Justin Thomas fired off a 61 to begin his RBC Heritage and unsurprisingly holds the first-round lead. For what it’s value it was tied for one of the best 18-hole scoring document on the RBC, however it’s the lowest opening-round rating ever (Cam Smith had a 62 in 2021).
It’s by no means straightforward to go wire-to-wire in a sport the place you’re tasked with doing so, and we’re deep sufficient within the PGA Tour season that we now have a reputable pattern dimension to work with on some issues… together with this very one.
By means of 16 begins on Tour this season no participant has efficiently received after holding the opening spherical lead and JT himself has failed to take action for the reason that 2019 BMW Championship.
General Thomas is 4 for 11 on changing this sort of lead into an eventual victory. Whereas the final one which he cashed in on was in 2019 his final opening spherical lead interval was the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. He finally completed tied for 62nd.
If Thomas goes to go on to win this weekend then he’s going to need to make it by way of some stiff competitors to take action. Russell Henley, winner of one other signature occasion this season within the API, and Scottie Scheffler, who continues to be searching for his first win of the season, are each three strokes again. Wyndham Clark, who completed T3 within the occasion final yr, is another behind them. Justin Rose is simply two strokes again of there as he’s nonetheless enjoying effectively following his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy in final week’s Masters.
The purpose is… the golf is fairly good, of us.
