Memphis, Tenn.-Akshay Bhatia had a blazing finish to start his PGA Tour-Has season well, so that Eagle-Birdie-Birdie was closed for an 8-under 62 to place his career layer and take a one-shot ahead of Tommy Fleetwood in the Fedex St. Jude Championship.
Scottie Scheffler, who played for the first time since he won the opening for his second major of the year, made Bogey on the last hole for a 67, his 10th straight round in the 60s.
Bhatia comes in the FedExcup -Play -offs at number 45, with only the top 50 of the second of three tournaments in the lucrative after season. The idea is to be one of the top 30 who reach East Lake for a shot on the $ 10 million bonus.
He was linked to Harry Hall of England, who is number 44. Hall match bhatia until the last two holes, when Bhatia rolled in a 25-foot Birdie putt on the 17th and stopped a short iron in 2 feet at 18.
Bhatia said he spent too much time thinking about numbers, whether it’s his score or his world ranking or his position in the FedEx Cup. The goal is to keep his mind peaceful.
“I felt pretty relaxed, and I just try not to force anything,” he said. “It’s okay to get angry with golf shots, but not on yourself.”
Justin Rose and Bud Cauley, who is number 53, were also 64 on a TPC Southwind with 18 new greens and a course with much thicker rough.
Fleetwood is anything but set for the FedExcup final at number 9, although he would like to get the first PGA Tour title that to include with European tour extresses against strong fields. He hit 13 of the 14 Fairway, and the one he missed, led to a Birdie when he ran a bunker shot at no. 9.
“People talk about this golf course like a second-shot golf course, but it’s only a second-shot golf course if you’re in the fairway,” said Fleetwood. “I hit the ball so well that I always gave myself a chance.”
And then it helped to see the puts fall, four straight birdies to close his round.
Fleetwood has the right prospects for this Postseason series. Asked if he considered the three weeks as one big event or every tournament alone, Fleetwood said: “It’s really day to day.”
Projections can fluctuate with shots from everyone on every part of the course. Rickie Fowler, who missed the top 70 who qualified for the late season last year, came in at number 64 and shot 66, which projects him in the top 50.
Jordan Spieth was number 48. He had to gather on the rear nine for a 69 that placed him from the top 50 and back to No. 50 at the end of the day.
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Scheffler is assured of the number 1 seed for at least another week. He looked a lot sharp, gave himself a lot looking at Birdie and converted four of them. He missed a good chance of Birdie on the Par-5 16th when he rode the rough and sent the next shot in a bunker about 100 meters short from the green. He also took three 70 -feet puts on the last hole.
“Today was a good day. I did some solid things,” said Scheffler. “Felt like I was close to playing a really great round, but ended with a solid round. In general, a decent start.”
This is one of the most important weeks of the PGA Tour because of what is at stake. Not only the top 50 of the BMW championship, they are also sure that they are in all $ 20 million characteristic events for next year.
Among those on the bubble, Si Woo Kim (no. 46) opened a 65 and former US Open Champion Wyndham Clark had a 67.
“It’s a kind of Dicey place at the moment,” said Kim. “And started to struggle, so I had something like:” I don’t know if I can endure next week. ” But tried to keep it as simple as possible, and that helps me a lot.
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who is perhaps the first play captain since 1963, was opened with a 72. Bradley is number 10 in the ryder Cup rankings. He played with Maverick McNealy, who is 11th in the rankings. McNealy shot 66.
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