses the timeline of Mcllroy’s again harm as he gave the impression to be visibly in discomfort at The Tour Championship
Todd Lewis discusses the timeline of Mcllroy’s again harm as he gave the impression to be visibly in discomfort at The Tour Championship
A congested leaderboard sees main winners Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark within the group 4 strokes again with Xander Schauffele and Tyrrell Hatton, whereas 20 of the 30-man subject sit inside six strokes of the lead after the opening day.
Extraordinary Thursday at East Lake
Scheffler prolonged his pre-tournament benefit by rolling in from 10 toes on the first and responded to a missed birdie alternative on the subsequent with a surprising effort from 30 toes on the fourth, which moved him 4 forward when Hovland didn’t convert from eight toes.
Viktor Hovland is chasing back-to-back victories, following his spectacular win on the BMW Championship on Sunday
Hovland didn’t benefit from the par-five fifth, permitting his taking part in companion to go 5 clear regardless of squandering a wonderful eagle look from inside seven toes, just for Scheffler to present the sphere hope with a three-putt bogey on the eighth.
Scheffler’s lead was minimize to 2 when Morikawa birdied every of his final three holes to finish a surprising bogey-free 61 and set the clubhouse goal at 10 below, solely to begin his again 9 with a birdie to revive a three-stroke cushion.
Collin Morikawa got here into the season finale 9 strokes again
The world No 1 made one other three-putt bogey on the eleventh and dropped a shot on the twelfth after catching the lip of the green bunker along with his second shot into the par-four, as Hovland transformed a birdie from the perimeter on the thirteenth and Bradley picked up a shot on the final to each get inside one.
Scheffler misplaced prime spot when he discovered water off the fifteenth tee and three-putted from 15 toes to register his first triple-bogey of the season, knocking him two behind, with McIlroy additionally on eight below after charging into rivalry with three birdies in a four-hole stretch from the thirteenth.
Scottie Scheffler birdied three of his opening six holes earlier than stuttering to an opening-round 71
McIlroy bogeyed the final to slide again to seven below and Scheffler made an eight-foot birdie on the seventeenth to get again inside one, whereas Hovland was unable to select up a shot on the par-five final and remained within the group on 10 below.
Scheffler splashed out of the sand to 12 toes on the par-five final and had a birdie alternative to make it a four-way tie on the prime, however didn’t convert and needed to accept an opening-round 71.
Who can transfer forward on the Tour Championship? Watch the PGA Tour’s season finale and the race for the FedExCup all through the week stay on Sky Sports activities. Dwell protection continues Friday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.