Jerry Kelly & Steve Stricker teamed up for a 16-under 56 in the first round scramble, and lead the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a single stroke over the duo of Harris English & Matt Kuchar.
18 holes in.
16-under-par.A 56 for Kelly/Stricker!
4-shot lead. pic.twitter.com/NZjQmTRwSC
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 8, 2016
The defending champs of Jason Dufner & Brandt Snedeker are only 4 shots back at 12-under, and are tied for 4th place with two other teams.
Round two of the Shootout tees off tomorrow at 10:40 AM, and will be a Modified Alternate Shot format.
Here’s a quick recap of day one at Tiburón Golf Club.
Leaderboard, First Round
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris English & Matt Kuchar | -21 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly & Steve Stricker | -20 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III & Rory Sabbatini | -16 |
| T3 | Kevin Chappell & Kevin Kisner | -16 |
| T5 | Smylie Kaufman & Justin Thomas | -15 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman & Billy Horschel | -15 |
| 7 | Jason Dufner & Brandt Snedeker | -14 |
| T8 | Luke Donald & Russell Knox | -13 |
| T8 | Sean O’Hair & Kenny Perry | -13 |
| 10 | Bryson DeChambeau & Lexi Thompson | -11 |
| 11 | Daniel Berger & K.J. Choi | -10 |
| 12 | Mike Weir & Gary Woodland | -8 |
Chip-in of the Day
Harris English chips in for birdie on the 16th hole. And gets a nice slap five from partner Matt Kuchar.
It feels nice to connect with the pin.
It feels even nicer to connect on 3 high fives after the fact.#QuickHits https://t.co/UQGztUimqr
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 8, 2016
Eagle of the Day
Lexi Thompson with an eagle on the par-5 17th. The LPGA star hits an iron 200 yards to the green and then makes a clutch putt.
Eagle for @Lexi Thompson!#QuickHits https://t.co/wnYFy2vANZ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 8, 2016
Putt of the Day
Lexi’s partner, Bryson DeChambeau, with the putt of the day – a side-saddle long bomb.
Side-saddle … center pocket. ?#QuickHits https://t.co/6G8fPmkged
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 8, 2016
Team Marketing of the Day
Bryson and Lexi are both young stars, and also just happen to be part of the Cobra/Puma team.
