June 18-21
Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head, South Carolina
$7,100,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Ian Poulter claimed a share of the lead after shooting a seven-under round of 64 at the PGA’s RBC Heritage event.
Poulter had an early tee time at Hilton Head and took a liking to conditions, going blemish-free and finishing with a spring in his step by claiming four birdies after the turn.
The Englishman finished tied for 29th at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, the tour’s first tournament back after the coronavirus shutdown, and will start round two level with American Mark Hubbard.
Solid bogey free 7 under in Round 1 of the @RBC_Heritage pic.twitter.com/B5GRPlA4Ux
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) June 18, 2020
The 44-year-old, who won the last of his three PGA titles in 2018, had shared his discomforting Covid-19 Test on Twitter on Wednesday, but will be glad he put himself through the process.
“Any time you shoot seven under par around this golf course, it’s obviously a pretty solid day,” he said.
“It’s very important being bogey-free. It’s a fiddly, testing, tricky golf course.”
He went on to reveal the surprisingly light load he taken on in terms of course practice during the pandemic shutdown, adding: “I played three or four rounds of golf in that spell of three months off, and it was apparent – as soon as I came back to hitting balls – I felt like I was swinging pretty good.
“I’m not one that plays round after round after round after round to feel that I need to be ready to play golf. I was super active, I was busy on social media, I was doing lots of different things around the house.”
Views from home. #RBCHeritage pic.twitter.com/wXeCZKmOwV
— RBC Heritage (@RBC_Heritage) June 18, 2020
World number one Rory McIlroy had a slow start, closing one over on 72. The Northern Irishman, who has questioned the wisdom of European players who have declined to travel, hit three bogeys along the way.
“I wasn’t particularly comfortable out there,” he admitted.
“I played here once before in ’09, and I just remember not being that comfortable around here then. It’s still sort of the same. I’m just not comfortable and sort of trying to pick lines and really commit to shots. I just wasn’t as committed as I need to be around here.”
There is a chasing pack of seven sitting one-shot back from Poulter and Hubbard, with Sheffield’s Matthew Fitzpatrick alongside Jordan Spieth on five under.
Spieth had a dicey start, including a triple-bogey at 12, but ended with a surge of momentum as he birdied seven times on the front nine.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
T1 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
-7 |
64 |
T1 |
Mark Hubbard | USA |
-7 |
64 |
T3 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Viktor Hovland | NOR |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Brice Garnett | USA |
-6 |
65 |
T3 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
-6 |
65 |
T10 |
Matthew NeSmith | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T10 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T10 |
Tony Finau | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T10 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-5 |
66 |
T10 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
T10 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
-5 |
66 |
T16 |
Harris English | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Patrick Rodgers | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Rickie Fowler | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T16 |
Max Homa | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T28 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Collin Morikawa | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T28 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T45 |
Luke List | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Harry Higgs | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Bernhard Langer | GER |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Wesley Bryan | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-2 |
69 |
T45 |
Spencer Ralston | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T68 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Vijay Singh | FIJ |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Brian Harman | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Russell Henley | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Rory Sabbatini | SVK |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Troy Merritt | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T68 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-1 |
70 |
T85 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Kevin Tway | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Luke Donald | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Jason Day | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Sam Burns | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Brian Gay | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Bill Haas | USA |
Par |
71 |
T85 |
Bo Van Pelt | USA |
Par |
71 |
T102 |
Doc Redman | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Adam Long | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Jazz Janewattananond | THA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Maverick McNealy (a) | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Davis Love III | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Matthew Wolff | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
1 |
72 |
T102 |
Michael Gligic | CAN |
1 |
72 |
T121 |
Scott Brown | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Ryan Moore | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
K. J. Choi | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Pat Perez | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
2 |
73 |
T121 |
Andy Ogletree | USA |
2 |
73 |
T135 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Matthew Every | USA |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Nick Watney | USA |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
3 |
74 |
T135 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
3 |
74 |
T144 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
4 |
75 |
T144 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
4 |
75 |
T144 |
David Hearn | CAN |
4 |
75 |
T147 |
Austin Cook | USA |
5 |
76 |
T147 |
Lanto Griffin | USA |
5 |
76 |
T147 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
5 |
76 |
T147 |
Glen Day | USA |
5 |
76 |
T147 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
5 |
76 |
152 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
9 |
80 |