Scottie Scheffler called this a enough day without stress. The world n ° 1 was in place most of its opening tower Thursday morning at the RBC Heritage, missing only three fairways and three greens, without hiding a Bogey and totaling seven birdies to pull 74 years, a tour which was equaled by Russell Henley.
And yet, Scheffler and Henley still follow three 18 -hole shots at Harbor Town Golf Links.
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The round of the day belonged to Justin Thomas, who freshly released his T-36 in the Masters equaled the Heirtage marking record with a 10 sous 61. Only David Frost in 1994 and Troy Merritt in 2015 were 61 years old in the tournament here.
“I would say everything for the most part (worked well),” said Thomas. “I just played really solid. I feel like I’m doing nothing crazy. I just driven the ball well, which is very, very important here, and I had the impression that it was only one of those days when I put the ball in a place where I owed a lot of good figures. With that. “”
Thomas’ 61 included a Bogey in the 10th hole par-4, where he missed the Fairway on the left and later with 38 feet. Otherwise, Thomas hit nine fairways and failed to find two greens in regulation. Five of the 11 birdies of Thomas came from 4 feet and in. He also drained three stewed putts between 33 and 38 feet long.
And the turn could have been better. Thomas said his best day was an iron 8 meters from 180 meters to 5 feet. However, Thomas missed the putt to close with the peer.
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Thomas has not won since his capture of his second PGA championship in Southern Hills in May 2022. However, he entered the signing event of this week classified in the world thanks largely to two finalist projections and two other top 10 of this year.
“I just didn’t play well last week,” said Thomas. “Put a very good job in, I felt like the two days leading today, and I felt prepared. It was simply a question of going out and doing it, and it was good to do it.”
Wyndham Clark is alone in fourth place after 65. Five players, including Gary Woodland and the finalist of the JJ Spaun players, share the fifth.
