Scheffler holed out for an eagle on his opening hole as he shot a 67, five shots behind Schauffele
recovered well from a bogey-bogey start at Valhalla to shoot a two-under-par 69 and stay within range after the opening round of the
Lowry came to life on the back nine when he birdied the 11th after holing a 20-foot putt at the par 3. Another long birdie putt followed at the next hole, from 22 feet, to bring him under par for the day. After a run of five pars, Lowry finished in style with a birdie at the par 5 18th after just missing the green in two and getting up and down., as he shot a six-over-par 77 on a low-scoring day, that left him needing an impressive second round to have any chance of making the 36-hole cut.
The Masters champion hit 167 yards from the middle of the fairway as it bounced once on the green and hopped into the cup. “I felt like it was going to go a little past the pin if anything, and it was nice to see that one go in, obviously.”
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