June 25-28
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
$7,400,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Rory McIlroy put together one of his most consistent rounds of golf since the return of the PGA Tour to close out the opening day of the Travelers Championship tied for 2nd place.
Only a stellar showing from Mackenzie Hughes kept McIlroy from the top spot, with the Canadian posting a near-flawless 10-under 60 to take a three-shot lead into day two in Connecticut.
Hughes needed a birdie at the last to shoot 59, but the world number 158 left his putt short.
A 7-under 63 for @McIlroyRory in Round 1 @TravelersChamp.
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 25, 2020
Highlights from his first round: pic.twitter.com/3sHpx62l54
McIlroy struggled to make an impact in either of the previous two tournaments held since the tourโs resumption, failing to finish inside the top 30.
But the Northern Irishman looked every bit the world number one on Thursday, claiming an early eagle on the par-five 13th, his fourth hole, before hitting birdies at the 14th and 15th.
McIlroy also bounced back from a bogey on the par-three 16th with a further four birdies to end the day with a seven-under round of 63, putting him alongside American Xander Schauffele and Norwayโs Viktor Hovland.
Irishman Shane Lowry posted a commendable four-under 66 to head into day two tied for 17th.
Meanwhile Englandโs Justin Rose and Ian Poulter both had mixed outings, finishing tied for 33rd with scores of 67.
Three players shot 63 Thursday ...
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 26, 2020
and they all trail by 3.
Get caught up on all the first-round action @TravelersChamp in The Takeaway. pic.twitter.com/ggxahqWD0U
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
R1 |
1 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
60 |
T2 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
63 |
T2 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
63 |
T2 |
Viktor Hovland | NOR |
63 |
T5 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
64 |
T5 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
64 |
T5 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
64 |
T5 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
64 |
T5 |
Seung-Yul Noh | KOR |
64 |
T5 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
64 |
T11 |
Russell Henley | USA |
65 |
T11 |
Tyler McCumber | USA |
65 |
T11 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
65 |
T11 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
65 |
T11 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
65 |
T11 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
65 |
T17 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
66 |
T17 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
66 |
T17 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
66 |
T17 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Lanto Griffin | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
66 |
T17 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Kevin Na | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
66 |
T17 |
Will Gordon | USA |
66 |
T33 |
Brian Gay | USA |
67 |
T33 |
D. J. Trahan | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Adam Long | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Cameron Percy | AUS |
67 |
T33 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
67 |
T33 |
Patrick Rodgers | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
67 |
T33 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
67 |
T33 |
Wesley Bryan | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Jason Day | AUS |
67 |
T33 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
67 |
T33 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
67 |
T33 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
67 |
T33 |
Ryan Moore | USA |
67 |
T58 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
68 |
T58 |
Henrik Norlander | SWE |
68 |
T58 |
Xinjun Zhang | CHN |
68 |
T58 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Grayson Murray | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Matthew Wolff | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Troy Merritt | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
68 |
T58 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
68 |
T58 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
68 |
T58 |
Mark Hubbard | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Scott Harrington | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Tony Finau | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
68 |
T58 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Doc Redman | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
68 |
T58 |
Sam Burns | USA |
68 |
T58 |
Rob Oppenheim | USA |
68 |
T79 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
69 |
T79 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
69 |
T79 |
Brice Garnett | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
69 |
T79 |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
69 |
T79 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Joseph Bramlett | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Robert Streb | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Zac Blair | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Tim Wilkinson | NZL |
69 |
T79 |
Brendan Steele | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
69 |
T79 |
Greg Chalmers | AUS |
69 |
T79 |
Luke Donald | ENG |
69 |
T79 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
69 |
T79 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
69 |
T79 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Scott Brown | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Bo Hoag | USA |
69 |
T79 |
Sahith Theegala | USA |
69 |
T107 |
Matthew Every | USA |
70 |
T107 |
James Hahn | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Scottie Scheffler | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
70 |
T107 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
70 |
T107 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
70 |
T107 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Matthew NeSmith | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Brian Harman | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Robby Shelton | USA |
70 |
T107 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
70 |
T107 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
70 |
T126 |
Harry Higgs | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
71 |
T126 |
Austin Cook | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Max Homa | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
71 |
T126 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
71 |
T126 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
71 |
T126 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
71 |
T126 |
Luke List | USA |
71 |
T138 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
72 |
T138 |
David Hearn | CAN |
72 |
T138 |
Sebastian Cappelen | DNK |
72 |
T138 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
72 |
T138 |
Collin Morikawa | USA |
72 |
T138 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
72 |
T138 |
Kevin Tway | USA |
72 |
T145 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
73 |
T145 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
73 |
T145 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
73 |
T145 |
David Pastore | USA |
73 |
T145 |
Peter Kuest | USA |
73 |
T150 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
74 |
T150 |
Bo Van Pelt | USA |
74 |
T150 |
Davis Love III | USA |
74 |
T150 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
74 |
154 |
Vijay Singh | FIJ |
75 |
155 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
77 |
156 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
78 |