5 straight birdies helped Scotland’s Martin Laird right into a share of second spot as American David Lipsky took the first-round lead within the Procore Championship.
Laird began with a bogey on the Silverado North Course in Napa, however reeled off his 5 successive birdies from his third gap, including one other on the ninth to achieve the flip at five-under-par.
He added yet one more birdie on the fifth – his 14th gap – to card a gap 66, one behind world No 277 Lipsky within the first of eight FedEx Cup autumn occasions.
Lipsky is winless in 104 occasions since becoming a member of the PGA Tour in 2022 however completed the primary day of this event at seven-under-par.
“Sometimes you have to realise golf can be fun, and I think I sort of forgot that along the way as I’m grinding it out,” Lipsky mentioned. “You’ve got to put things in perspective, take a step back. Sort of did that and it seems like it’s working out.”
Patton Kizzire carded 4 birdies in 5 holes to briefly transfer alongside Lipsky, however a bogey at 17 dropped him again alongside Laird at six-under-par.
They’re one away from a gaggle together with Mark Hubbard who combined 9 birdies both facet of a triple bogey and a bogey in his opening 67.
“There was a lot of good stuff out there today,” Kizzire mentioned. “I stayed patient and just went through my routines and played well, one shot at a time. I’ve really been working hard on my mental game and I think that allowed me to rinse and repeat and reset and keep playing.”
Defending champion Sahith Theegala needed to scramble for a lot of his spherical of 69.
Wyndham Clark, who received the U.S. Open in 2023 and the AT&T at Pebble Seashore in February, had a 70.
Max Homa shot 71. The 2-time event champion and a captain’s choose for the President’s Cup in two weeks had two birdies and overcame a bogey on the par-4 first.
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