Round 1 Recap - Arnold Palmer Invitational

Round 1 Recap - Arnold Palmer Invitational

Well, well, well, imagine this - Jon Rahm is in first place.  Rahm has been Tiger-esque this year and some stats prove it.  He started with three birdies in a row and ended it eagle, birdie, birdie to shoot a 7-under 65.  He leads by 2 over last week's winner Chris Kirk, Cameron Young, and Kurt Kitayama.  My guy, Adam Schenk, is T5 at 4-under.  

Rory had a tough day shooting a 1-over 73.  He, also, was slippin on the greens.  Scottie Scheffler started with a 4-under today and is trying to defend his title, which would be the first since Matt Every in 2015 and Tiger in 2009. Viktor Hovland started with a hole-out Eagle and ended up shooting 1-under 71.  

Onto Friday and we'll see how low Rahm goes tomorrow.  Cheers!

Weather

A little wind, heat, humidity, and some potential rain.  We're still in Florida, eh?

Rahm moves to +135.  Rickie Fowler moves from +5000 to +2800.  Adam Schenk is now +15000 after starting at +30000.

ESPN+ coverage starts at 7:00am ESTGolf Channel coverage starts at 2:00pm EST

Notes and News

• Tee time start at 7:00am EST

• The Champions Tour is playing Tucson, AZ this week and got dumped with snow (twitter)

• A lot of chatter around the no cut designated events for next year. Is "improve the product" the new "grow the game"? (twitter)

• Tiger's cuts made streak was probably impossible to beat anyways, but now with no cuts for some events, it looks set in stone (twitter)

• Article from No Laying Up on Brooks' mindset (article)

• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is set to become a designated event (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.