Due to darkness, round one of the Puerto Rico Open was suspended for the day at 6:30 p.m. with 54 players still needing to complete their rounds. Round one will resume at 7:20 a.m. Friday, with round two scheduled to begin at 7:50 a.m
Americans Scott Piercy and Joe Highsmith both completed their rounds with 7-under 65s to take the lead.
South African Garrick Higgo and Americans Brice Garnett, Erik Barnes and Kevin Streelman are tied in third place at 6-under with Streeman through fourteen holes.
If not otherwise exempt, the winner of this week’s Puerto Rico Open will earn a spot in next week’s Players Championship field, as well as other select events.

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Arnold Palmer Invitational R1
| Pos. | Player | To Par | Thru | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Scott Piercy | -7 | F | 65 |
| T1 | Joe Highsmith | -7 | F | 65 |
| T3 | Brice Garnett | -6 | F | 66 |
| T3 | Garrick Higgo | -6 | F | 66 |
| T3 | Erik Barnes | -6 | F | 66 |
| T3 | Kevin Streelman | -6 | 14 | - |
| T7 | Satoshi Kodaira | -5 | F | 67 |
| T7 | Rasmus Højgaard | -5 | F | 67 |
| T7 | Richy Werenski | -5 | F | 67 |
| T7 | Martin Laird | -5 | F | 67 |
| T7 | Matti Schmid | -5 | F | 67 |
| T7 | Tyler Duncan | -5 | 13 | - |
| T7 | Rafael Campos | -5 | 13 | - |
| T7 | Norman Xiong | -5 | 13 | - |
| T7 | Rico Hoey | -5 | 12 | - |
| T7 | Ryo Hisatsune | -5 | 11 | - |
| T17 | S.Y. Noh | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Sangmoon Bae | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Troy Merritt | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Nico Echavarria | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Kelly Kraft | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Angel Ayora | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | David Skinns | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Hayden Springer | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Cody Gribble | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Austin Cook | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Roger Sloan | -4 | F | 68 |
| T17 | Jacob Bridgeman | -4 | 14 | - |
| T17 | Taiga Semikawa | -4 | 14 | - |
| T17 | Tom Whitney | -4 | 13 | - |
| T17 | Max Greyserman | -4 | 13 | - |
| T32 | William McGirt | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Chris Stroud | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Daniel Berger | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Tommy Gainey | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Harrison Endycott | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Harry Hall | -3 | F | 69 |
| T32 | Vince Whaley | -3 | 17 | - |
| T32 | Sam Stevens | -3 | 15 | - |
| T32 | Jeff Overton | -3 | 15 | - |
| T32 | Jimmy Stanger | -3 | 12 | - |
| T32 | Chris Gotterup | -3 | 10 | - |
| T43 | Ben Martin | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Patton Kizzire | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Jim Herman | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Aaron Baddeley | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Alejandro Tosti | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Trace Crowe | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Evan Harmeling | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Paul Barjon | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Jackson Van Paris(a) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Wilson Furr | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Kevin Chappell | -2 | F | 70 |
| T43 | Sung Kang | -2 | 17 | - |
| T43 | Adam Long | -2 | 17 | - |
| T43 | Robert MacIntyre | -2 | 16 | - |
| T43 | Kevin Kisner | -2 | 16 | - |
| T43 | Sean O'Hair | -2 | 15 | - |
| T43 | Aaron Rai | -2 | 14 | - |
| T43 | Brian Stuard | -2 | 14 | - |
| T43 | Ryan Cole | -2 | 12 | - |
| T43 | Ryan McCormick | -2 | 11 | - |
| T43 | Fred Biondi | -2 | 10 | - |
| T64 | Harry Higgs | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Henrik Norlander | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Wesley Bryan | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Jonathan Byrd | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Ben Griffin | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | S.H. Kim | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Robert Streb | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Kevin Tway | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Nicholas Lindheim | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Justin Hastings(a) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Ben Silverman | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Michael Gligic | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Patrick Fishburn | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Julian Perico | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Russell Knox | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Nick Watney | -1 | F | 71 |
| T64 | Geoff Ogilvy | -1 | 15 | - |
| T64 | Brandon Wu | -1 | 14 | - |
| T64 | Ben Kohles | -1 | 14 | - |
| T64 | Chris Nido | -1 | 13 | - |
| T64 | Victor Perez | -1 | 13 | - |
| T64 | Tyler Collet | -1 | 13 | - |
| T64 | Raul Pereda | -1 | 12 | - |
| T64 | MJ Daffue | -1 | 11 | - |
| T64 | Zecheng Dou | -1 | 11 | - |
| T89 | Bill Haas | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Kyle Stanley | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Scott Brown | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Josh Teater | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Ted Potter, Jr. | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Nate Lashley | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Kevin Dougherty | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Parker Coody | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Chan Kim | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Paul Haley II | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Ben Crane | Par | F | 72 |
| T89 | Justin Suh | Par | 16 | - |
| T89 | Ryan Brehm | Par | 16 | - |
| T89 | Camilo Villegas | Par | 15 | - |
| T89 | Joel Dahmen | Par | 15 | - |
| T89 | Ryan Armour | Par | 13 | - |
| T89 | Gareth Steyn(a) | Par | 13 | - |
| T89 | Pierceson Coody | Par | 12 | - |
| T89 | Domenico Geminiani | Par | 12 | - |
| T89 | Austin Smotherman | Par | 10 | - |
| T109 | Martin Trainer | +1 | F | 73 |
| T109 | Ricky Barnes | +1 | F | 73 |
| T109 | Andrew Landry | +1 | F | 73 |
| T109 | Yuxin Lin | +1 | F | 73 |
| T109 | Mac Meissner | +1 | F | 73 |
| T109 | Michael Kim | +1 | 16 | - |
| T109 | Brandt Snedeker | +1 | 16 | - |
| T109 | Cameron Champ | +1 | 15 | - |
| T109 | D.J. Trahan | +1 | 13 | - |
| T118 | Jason Dufner | +2 | 15 | - |
| T118 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +2 | 14 | - |
| T120 | Scott Gutschewski | +3 | F | 75 |
| T120 | D.A. Points | +3 | F | 75 |
| T120 | Chandler Phillips | +3 | F | 75 |
| T120 | Derek Ernst | +3 | F | 75 |
| T120 | George McNeill | +3 | 15 | - |
| T120 | Derek Lamely | +3 | 15 | - |
| T120 | Evan Pena(a) | +3 | 12 | - |
| T127 | Aaron Wise | +4 | F | 76 |
| T127 | James Hahn | +4 | F | 76 |
| T127 | Jorge Campillo | +4 | 12 | - |
| T127 | Kelvin Hernandez(a) | +4 | 11 | - |
| T131 | Blaine Hale, Jr. | +7 | F | 79 |
| T131 | Aram Yenidjeian | +7 | F | 79 |
Simon Bale (Editor)
More postsUpdated: March 8, 2024
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