Russell Henley used a short eagle putt and six birdies to leap in front of the pack in the first round of the Wyndham Championship on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C.
Henley posted a bogey-free, 8-under-par 62 but led by just one stroke over Canada’s Adam Svensson and South Korea’s Byeong Hun An at the PGA Tour’s regular-season finale at Sedgefield Country Club. Andrew Novak (6-under 64) is in fourth.
Australian veteran Adam Scott shot a 5-under 65 during the morning wave and held the lead for much of the day before Henley and company overtook him in the afternoon. Scott is now tied with J.T. Poston for fifth.
Scott is among the dozens of players who entered the tournament outside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup points standings and trying to play their way into the playoffs, which start next week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scott is No. 81 in the standings and would squeak in at No. 68 if the current results held.
Justin Thomas (No. 79 in points) opened with an even-par 70 and is in danger of missing the cut for the sixth time in his past eight starts.
–Field Level Media