LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lucas Glover birdied his closing two holes and tied for first-round lead with a 7-under 63 on the ISCO Championship on Thursday.
At Hurstbourne Nation Membership, Stephen Fisk, Stephen Yeager and Troy Merritt joined Glover on the high of the leaderboard. The occasion, which takes place reverse the Scottish Open, is sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
Glover made an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-3 seventeenth and closed out the afternoon spherical with a 163-yard shot to three toes on the par-4 18th. He additionally shot a 63 to complete third on the John Deere Basic final week.
“It is similar to final week, however I hit it properly the primary few days, made some putts, however no bogeys. It is all the time an excellent begin,” mentioned Glover, 46. “That is my first time coming to this course. I actually preferred it. I want I may have performed extra prefer it.”
Pontus Nyholm and Jang Kim got here from behind with a one-shot distinction.
“This morning was fairly simple. There was no wind and the greens have been fairly tender,” Nyholm mentioned. “The course itself is difficult, however I felt like essentially the most troublesome a part of this course was when it obtained onerous and simply the angles grew to become crucial.”
Patton Kidzire was 65 together with Adam Svenson, Jeffrey Kang, Chong Wen Ko, Aaron Clever and Ben James.
Max Homa opened with a 67 and was second eventually week’s John Deere Basic. Jackson Koibun additionally missed out on his skilled debut final week and is now 67 years previous.
Defending champion William Mow shot a 68. NCAA champion Preston Stout additionally shot a 68. The Oklahoma State senior tied for fifteenth at John Deere.
The winner will be capable of play within the PGA Championship, however not subsequent yr’s Masters.
