The American Davis-Riley shot a bogey-free round of 66 shots and a 6 under par on Thursday and shares the lead with Will Gordonwith seven birdies and one bogey, after the First round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in jackson.
Riley, 25, started with four birdies in the first seven holes at Jackson Country Club. He added two more to Nos. 15 and 16, the latter an 18-foot putt, were the longest of the day. “I didn’t have the best day with my driver, but when I got to the fairway, I felt like I had a good chance to make some good approaches there.”
Riley’s best performance on the PGA Tour was a second-place finish at last year’s Valspar. There is added pressure on him to win his home state event. The Hattiesburg native called the tournament “my fifth major” earlier this week.
In its part, Gordon he finished the day with seven birdies and just one bogey. He gained positions in the afternoon with birdies at Nos. 14, 15 and 17 to tie Riley.
Tied at 5 under par with a 67 they are in third position Andrew Putnam, Brandon Matthews, Mark Hubbard, Trevor Conethe Taiwanese it’s kevinthe south africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout and the Belgians Thomas Detry.
Bezuidenhout, who just made his Presidents Cup debut last week, made six birdies and one bogey. He is ranked first in the field in Strokes Gained. “You learn a lot playing against the best players in the world and last week most of the best players were there,” Bezuidenhout said.
The American kevin roythe canadian Nick Taylorthe korean SH Kim and the scotch Russell Knox they tied for tenth place with 68 strokes, four under par. Defending champion Sam Burns opened the tournament with a two-under 70.
Classification after the first round (par 72)
1. Davis Riley (USA) 66
1. Will Gordon (USA) 66
3. Andrew Putnam (USA) 67
3. Brandon Matthews (USA) 67
3. Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei) 67
3. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa) 67
3. Mark Hubbard (USA) 67
3. Thomas Detry (Belgium) 67
3. Trevor Cone (USA) 67
10. Nick Taylor (Canada) 68
10. SH Kim (South Korea) 68
10. Kevin Roy (USA) 68
10. Russell Knox (Scotland) 68
Source: La Verdad
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