Justin Thomas was inches away from setting a brand new Harbour City Golf Hyperlinks course report however nonetheless bagged a three-shot lead after day one of many RBC Heritage, with defending champion Scottie Scheffler in a tie for second.
Thomas rolled in 11 birdies and tied the single-round course report together with his 10-under-par 61, narrowly lacking a six-foot putt for birdie at 18 that may have set a brand new low mark.
“I just played really solid,” Thomas stated. “I feel like I didn’t do anything crazy. I just drove the ball well, which is very, very important out here, and I felt like it was just one of those days I put the ball in a spot that I had a lot of good numbers.
“Although you have to be a little conservative at times out here, I felt like they were kind of pins and angles and everything that I could be a little aggressive and I just kind of got rolling with it.”
Thomas takes a three-shot lead over world No 1 Scheffler, and Russell Henley, into day two of the $20m PGA Tour signature occasion. Henley gained the Arnold Palmer Invitational final month.
Former US Open champion Wyndham Clark is one stroke additional again on six beneath, whereas fellow former main winners Matt Fitzpatrick – winner of the RBC Heritage in 2023 – and Brian Harman are in a grouping on 5 beneath.
Justin Rose, contemporary from the frustration of being edged out to the Masters title by Rory McIlroy in a play-off, is 4 beneath after day one, as is fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, nonetheless in pursuit of a maiden PGA Tour win.
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Rory McIlroy gained The Masters with a birdie within the first play-off gap in opposition to Justin Rose to finish a profession Grand Slam.
Thomas hit the flip with a share of the lead at six beneath, earlier than opening the again with the solitary bogey on his scorecard. However, after that misstep on the tenth, he closed with 5 additional birdies in seven holes.
Thomas made the flip with a share of the lead at 6-under (30), comprised of six birdies and three pars, however opened the again with bogey on No. 10 earlier than settling again in by taking birdie on 5 of seven holes.
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Watch all 11 birdies from Justin Thomas’ course report equalling 62 through the second spherical of The Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
It was Thomas’ 14th profession spherical of 62 or higher, essentially the most on the PGA Tour previously 40 years. Kevin Na’s 11 is subsequent finest, with Tiger Woods and Zach Johnson amongst a gaggle with 9 rounds of 62 or beneath.
Thomas tied the course report at TPC Sawgrass with a 62 in throughout The Gamers Championship in March that he secured with 11 birdies in the future after he shot 78.
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