Overview
- Lucas Glover and Zac Blair opened with bogey-free 8-under 63s to share the first-round lead at TPC Deere Run.
- Zach Johnson chose to skip senior majors and used a 7-under 64 that included an eagle and a closing birdie to sit one shot back.
- Davis Riley recorded his first PGA Tour hole-in-one at the par-3 16th, followed by an eagle at 17, and finished with a 6-under 65.
- Scoring was unusually low with about 20 players shooting 66 or better as firm fairways and hot, calm conditions helped scores.
- Those scores matter because this week’s thinner field gives players outside the top ranks a clearer path to FedExCup points, exemptions and career momentum while young pros like Jackson Koivun face the pressure of early transitions.