Keegan Bradley leads the field in Colorado, one shot ahead of Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama
Rory McIlroy, three-time FedEx Cup champion, sits four shots off the lead after the rain-delayed first round of the BMW Championship. Photograph: Harry How/Getty ImagesKeegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead Thursday at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Matsuyama won last week’s playoff opener, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, to soar into third in the FedEx Cup standings. Bradley didn’t fare as well at the St. Jude but squeaked into the field this week at number 50 on the points list.Leona Maguire grinds through a tough opening round on gusty day at Old CourseBMW Championship to be played on longest course in PGA Tour history
Bradley birdied three of the four par-5 holes at the 8,130-yard course, the longest in PGA Tour history owing to the thin air at altitude.
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