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Inclement climate continues to plague the PGA Tour in latest weeks, with wind and thunderstorms trailing its path by means of the desert. Following the cancellation of the ultimate spherical at Pebble Seaside, the WM Phoenix Open additionally kicks off with the brakes utilized.
The primary day is marked by a prolonged interruption because of heavy rain in Arizona, rendering the course unplayable earlier than play resumed and finally halted once more because of darkness, with many matches but to succeed in the eighteenth gap.
Main the pack is American Sahith Theegala, one of many few to finish the spherical, seizing the highest spot along with his spectacular -6 (65 strokes).
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The extended rain delay (roughly three and a half hours with play suspended) definitely did not faze Theegala, who returned to the course and instantly notched a birdie.
The American displayed stable efficiency from tee to inexperienced, tallying seven birdies and only one bogey, instilling confidence as he heads into the second spherical. His closest pursuer is compatriot Andrew Novak, who stormed out of the gates and sits at -5 after simply 9 holes earlier than darkness halted play.
Solely three pars on the scorecard for the 1995-born North Carolinian, who then recorded 4 birdies, a bogey, and an eagle on the par 5 thirteenth gap (his fourth gap, ranging from the tenth). On the historic par 71 TPC Scottsdale course in Arizona, tied for third place are a pair of gamers who accomplished the primary spherical.
Korean S.H. Kim and Irishman Shane Lowry stand at -4, in a leaderboard that continues to be tightly packed. Many distinguished names grace the higher echelons of the leaderboard, with a robust exhibiting from Jordan Spieth, amongst others, tied for fifth place at -3.
Spieth is the one one to have accomplished his eighteen holes, whereas Canadian Nick Taylor (by means of 6) and American Cameron Younger (by means of 5) are simply beginning their first rounds. Rounding out the highest 10 in eighth place, at -2 after the primary day, is a gaggle of ten golfers who accomplished the whole Coliseum.
Amongst them, Martin Laird, Kevin Yu, Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Davis Thompson, Aaron Baddeley, and Matt Fitzpatrick. Probably the most anticipated participant of the week, Scottie Scheffler, has solely accomplished a 3rd of his first spherical, at the moment sitting at 18th place at -1 after six holes.
The world primary within the Official World Golf Rankings is chasing a historic three-peat in Phoenix, a feat achieved solely by Arnold Palmer within the distant Sixties.
