All the stars were present at TPC Boston in the first round of The Northern Trust on Thursday, but not all of them showed out. The co-lead after Round 1 is shared by three players who are ranked outside the leading 40 in the world but all shot 64s to open the first FedEx Cup Playoffs event.
Davis made the biggest FedEx Cup leap in Round 1 as he went from 91st to sixth on the predicted board. Dustin Johnson (-4)– D.J. had the worst fantastic round in the field. Rahm struck his irons poorly, and Spieth did his typical “16 birdies, eight bogeys and two triples in a 18-hole round” thing.
All the stars were present at TPC Boston in the preliminary of The Northern Trust on Thursday, however not all of them showed out. While none of the huge names in the field played particularly inadequately, none really popped on a day when the course was gettable. The co-lead after Round 1 is shared by three players who are ranked outside the top 40 worldwide however all shot 64s to open the very first FedEx Cup Playoffs event.
Lets take a better take a look at their efficiencies as well as the remainder of the big names around this leaderboard.
English has five straight top 25s and can definitely hang with the best ball-strikers in the world. He completed second in this elite field (to Streelman) in iron play and shot a 31 on the harder side of the course (the back nine). Davis made the biggest FedEx Cup leap in Round 1 as he went from 91st to sixth on the projected board.
T4. Louis Oosthuizen, Bubba Watson, Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman, Scott Piercy, Sebastian Munoz, Matthew Wolff (-6)– Munoz captured fire on the front side of his round by making birdie at the very first seven (!) holes prior to evening out the remainder of the method. He came in with precisely no top 10s in 2020. One thing to watch on here is how well King Louis dips into TPC Boston. He could be an issue come the weekend.
Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood, Ian Poulter, Daniel Berger, Charles Howell III, Talor Gooch, Robby Shelton, Danny Lee (-5)– Berger is another man who, if youve been paying attention, you ought to not be surprised by. Hes top 10 in the FedEx Cup coming in and playing perhaps the best stretch of golf of his whole life. Some of the putting numbers seem unsustainable, and yet– much like Jason Day a couple of years ago– hes continual them.
T20. Dustin Johnson (-4)– D.J. had the worst excellent round in the field. He went out in 30 on the more difficult side of the course and got back in 1 over on the easy side. This sort of sums up his profession. The way he put his round together was bonkers, too. He was nearly last in the field in both driving and putting and still shot 67. Provided how his season has gone (and this day went), I have definitely no concept what to anticipate Friday-Sunday..
He shot the finest 3-under 68 Ive ever seen after letting his brief game buoy his tee-to-green play for a very first 9 that was mainly garbage but in some way ended with him at 1 under. This is what happens when you do not have holes in your game. Tigers 68 was more conventional, and he struck his irons perfectly all day regardless of not driving it that well.
Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy (-2)– Not much notable here other than the names. Rahm struck his irons improperly, and Spieth did his typical “16 birdies, 8 bogeys and two triples in a 18-hole round” thing.
T112. Phil Mickelson (+3)– Leftys streak of having made every single round-of-70 FedEx Cup Playoffs event (the penultimate competition of the year) needs a genuine shot in the arm on Friday or it will end.
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