The PGA Tour playoffs are underway within the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.
Listed here are information, updates and highlights from the opening spherical in Memphis, Tennessee (reminder: the highest 50 in FedExCup factors after this week’s occasion qualify for the BMW Championship):
Rory McIlroy finishes off 68 with sensible birdie
McIlroy, a three-time FedExCup champ, had two birdies, two bogeys and an eagle in capturing 2-under 68.
He concluded his day with this spectacular shot close to a tree on the 18th.
Matthieu Pavon rebounds from disappointing Olympic outcome
The Frenchman completed final out of the 58 gamers who accomplished 72 holes at Le Golf Nationwide. Now, he finds himself in competition on the FedEx St. Jude following a gap 5-under 65.
“To be honest, I didn’t know actually what to anticipate after the dangerous Olympics week I had. However grinded laborious final week, felt somewhat bit higher and higher day-after-day, and I discovered myself fairly snug right now on the golf course,” he stated. “Didn’t make massive errors, avoiding massive numbers, and on small yardages I managed to hit the ball fairly near the pins and make some birdies, in order that was a fairly good spherical.”
Chris Kirk makes hole-in-one in taking FedEx St. Jude lead
Kirk, at the moment twenty eighth in factors, shot 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the clubhouse lead. His day included a hole-in-one on the par-3 14th, what he believes is his ninth profession ace.
Kirk described after his spherical:
“The adjusted quantity I feel was 200 or 201 [yards]. We had it somewhat bit down the hill, only a breath of breeze off the appropriate, and 6-iron for me, which was, on this warmth, it’s an ideal quantity. I’m often round 196 or 197 with a 6-iron. Every part goes a pair yards additional with the warmth this week. Nice quantity. I used to be wanting somewhat additional left than that with water on the appropriate, however as quickly as I hit it, I hit it simply how I wished to contact-wise, seemed up, noticed it began a contact proper however was drawing proper again to it. Yeah, good bonus.”
What’s the temperature on the FedEx St. Jude?
The primary spherical of the FedEx St. Jude will function a warmth index properly into triple figures.
Extra massive scores for Max Greyserman
Coming off his meltdown over the closing holes on the Wyndham Championship — the place he made a quad and a double to lose a four-shot lead and end second — Greyserman started the St. Jude with a double-bogey 6.
He added one other double to his card on his strategy to a 5-over 75. He started the week forty seventh in FedExCup factors.
Justin Rose off to good begin in bid to make second playoff occasion
Rose adopted up his T-2 at The Open Championship with a couple of weeks off and a missed minimize on the Wyndham Championship.
He’s faring higher to this point in Memphis, capturing 4-under 66 within the first spherical to take a seat T-4 and three off the lead halfway by Thursday. He started the week fifty fifth in FedExCup factors.
