American Keegan Bradley took the lead in the BMW Championship in Castle Rock (Colorado) this Thursday after the first round, ahead of Japanese Hideki Matsuyama.
After qualifying in 50th and final place for the tournament, the second of three FedEx Cup play-offs to crown the best player on the PGA Tour this season, Bradley signed a card of six under par and 66 strokes .
The future United States captain at the 2025 Ryder Cup is the only player to complete the first round without making a bogey on the Castle Pines Golf Club course.
The 38-year-old 2011 PGA Championship winner ended his day with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
He was one shot ahead of Matsuyama, who was crowned champion on Sunday in Memphis and was delayed by a thunderstorm on the 18th and final hole before continuing.
South Korean Im Sung-jae, Swede Alex Noren, Canadian Corey Conners and Australian Adam Scott are two shots behind the leader.
Scott played his first PGA Tour event at the same course in 2000.
Classification after 1st round (par 72):
1. Keegan Bradley (USA) -6 (66)
2. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) -5 (67)
3. Im Sung-Jae (KOR) -4 (68)
. 4. Alexander Noren (SWE) -4 (68)
. Adam Scott (AUS) -4 (68)
. Corey Conners (CAN) -4 (68)
7. Kim Si-Woo (KOR) -3 (69)
. Xander Schauffele (USA) -3 (69)
. Nick Dunlap (USA) -3 (69)
70. Tony Finau (USA) -2 (70)
. Russell Henley (USA) -2 (70)
. Collin Morikawa (USA) -2 (70)
. JT Poston (USA) -2 (70)
. Rory McIlroy (NIR) -2 (70)
Source: La Verdad
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