Jacob Bridgeman opened up a one-shot lead within the first spherical of the 3M Open after capturing an eight-under 63 as Open Championship runner-up Billy Horschel withdrew attributable to sickness.
Bridgeman, who has missed his final three cuts on the PGA Tour, carded 9 birdies and a solitary bogey in Minnesota, chipping in from the bunker for a achieve at his seventeenth gap.
The 24-year-old, whose greatest end this season is tied 14th on the RBC Canadian Open in June, is a stroke away from Mackenzie Hughes with Patrick Rodgers, Andrew Novak and Martin Coach a shot additional again on six below at TPC Twin Cities.
World No 11 Sahith Theegala, the highest-ranked participant within the occasion, is within the group on 5 below after a blemish-free spherical.
Horschel, ranked thirty third on this planet after his robust exhibiting at Royal Troon final week, pulled out forward of the primary spherical, saying. “I wasn’t feeling nice late final night time and took some drugs.
Open Championship runner-up Billy Horschel puled out of the 3M Open attributable to sickness
“Had first rate sleep however wakened and simply have a fever, physique is simply not wanting to reply, each muscle feels prefer it’s locked up. Tried to do some warm-up within the fitness center, simply did not reply.
“Tried to exit to the golf course and hit some balls, physique’s simply not desirous to cooperate. (It is) disappointing. I used to be trying ahead to enjoying right here at 3M.
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“The occasion is nicely run so very disenchanted not to have the ability to play right here after coming off a extremely nice end final week.”
Watch spherical two of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open dwell on Sky Sports activities Golf from 7pm on Friday.
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