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Chris Gotterup owns a two-stroke lead on the WM Phoenix Open after taking pictures an 8-under-par 63 within the first spherical at TPC Scottsdale that was suspended as a consequence of darkness Thursday in Arizona.
Nine gamers, none of them decrease than 3 beneath for his or her rounds, have one or two holes left to finish Friday morning earlier than getting on with the second spherical.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick shot a 7-under 29 on the again 9 (his first 9 holes of the day) however bogeyed his closing two holes to accept a 6-under 65. Tied for third at 5-under 66 are Michael Thorbjornsen, Pierceson Coody, Sam Stevens and Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard.
Gotterup started his bogey-free spherical on the again 9 and bought into pink figures with an eagle on the par-5 thirteenth. He reached the inexperienced in two and sank a 27-foot eagle putt to jumpstart his spherical.
The 26-year-old proceeded to birdie the following three holes, capped by a 7-footer on the famed par-3 sixteenth, Scottsdale’s ‘Stadium Hole.’ Gotterup added one other birdie at No. 18 and two extra on the entrance 9.
It has been a dream begin to the 2026 season for Gotterup. He gained his third PGA Tour title on the season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii, then tied for 18th on the Farmers Insurance Open final week.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is in peril of lacking the minimize after signing for a 2-over-par 73. On his back-nine begin, he made 4 birdies however adopted three of these instantly with a bogey. His struggles continued with a three-putt bogey at No. 1 and a messy double bogey at No. 2.
When Xander Schauffele missed the minimize on the Farmers Insurance Open, it left Scheffler because the lively chief on tour with 65 consecutive cuts made.
–Field Level Media