The American Sahith Theegala is he first leader of the Sentry Tournament of Champions within Plantation course, at Kapalua Resort, on the Hawaiian island of Mauiincluding Colombian Camilo Villegas a shot with four other golfers, including the 2023 FedEx Cup champion, the Norwegian Victor Hovland. This is the first PGA Tour event in 2024.
A Tournament of Champions where the defending champion is not Jon Rahmwhich won it in 2023 with a final turnaround and the fall of the American Collin Morikawa, author this Thursday of a card of 65 strokes (-8). Rahm was suspended from the American circuit after signing with the Arab Super League in December, causing a real earthquake in the golf world with his move to the controversial LIV.
Theegala shot a 64 after ten birdies and one bogey on day one. Villegas, a Fall Series tournament winner, is one of five players at -8. The Colombian made nine birdies and one bogey. The World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished in the top ten with a 66 stroke (-7).
Classification on the first day (par 73):
-9 Sahith Theegala (USA) 64
-8 Jason Day (Australia) 65, Viktor Hovland (Nor) 65, Sungjae Im (Cds) 65, Collin Morikawa (USA) 65, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 65
-7 Patrick Cantlay (USA) 66, Xander Schauffele (USA) 66 Scottie Scheffler (USA) 66 Jordan Spieth (USA) 66
Source: La Verdad
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