Scot Macintyre Fires 62 To Lead Bmw Championship

BMW Championship - first-round leaderboard

-8 MacIntyre (Sco); -5 T Fleetwood; -4 S Scheffler (US); -3 V Hovland (Nor), B Griffin (US), R Fowler (US)

Selected others: -2 H Hall (Eng); E M Fitzpatrick (Eng), S Lowry (Ire), R McIlroy (NI); +1 J Rose (Eng)

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Robert MacIntyre fired an eight-under 62 to clasp a three-shot lead aft nan weather-delayed first information of nan BMW Championship successful Maryland.

The Scot was among nan later starters who sewage to return advantage of softer conditions aft a two-hour rainfall delay, pinch acheronian preventing Bud Cauley from completing his opening round.

MacIntyre, who is connected nan verge of joining Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose successful qualifying for Europe's Ryder Cup team, vanished pinch six successive birdies and carded 10 successful full against 2 bogeys.

The 29-year-old leads by 3 from England's Fleetwood, who is still waiting for his first PGA Tour title aft relinquishing a final-round lead astatine last week's St Jude Championship.

This week's arena astatine Caves Valley Golf Club is nan 2nd of 3 legs successful nan FedEx Cup play-offs, pinch Rose winning nan first successful a play-off pinch JJ Spaun.

The Englishman followed that up pinch a one-over 71 successful Maryland aft 2 bogeys and a double bogey connected nan backmost nine.

The item of MacIntyre's time came erstwhile he holed a 66-foot effort for birdie astatine nan 13th to spark his spectacular finish.

"The past six holes is astir apt arsenic bully arsenic I've ever putted successful a agelong of holes - conscionable truthful consistent," said nan world number 14. "When you get nan oculus on, it's free flowing, and it's nice.

"I consciousness for illustration nan measurement I play play is amended suited for nan tougher tests, wherever you're rewarded for hitting a fairway, you're rewarded for hitting a green, and past return your chances pinch nan putter. Just happy pinch today's work."

Scottie Scheffler's basking streak continued pinch nan world number 1 hitting 3 birdies successful nan last 4 holes to declare an opening 66 and beryllium third.

Scheffler, who has registered 12 successive top-eight finishes, said connected Sky Sports: "It changed beautiful significantly, a batch softer. The fairways were a small spot harder to deed this morning.

"They're still beautiful wide, but they were still pinch nan firmness, challenging to hit. And past pinch nan softness coming successful pinch nan rain, nan play people sewage importantly easier."

Scheffler was playing pinch Masters champion Rory McIlroy and nan three-time FedEx Cup victor made 3 birdies and 3 bogeys to decorativeness pinch a level-par 70.

The Northern Irishman, who skipped nan St Jude knowing he is guaranteed to beryllium successful adjacent week's Tour Championship, battled backmost aft a slow start, pinch 3 bogeys successful nan opening six holes.

The apical 30 successful nan season-long standings aft this tourney will beforehand to adjacent week's arena successful Atlanta.