John Huh, ranked No. 248 in the world, topped the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship American with a two-shot lead after Thursday’s opening round with a 61 (-9).
The 32-year-old American, seeking a second title after the 2012 Mayakoba Classic, made seven birdies and an eagle without making a bogey to lead South Korea’s Sung-jae Im (-7)who made two eagles on the course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
“The truth is I was surprised to be at the top of the table. I didn’t feel like my game was there, but it was one of those days where I got some good shots.“, commented Huh, who achieved the best score of his career in a single round.
The Spanish Rafa Cabrera Bello started the tournament well and closed the first day in fifth placefour shots behind the leader, after signing -5.
Results after the first day
-9 John Huh (USA) 61
-7 Sungjae Im (Republic of Korea) 63
-6 Peter Malnati (USA) 64
Brandon Wu (USA) 64
-5 Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain) 65
Michael Gligic (Canada) 65
Ben Kohls (USA) 65
Ryan Moore (USA) 65
Cameron Percy (Australia) 65
Alex Smalley (USA) 65
Austin Smotherman (USA) 65
Brian Stuart (USA) 65
Aaron Wise (USA) 65
Source: La Verdad
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