Chad Ramey, a 30-year-old from Mississippi playing in his first Players Championship is leading the way at 8-under after shooting a bogey-free 64.
He leads two-time major winner Collin Morikawa by a shot and Taylor Pendrith and Ben Griffin by three.
Ramey, who said he saw the golf course for the first time Monday, had his first child last week, a son named Nolan, and wondered aloud if that might have calmed him on Thursday.Chad Ramey reacts during the Players Championship on Thursday.“Obviously, golf is a lot less important now,’’ he said. “Maybe that’s why I played better today. It’s a lot less important now that I have a child, and hate I’m not there with him, but just glad to be here and to at least play well.
Morikawa had a chance to tie the lead on his final hole, the par-5 ninth, and just missed the birdie putt. First-round play was suspended at 6:28 p.m. due to darkness with 21 players having not completed their rounds.The player closest to the lead still on the course was Justin Suh, who was 5-under par through 15 holes.Getty ImagesScheffler, whose best finish at TPC is a tie for 22nd, shot a 4-under 68, Rahm shot 71 and McIlroy struggled to a 4-over 76.
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