Justin Thomas fired off a 61 to start his RBC Heritage and unsurprisingly holds the first-round lead. For what it’s worth it was tied for the best 18-hole scoring record at the RBC, but it is the lowest opening-round score ever (Cam Smith had a 62 in 2021).
It is never easy to go wire-to-wire in a sport where you are tasked with doing so, and we are deep enough in the PGA Tour season that we have a legitimate sample size to work with on some things… including this very one.
Through 16 starts on Tour this season no player has successfully won after holding the opening round
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