the korean Sungjae Im he birdied four of his last six holes to tie Scott Piercy with a 65 shot, six under par, and led the first round of the PGA tournament 3M Tomorrow at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.
Me and Piercy finished the day with a two shot lead Tony Finau, Doug Ghim, Tom Hoge, Brice Garnett and the Argentine Emiliano Grillowho is tied for third place with a 67, four under par.
im, number 24 in the world, is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour and is looking for his second victory in the 2021-22 season. He started on the back nine and signed -2 on them before showing off in the second half of his round, with good birdie putts on the par-three 4th hole and on holes 6, 7 and 9.
I was happy with his putt after weeks of hard putts. “I’m trying to swing straight and then keep the width of the clubface,” he explained.
while, Piercy, who has four PGA Tour wins but none since 2018, started down -2 through the front nine before posting birdies at Nos. 10, 11, 13 and 14 to lead. “I felt like I hit the ball all day,” Piercy said. “I don’t have very difficult putts, although they are long,” he explained.
Me and Piercy each had seven birdies and one bogey. Of the five golfers tied for third place, only Ghim and Cricket they delivered bogey-free cards.
A big group tied for eighth place with a 68, three under par. Oh Ricky Barnes, Chesson Hadley, Peter Malnati, Patton Kizzire, Robert Streb, Hank Lebioda, Jared WolfeSwedish David Linmerth and the canadian adam hadwin.
On the other hand, the Japanese Hideki Matsuyama he retired after a 77 in the first round due to wrist pain. Matsuyama hit three straight shots into the water on the par-5 18th hole and scored a quadruple bogey 9.
Classification after the first round (par 71)
1. Scott Piercy (USA) 65
1. Sungjae Im (South Korea) 65
3. Tom Hoge (USA) 67
3. Brice Garnett (USA) 67
3. Doug Ghim (USA) 67
3. Tony Finau (USA) 67
3. Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) 67
8. Ricky Barnes (USA) 68
8. Chesson Hadley (USA) 68
8. Peter Malnati (USA) 68
8. David Lingmerth (Sweden) 68
8. Adam Hadwin (Canada) 68
8. Patton Kizzire (USA) 68
8. Robert Streb (USA) 68
8. Hank Lebioda (USA) 68
8. Jared Wolfe (USA) 68
Source: La Verdad
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