Sepp Straka was called in to take Tiger Woods' place after Woods had to pull out due to a foot injury and made use of the opportunity on a rainy day in the Bahamas, signing for a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead in the Hero World Challenge.
"It was a huge opportunity and just awesome to be here," he said.
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Tied alongside the Austrian are South Korean Tom Kim, American Collin Morikawa and defending champion Viktor Hovland of Norway.
Kim is the only player in the field who remained bogey-free.
American Sam Burns lies in solo fifth place at 2-under.
