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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ludvig Aberg made PGA Tour history on Monday evening.

He became the first player in the Tour’s history to earn his PGA Tour membership via PGA Tour University. And it became official as soon as stroke play ended Monday at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

The third PGA Tour University rankings were finalized Monday, and the top 20 golfers secured status on varying professional tours. But it was Aberg taking home the top prize, a new perk to PGA Tour U this year.

Players who finished Nos. 2-5 in the final PGA Tour U rankings earned fully exempt Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2023, as well as an exemption to final stage of 2023 PGA Tour Q-School.

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Players who finished Nos. 6-10 earned conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2023, fully exempt membership on PGA Tour Canada for 2023, as well as an exemption to second stage of 2023 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.

Then, Nos. 11-20 earned fully exempt membership on PGA Tour Canada for 2023, as well as an exemption to second stage of 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, and conditional status through the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA Tour Americas season.

The program is designed to streamline the process for college players to advance to the professional level while also rewarding those who honor their college commitments. Players must play on the NCAA Division I level and complete a minimum of four years in college to be eligible for PGA Tour U.

1. Ludvig Aberg

Aberg built an insurmountable lead in the PGA Tour U rankings prior to this week’s NCAA Championship, where the Eslov, Sweden, native capped his collegiate career at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Raptor Course with a T-29 finish.

Ranked No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking since late March, Aberg earned PGA Tour membership for the remainder of the 2023 season as well as the 2024 season, though he will be subject to reshuffles in 2024.

Texas Tech golfer Ludvig Aberg plays his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic)

2. Fred Biondi, Florida

3. Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois

4. Ross Steelman, Georgia Tech

5. Sam Bennett, Texas A&M

Ross Steelman of Georgia Tech plays a tee shot on the third hole during the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Division I Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

6. William Mouw, Pepperdine

7. Ryan Burnett, North Carolina

8. Patrick Welch, Oklahoma

9. Ricky Castillo, Florida

10. Yuxin Lin, Florida

Pepperdine’s William Mouw lines up his putt on the second green during the final round of the Prestige college golf tournament on the Norman Course of PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

11.  Sam Choi, Pepperdine

12. Travis Vick, Texas

13. Reid Davenport, Vanderbilt

14. Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine

15. Tommy Kuhl, Illinois

16. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Arkansas

17. Ben Carr, Georgia Southern

18. Connor Howe, Georgia Tech

19. Chase Sienkiewicz, Arizona

20. Maximilian Steinlechner, North Carolina State

Sam Choi of Pepperdine plays a tee shot on the first hole during the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Division I Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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US Open Round 1: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele match record for lowest scores in major

Editor's note: For the latest news, updates and highlights from Round 2 of the U.S. Open, follow along here.

A record-setting opening round is complete at the 123rd U.S. Open , which is taking place at  the Los Angeles Country Club  in California. It's the first time the venue has hosted the championship. 

It's also the first major tournament since the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf  announced a partnership , and it is sure to be a  topic of conversation  throughout the weekend. One of the more intriguing storylines is the groupings, one of which features PGA Championship winner and LIV golfer  Brooks Koepka with Rory McIlroy , who has been one of the most vocal critics of LIV. 

USA TODAY Sports will bring you the latest news, updates, highlights and more throughout Thursday's opening round. Follow along.

Round 2 live blog: Fowler, Schauffele look to continue momentum

First round of US Open wraps up

Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele sit atop the leaderboard at 8-under  after each matched a major record by shooting 62 . Despite their historic performances, they don't have a ton of breathing room; scores were low throughout the day and Wyndham Clark and two-time major champion Dustin Johnson both went 6-under to sit just two strokes back. Four-time major champ Rory McIlroy is one shot back of Johnson and Clark after shooting 5-under. He's in a tie with Brian Harman.

Rory McIlroy's stellar round falls apart on final hole

Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free opening round up until he got to the 18th and final hole of the day.

He landed in the rough and whiffed the ball on his next swing , counting as a stroke. He chipped the ball onto the green and saved bogey with a 15-foot putt to capture a little momentum back that he built up during the round. 

It marked McIlroy’s first bogey of the day to finish the round at 5-under, tied in fifth place with Brian Harman. McIlroy started the round on fire, scoring five of his six birdies on the day in the first nine holes, but he slowed down a little on the back nine.

Dustin Johnson tied for third after finishing with bogey

Dustin Johnson was one putt away from a bogey-free round for the second time in his U.S. Open career. He had the opportunity to save par on the ninth hole, his last of the day. His putt was lined up and looked like it was headed in until the ball skimmed the edge of the hole and spun out. It marked Johnson’s first bogey of the day and dropped him to 6-under, tied for third place with Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and American Wyndham Clark.

The first and only time Johnson hit a bogey-free round at the U.S. Open was in 2016, when he won his first major title. He also won the 2020 Masters. 

Johnson said this tournament is the first time he's ever played or even seen the Los Angeles Country Club course. "The first time I saw it was Monday. It was the first time I ever player here," he said after his round.

Rory McIlroy moves up leaderboard with sixth birdie

It’s raining birdies at the U.S. Open. 

Rory McIlroy moved up the leaderboard with a birdie on the par-3 15th, his sixth birdie of the opening round and first on the back nine. McIlroy has hit 15 greens through 15 holes so far and has not shot a bogey.  

McIlroy is tied in third place with American Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark at -6, two strokes behind co-leaders Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele.

Phil Mickelson hits back-to-back bogeys 

Mickelson, who finished tied for second place in the 2023 Masters, looked like his vintage self to start the opening round of the U.S. Open. He was up to -3 through 14 holes, but he struggled on the final holes on the back nine. He shot back-to-back bogeys on No. 6 and No. 7 to bring him to -1. He currently sits in 24th place. 

The six-time major winner has won every major tournament except the U.S. Open, where he’s finished as a runner-up six times: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Rory McIlroy birdies five of nine holes

Rory McIlroy came out the gate hot and hasn’t slowed down. McIlroy has birdied five of the first nine holes in the U.S. Open to put him 5-under for the tournament, tied for third place with Americans Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark. That marked McIlroy's lowest opening 9-hole score in his major career.

He is only three strokes off co-leaders Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele, who finished at 8-under

Brooks Koepka struggles early in first round of US Open

Brooks Koepka got off to a slow start in the first round of the U.S. Open. He hit par on hole 7, which kept his score at a lowly +3. He is currently tied for 114th.

On the previous hole, he barely missed the cup with a short putt on a par attempt and had to settle for a bogey.

The American golfer is in the same group as Rory McIlroy, who is currently tied for fifth with a -3 score.

Koepka has won five majors in his career, including last month’s PGA Championship . He was one of the players to join LIV Golf and was the first LIV golfer to win a major with the victory. Earlier this month, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a merger after a heated year-long rivalry .

The 2017 U.S. Open was Koepka's first major win . He also took home the title in 2018.

Sam Burns hits first career hole-in-one, second ace at US Open of the day

Sam Burns hit his first career ace in the first round of the U.S. Open. He used a wedge to smack the hole-in-one at hole 15. When the ball dropped, he threw his club up in the air as the crowd cheered.

According to the PGA Tour, it’s his first hole-in-one in 401 rounds on the series.

Frenchman Matthieu Pavon also hit an ace at the par-3 hole earlier in the day. It’s the third time that there were two aces at the same hole in the same round in U.S. Open history.

There have now been 50 total aces hit across all U.S. Opens.

Burns is currently tied for eighth with a score of -2.

Nick Hardy hits 60-foot birdie

Birdies are flying everywhere in the first round of the U.S. Open. But Nick Hardy's stood out.

The American golfer hit a 60-foot putt on the 18th hole. The crowd cheered enthusiastically as he made the shot.

The putt puts him at 2-under, tied for seventh.

Has Rickie Fowler won a major?

No, Rickie Fowler has not won a major in his 13-year PGA Tour career. He finished second at the 2018 Masters and had a successful year in 2014, finishing third at the PGA Championship, second at the British Open and second at the U.S. Open. He has won five PGA Tour tournaments in his career.

Rory McIlroy opens with back-to-back birdies

Rory McIlroy is off to a great start at the U.S. Open. He came out the gate swinging — literally — with a 382-yard tee shot on the par-5 first hole to set him up for a birdie. The Northern Ireland native followed it up with another birdie on the par-4 second hole to put him -2 to start the tournament. 

McIlroy won the U.S. Open in 2011. 

Brooks Koepka, who won the PGA Championship last month, got off to a less than ideal start, however. He scored a bogey on hole No. 1 to put him at +1 for the day. Koepka won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018. 

Alejandro Del Rey nearly hits a hole-in-one in debut

Alejandro Del Rey made a statement in his U.S. Open debut, nearly hitting a hole-in-one on the par-4 sixth hole. He smacked the ball up into the air, it bounced on the green and rolled down the bank nearly into the hole. It landed two feet, seven inches away.

He finished the hole with an eagle on the next stroke with a light putt. He is currently tied for 59th with a +1.

Xander Schauffele ties Rickie Fowler at top of leaderboard with historic first round

Xander Schauffele stormed onto the scene in the U.S. Open and tied Rickie Fowler with a score of 62. The duo are at the top of the leaderboard at -8.

Schauffele said he had a "pretty good flow throughout the round." He got to his record-tying score by way of eight birdies and no bogeys, compared to Fowler's 10 birdies and two bogeys.

"I was looking at Rickie up on the board all day so every time I made a birdie, it said I was still in second place," Schauffele said after the first round. "I just felt like if he was doing it, why can’t I?"

This is the lowest score ever posted in the first round of the U.S. Open, one of four majors. It is also only the second and third time in all majors since 1983 that a player has posted a score of 62. Per the PGA Tour , the only previous outing was Branden Grace, who recorded the score in the third round of the 2017 British Open.

Rickie Fowler hits lowest round at US Open ever

For Rickie Fowler, it was smooth sailing through the first round of the U.S. Open. So smooth that he posted the lowest single-round score in the tournament history with a score of 62.

The American golfer hit 10 birdies on the day at Los Angeles Country Club as he powered his way to the top of the leaderboard, finishing -8. He's the first player to hit 10 birdies in the first round of the tournament's history .

"I knew it was close, I wasn't sure the exact number," he said on the USA broadcast. "I was really just trying to keep moving forward, made a lot of good swings. It's been a while since I made some mid-range putts, so it was nice to make a lot of those. I kept putting myself in great positions and kinda picked my way around the course."

What putter does Rickie Fowler use?

Rickie Fowler switched to a Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter earlier this year after trying out his caddie’s putter and taking a liking to it, according to PGATour.com . The putter has a SuperStroke Tour 3.0 17-inch grip and 20-25 grams of lead tape on the sole, per PGATour.com.

Scottie Scheffler hits back-to-back birdies

Scottie Scheffler hit back-to-back birdies on Thursday to put him at -4, which places him third overall.

Brooks Koepka tee time today

Brooks Koepka tees off at 4:54 p.m. ET. Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama are also in the group.

Rickie Fowler extends lead with ninth birdie, but Americans on his heels 

Fowler took the lead early Thursday and he is keeping his foot on the gas. He extended his lead to 7-under par with a birdie on hole No. 6, his ninth birdie of the day as he closes out his impressive first round.

The birdie put Fowler two strokes ahead of the competition, but not for long. Fellow American Xander Schauffele cut into Fowler's lead after sinking a birdie on hole No. 5. Schauffele is in second place at 6-under. Americans Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau are tied for third place at 3-under. 

France's Matthieu Pavon records 2023 US Open's first hole-in-one

The par-3 15th hole at the Los Angeles Country Club drew considerable attention before this year's U.S. Open began because it was set to become the shortest hole in major championship history. Could an ace (or more) be in the works?

That question was answered early in Thursday's opening round when France's Matthieu Pavon sent his tee shot on the 124-yard hole spinning back into the cup.

The hole-in-one put Pavon at even par with three holes to play in his opening round.

Rickie Fowler surges into US Open lead

A rapid turn of events propelled Rickie Fowler ahead of the pack as he made the turn in his opening round. Fowler tapped in his third birdie in a row and seventh of the day on the 485-yard, par 4 second hole to move to 5-under par for the tournament. That gave him a two-shot lead through 11 holes.

Jacob Solomon had just grabbed the outright lead with a birdie on the short par-3 15th, but he gave the shot right back on 16 with a bogey to drop him one shot behind Fowler.

But Fowler nailed his approach from 171 yards to just about a foot from the cut on No. 2 to complete the two-shot swing. Shortly after Fowler's birdie, however, Xander Schauffele rolled in one of his own to move to 4-under through 10 holes.

Xander Schauffele takes aim at top of leaderboard

Ranked No. 6 in the world , Xander Schauffele is no stranger to being in contention for a major title. The 29-year-old California native has twice tied for second place (2019 Masters, 2018 British Open) and also tied for third (2021 Masters) ... putting him on a short list of the best active golfers yet to win a major .

Starting his opening round on No. 10 at the Los Angeles Country Club, Schauffele recorded three birdies and no bogeys on his opening nine to get within one stroke of leader Jacob Solomon.

That put him in a four-way tie with Ryan Gerard (through 15), Dylan Wu (through 13) and Rickie Fowler (through nine).

Solomon was in the first group off the tee this morning, along with amateur Omar Morales. The two have set a sizzling pace with each grabbing the lead at different times in the early going.

Hole No. 3 yielding both greenside highlights, lowlights

Many of the participants in this year's U.S. Open had never played the Los Angeles Country Club before they arrived this week. So the course's danger spots could pop up in some surprising ways.

Take, for example, Canadian Adam Svensson. Hitting out of a bunker on No. 3, Svensson flew the green, but his ball had so much spin it ended up rolling back down the slope to the front fringe.

Svensson ended up with a bogey on the hole.

On the other hand, Wake Forest golfer Michael Brennan showed some serious imagination when he found himself with a tricky lie on the same hole. But unlike Svensson, his chip shot rolled into the cup for a birdie.

Youth is serving well on front nine

The youth infusion of the PGA Tour is showing during the early holes of the U.S. Open. 

Jacob Solomon, 23, and 26-year-old Dylan Wu are at the top of the leaderboard at 3-under along with Xander Schauffele as they make the turn to the second nine in Thursday's opening round. And Omar Morales, a 20-year-old amateur, is one shot off the lead after he bogeyed at 11th hole.

Solomon, who went to Auburn University, is currently ranked No. 737 in the world.

Amateur Omar Morales taking advantage of par 5s to grab early lead

Amateur Omar Morales is making the most of his opportunities on the long par 5s during his first round, birdieing both the first hole, measured at 594 yards, and the 537-yard No. 8. Morales, 20, finished the front nine tied for the lead at 3-under par with Dylan Wu, whose best showing at a major is finishing tied for 31st at the 2021 U.S. Open.

Some other notables: Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler and 2020 winner Bryson DeChambeau are all at 1-under. 2021 winner Jon Rahm is even through four holes and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is at 1-over through four.

Logjam atop US Open leaderboard through first few holes

Dylan Wu, Omar Morales and Jacob Solomon find themselves at the top of the leaderboard early at 2-under.

But early on, 10 players have found themselves under par, including amateurs Morales and Michael Brennan. For those teeing off on the par 5 1st, that and the par 4 3rd hole are where most golfers are earning their early scores.

Michael Kim, Scott Stallings, and 2018 British Open champion Francesco Molinari started their first round on the 10th and birdied that hole as well.

2023 US Open golf TV schedule 

Coverage starts Thursday at 9:40 a.m. ET on the Peacock streaming service. USA Network will continue at 1 p.m.-8 p.m., and then coverage will switch to NBC from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. 

How to watch the US Open 2023 

Golfers can be followed on the live stream at  USOpen.com  and  Peacock . 

Meet the amateurs playing in the 2023 US Open

It’s no surprise to see amateurs in the field at major championships. Yet at the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, more than 10% of the field will be amateurs. 

Among the 19 amateurs who will tee it up this week in Los Angeles, only three weren’t on a college golf team this spring or, in the case of Wenyi Ding, will be on campus come this fall. College golf has never been stronger, and it shows in the number of golfers who played their way into the field. 

Here’s a look at the amateurs competing at the 2023 U.S. Open. — Cameron Jourdan  

US Open broadcasters 

• Play by play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands 
• Analysis: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Brandel Chamblee / Morgan Pressel / Paul McGinley / Nick Dougherty 
• Tower: Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Peter Jacobsen / Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts 
• On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / Jim Gallagher Jr. 
• Interviews: Damon Hack 
• Essays: Jimmy Roberts 

Rory McIlroy discusses LACC, US Open strategy  

Rory McIlroy has played well at the U.S. Open for the last four years, tying for fifth at The Country Club, for seventh at Torrey Pines, for eighth at Winged Foot and for ninth at Pebble Beach. Now he steps onto a golf course he has never seen — except for a few videos on YouTube — hoping to rekindle his 2014 major magic. 

But does LACC fit his game? 

It should, especially with his power off the tee. On several holes where most of the field will have to hit driver to get into position, McIlroy plans to utilize his 5-wood. 

“With the way the fairways are running, my 5-wood down that eighth hole (a par 5) is going 300 yards, then you leave yourself a 4-iron into that green. You’re taking some of the trouble out of play with your tee shot by doing that,” McIlroy told Johnson Wagner during a walk-and-talk for Golf Central. — Riley Hamel  

What is the weather forecast for Los Angeles on Thursday?  

The forecast calls for temperatures in the low to mid-70s with partly cloudy skies, with the sun breaking through later in the day and light winds. 

L.A. Country Club's tiny par-3 15th hole shows distance can be deceptive

Brute force will serve golfers well at times  during the U.S. Open . But they'll need to be far more surgical to survive what is set to become the shortest hole in U.S. Open history.

It’s the par-3 No. 15 at The Los Angeles Country Club . Although the hole is listed at 124 yards, in one round of the tournament it is expected to be shortened to 80 yards when the tee boxes are moved forward.

However, the green provides a small landing pad that requires players to control not only distance but the spin of their ball.

"It's really kind of a genius design with the way the green is," said Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer. "I love those little short par-3s. I think that's the way most par-3s should be, just because there is opportunity for birdie and bogey. I think they're good separator holes." — Josh Peter

Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka will start 2023 US Open in same group 

Whatever issues remain between PGA Tour golfers and those who left to join the lucrative Saudi-funded LIV Golf , will certainly be one of the main storylines when the 123rd U.S. Open starts Thursday at the Los Angeles Country Club. 

PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy are set to tee off together at 4:54 p.m. ET with 2021 Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama also in the group. All three golfers are among the betting favorites to win the U.S. Open, according to DraftKings . — Scooby Axson  

Tiger Woods' reign yet to result in surge of Black golfers

Tiger Woods, recovering from ankle surgery, won't be at this year's  U.S. Open . Neither will the impact on golf many thought he’d have.

In 1997, Woods stoked imaginations when he became the first Black player to win the Masters. At just 21, he was the superstar some hoped (and others predicted) would revolutionize the sport by attracting more Black people to the golf course and inspiring the development of top Black pros.

More than 26 years later, the 156-player field at the U.S. Open to be played at The Los Angeles Country Club has a clear void: no known Black players . — Josh Peter

What have PGA Tour pros learned about this year's US Open venue? 

It’s a mere seven-mile drive — which could stretch a good hour in the city’s gridlock — to get from famed Riviera Country Club, circa 1926, in Pacific Palisades to venerable Los Angeles Country Club, which is even older, dating to 1896, and occupies nearly a mile of frontage on both sides of Wilshire Boulevard between Beverly Hills to the east, Century City to the south, Westwood to the west, and Bel Air to the north. 

It was a popular choice earlier this season among competitors at the Genesis Invitational to sneak over to LACC and do an advance reconnaissance mission.

Here’s what defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry had to say about the venue for the third major of the year. — Adam Schupak  

2022 US Open champion 

Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick will try to become the first golfer to repeat at the U.S. Open since Koepka pulled off the feat in 2017 and 2018. Fitzpatrick is currently at +3500 odds to win the tournament, according to DraftKings Sportsbook . — Scooby Axson  

US Open favorites 

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite to win the 2023 U.S. Open with +600 odds, according to DraftKings Sportsbook . He is followed by 2023 Masters winner Jon Rahm (+900) and current PGA champion Brooks Koepka (+1200) to round out the top three. 

Other notable names with significant betting interest are Rory McIlroy (+1600), Viktor Hovland (+1800) and Jordan Spieth (+3000). 

USA TODAY readers can claim an exclusive offer to add +1000 odds on any golfer to win the 2023 U.S. Open. — Richard Morin 

US Open sleepers 

There are also several golfers who could interest bettors as sleeper picks with certain sportsbooks . Hideki Matsuyama, an eight-time winner on tour and 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, could see some action at +4500 to win at LACC.

Another intriguing option is Jason Day (+5000), who has seven top-10 finishes and one win on tour this season. The Australian could be due for a rebound after missing the cut in each of his last two tournament appearances. — Richard Morin  

L.A. Country Club layout 

Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, site of the 2023 U.S. Open , was designed by George C. Thomas Jr. and opened in 1928. It was restored by the team of Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner and Geoff Shackelford in 2010. 

Situated on a terrific piece of rolling ground and serving as an urban oasis off the busy Wilshire Boulevard, the North Course will play to 7,421 yards with a par of 70 for the U.S. Open. The course features three par 5s and five par 3s, with two of the downhill par 3s playing longer than 280 yards. 

Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course ranks No. 2 in California on Golfweek’s Best list of top private clubs in each state, and it is No. 14 on Golfweek’s Best list of top classic courses built in the United States before 1960. — Jason Lusk  

LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB: Full course map, yardage book

Is Tiger Woods playing in the US Open? 

No. In May, Tiger Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open as he recovers from ankle surgery. 

Past US Open winning scores 

• 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick: -6, 274 (The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.)
• 2021: Jon Rahm: -6, 278 (Torry Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, Calif.)
• 2020: Bryson DeChambeau: -6, 274 (Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y.)
• 2019: Gary Woodland: -13, 271 (Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.)
• 2018: Brooks Koepka: +1, 281 (Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Shinnecock Hills, N.Y.)
• 2017: Brooks Koepka: -16, 272 (Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.)
• 2016: Dustin Johnson: -4, 276 (Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.)
• 2015: Jordan Spieth: -5, 275 (Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.)
• 2014: Martin Kaymer: -9, 271 (Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, N.C.)
• 2013: Justin Rose: +1, 281 (Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.)
• 2012: Webb Simpson: +1, 281 (The Olympic Club, Daly City, Calif.)
• 2011: Rory McIlroy: -16, 272 (Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.)
• 2010: Graeme McDowell: E, 284 (Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.)

US Open purse 2023 

USGA CEO Mike Whan announced a $20 million purse for the 2023 U.S. Open. 

US Open payouts 2023 

The winner will earn $3.6 million. 

US Open first round tee times, pairings 

All times are Eastern.  

• 9:45 a.m. — Omar Morales, Deon Germishuys, Jacob Solomon
• 9:56 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Brennan
• 10:07 a.m. — Hayden Buckley, Adam Svensson, Pablo Larrazabal
• 10:18 a.m. — Carson Young, Dylan Wu, Roger Sloan
• 10:29 a.m. — Ryo Ishikawa, Kevin Streelman, Matthieu Pavon
• 10:40 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
• 10:51 a.m. — Sungjae Im, K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston
• 11:02 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Adam Scott, Corey Conners
• 11:13 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler
• 11:24 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Joel Dahmen, Adam Hadwin
• 11:35 a.m. — Matthew McClean, Seamus Power, Ryan Fox
• 11:46 a.m. — Mac Meissner, Barclay Brown, Gunn Charoenkul
• 11:57 a.m. — Alexander Yang, Jesse Schutte, Andy Svoboda
• 3:15 p.m. — Brent Grant, Vincent Norrman, Charley Hoffman
• 3:26 p.m. — Simon Forsstrom, Carlos Ortiz, Maxwell Moldovan
• 3:37 p.m. — Eric Cole, Thirston Lawrence, Adam Schenk
• 3:48 p.m. — Luke List, Wilco Nienaber, Alejandro Del Rey
• 3:59 p.m. — Adrian Meronk, Harris English, Joaquin Niemann
• 4:10 p.m. — Alex Noren, Wyndham Clark, Austin Eckroat
• 4:21 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Russell Henley
• 4:32 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Bennett
• 4:43 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, Brian Harman
• 4:54 p.m. — Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy
• 5:05 p.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Nick Taylor, Taylor Montgomery
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• 11:02 a.m. — Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day
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2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete Dates, Winners, Purses

• Author: SI Golf staff

Here is the complete schedule for the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, including every major championship and the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs in August.

We'll update this article after every tournament with the winner of each event and the total prize money won.

Here's when each of the majors will be played in 2023:

2023 majors schedule

• The Masters : Week of April 3-9 at Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
• The PGA Championship : Week of May 15-21 at Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
• The U.S. Open : Week of June 12-18 at Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Los Angeles, California
• The British Open : Week of July 17-23 at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, England

Here is the schedule, which features 45 events from September 2022 through August 2023.

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The 2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete dates, winners and prize money

Date, Tournament, Course(s), Location, Champion and Purse

Sept. 12-18: Fortinet Championship, Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California.

Winner: Max Homa, $1,440,000 from purse of $8 million

Sept. 19-25: Presidents Cup, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner: U.S., 17.5-12.5

Sept. 26- Oct. 2: Sanderson Farms Championship, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

Winner: Mackenzie Hughes, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Oct. 3-9: Shriners Children's Open TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Winner: Tom Kim, $1,440,000 from a purse of $8 million

Oct. 10-16: Zozo Championship, Narashino Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Winner: Keegan Bradley, $1,980,000 from a purse of $11 million

Oct. 17-23: The CJ Cup in South Carolina, Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina

Winner: Rory McIlroy, $1,890,000 from a purse of $10.5 million

Oct. 24-30: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda

Winner: Seamus Power, $1,170,000 from a purse of $6.5 million

Oct. 31-Nov. 6: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Winner: Russell Henley, $1,476,000 from a purse of $8.2 million

Nov. 7-13: Cadence Bank Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

Winner: Tony Finau, $1,512,000 from a purse of $8.4 million

Nov. 14-20: The RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course, Plantation Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia

Winner: Adam Svensson, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

Nov. 28-Dec. 4: Hero World Challenge, Albany, Bahamas.

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $1 million from a purse of $3.5 million

Dec. 5-11: QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Florida

Winners: Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala, sharing $950,000 from a purse of $3.6 million

Jan. 2-8: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Winner: Jon Rahm, $2.7 million from a purse of $15 million

Jan. 9-15: Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Winner: Si Woo Kim, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Jan. 16-22: The American Express, PGA West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $1.44 million from a purse of $8 million

Jan. 23-29: Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish), Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course, North Course), San Diego, California

Winner: Max Homa, $1.566 million from a purse of $8.7 million

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, California

Winner: Justin Rose, $1.62 million from a purse of $9 million

Feb. 6-12: Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 13-19: The Genesis Invitational, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 20-26: The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort and Spa (The Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Winner: Chris Kirk, $1.512 million from a purse of $8.4 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Winner: Kurt Kitayama, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Winner: Nico Echavarria, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 6-12: The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $4,500,000 from a purse of $25 million

March 13-19: Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida

Winner: Taylor Moore, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

March 20-26: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

Winner: Sam Burns, $3,500,000 from a purse of $20 million

March 20-26: Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana Resort and Club (Corales Golf Course), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Winner: Matt Wallace, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 27-April 2: Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas

Winner: Corey Conners, $1,602,000 from a purse of $8.9 million

April 3-9: Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3,240,000 from a purse of $18 million

April 10-16: RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Winner: Matt Fitzpatrick, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

April 17-23: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

Winners: Nick Hardy and Davis Riley share $2,485,400 from a purse of $8.6 million

April 24-30: Mexico Open, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico

Winner: Tony Finau, $1,386,000 from a purse of $7.7 million

May 1-7: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner: Wyndham Clark, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

May 8-14: AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

Winner: Jason Day, $1,710,000 from a purse of $9.5 million

May 15-21: PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York

Winner: Brooks Koepka, $3,150,000 from a purse of $17.5 million

May 22-28: Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Winner: Emiliano Grillo, $1,566,000 from a purse of $8.7 million

May 29-June 4: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

June 5-11: RBC Canadian Open, Oakdale Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Winner: Nick Taylor, $1,620,000 from a purse of $9 million

June 13-19: U.S. Open, Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Los Angeles, California

June 26-29: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

Winner: Keegan Bradley, $3,600,000 million from a purse of $20 million

June 26-July 2: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan

Winner: Rickie Fowler, $1,584,000 from a purse of $8.8 million

July 3-9: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois

Winner: Sepp Straka, $1,332,000 from a purse of $7.4 million

July 10-16: Genesis Scottish Open, Renaissance Club, North Berwick Scotland

Winner: Rory McIlroy, $1,575,000 from a purse of $9 million

July 10-16: Barbasol Championship, Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course), Nicholasville, Kentucky

Winner: Vincent Norrman, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

July 17-23: The British Open, Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, England

Winner: Brian Harman, $3,000,000 from a purse of $16.5 million

July 17-23: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California

Winner: Akshay Bhatia, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

July 24-30: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota

Winner: Lee Hodges, $1,404,000 from a purse of $7.8 million

July 31-Aug. 6: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina

Winner: Lucas Glover, $1,368,000 from a purse of $7.6 million

2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Aug. 7-13: FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

Winner: Lucas Glover, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Aug. 14-20: BMW Championship, Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Aug. 21-27: Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $18 million from a purse of $75 million

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LIV Golf not going anywhere; “totally separate” from PGA Tour, PIF negotiations

Speaking ahead of LIV Golf’s Adelaide event in his native Australia, Greg Norman offered his perspective on the state of the game.

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Since LIV Golf launched in the spring of 2022, golf has been in flux, with the game’s best players competing on two separate circuits.

Many other issues exist within this reality, too. Money, equity, and, given who LIV Golf’s beneficiary is, moral issues and geopolitical ramifications have all bled into the sport.

Nevertheless, in an attempt to rectify this, PGA Tour brass and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) established a framework agreement on Jun. 6, 2023 , that not only shocked the sporting world but also set a pathway for the two sides to come together and re-establish a unified golf tour. Negotiations have occurred since then, but a finalized deal remains far away.

Yet, LIV Golf did not appear within that framework agreement then, and they do not have any influence on those negotiations now, according to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman .

“I would love to give you insight, but I don’t have any. We at LIV are totally separate from that part of the negotiation,” Norman said in South Australia ahead of this week’s LIV Golf Adelaide event.

“We at LIV are a standalone company being invested in by the same investor interested in the game of golf. Our investor wanted to invest in LIV because he loved the opportunity of the franchise model, what he could do with it, and how we could build it out on a global platform.”

Since last June, Norman has continued to champion LIV Golf’s cause, indicating on numerous occasions that its strength as a start-up league has never been stronger.

Nobody knows how LIV will look or how it will fit into professional golf’s new structure should the PGA Tour and the PIF strike a deal.

But Norman remains as confident in LIV Golf as he ever has. He said he received numerous compliments at Augusta National , where he lingered among the patrons at this year’s Masters Tournament . Norman said dozens of people approached him there and told him they love what he and LIV Golf have accomplished.

“The support, the recognition, the comments that were made, it was almost unanimous for three straight days walking around with people,” Norman said.

“To see it and to hear it and to hear the comments they made about what’s happening to the game of golf and the go that LIV has brought to the game of golf, it was very, very strong for me. It was a very powerful three days.”

Norman, who envisioned a global golf tour in the mid-1990s, has seen that dream become a reality through LIV. He has helped bring golf to different places around the world often neglected by the PGA Tour and other major tours, such as Singapore, Thailand, and his native Australia.

In its first full year of operation last year, the event in Adelaide welcomed 77,000 fans, making it LIV’s most successful event of 2023. The “Watering Hole,” which has drawn comparisons to TPC Scottsdale’s famous par-3 16th , was a smashing success, too.

Over 100,000 spectators are expected at the South Australia tournament this week.

“This event here from last to this year is the benchmark for LIV,” Norman said.

“We get all the other events, 13 events around the world, to take a look at what we’ve delivered here, what Adelaide has delivered, what the state government has delivered, and what the local community and the region have delivered, and you go. It can be done.”

Norman’s focus remains on LIV, not on the negotiations between the PIF and the PGA Tour.

“I don’t know what’s going on over there,” Norman added.

“I really don’t want to know what’s going on over there because we are so fixated on growing and developing and building out what LIV is today and looking and doing our schedule for 2025 and going into 2026. Our responsibility is to look after our people, our players, and where we want to go.”

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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2024 RBC Heritage prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

T he top players in the world won't have much of a break following the Masters because up next on the schedule is the 2024 RBC Heritage , a signature event with a loaded field. The 1st round from Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C., begins on Thursday.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2024 RBC Heritage odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions .

Scottie Scheffler , fresh off his Masters victory, remains the No. 1 player in this week's Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Xander Schauffele , who's also in the field, comes in at No. 2, followed by Rory McIlroy , Ludvig Aberg and Patrick Cantlay – all of whom are playing the RBC Heritage. Last year's champion Matt Fitzpatrick is Golfweek's 20th-ranked player.

Harbour Town is one of the shorter courses on tour and emphasizes accuracy off the tee and ball-striking with irons. The greens are also some of the smallest on the PGA Tour, so it's essential for players to be accurate when approaching the greens. It's a par 71 and 7,213 yards, slightly longer than it was last year.

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RBC Heritage – Top-5 picks

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Patrick Cantlay (+300)

Cantlay is Mr. Top 5 at the RBC Heritage. Since 2017, he's played this event 6 times. He finished inside the top 5 on 4 occasions, missed the cut once and came in 7th another time. If there's ever a tournament to bet Cantlay to finish in the top 5, it's this one.

Collin Morikawa (+350)

Morikawa has yet to finish in the top 5 at this event, but he came close in 2021 when he came in 7th. Since then, he's had finishes of 26th and 31st, proving to be a good fit at Harbour Town with his accuracy off the tee and iron play.

RBC Heritage – Top-10 picks

Tommy fleetwood (+160).

Fleetwood has notched back-to-back top-10 finishes in his last 2 starts, including a tie for 3rd at the Masters. He's finished 15th, 10th and 25th in 3 of his 4 career starts at this event (MC in 2021), so he's played well at Harbour Town in the past. He could legitimately win this tournament on Sunday.

Shane Lowry (+300)

Lowry is poised to bounce back after a dreadful putting performance at the Masters. Harbour Town is a ball-strikers course and Lowry ranks among the best on tour this season. He's finished in the top 10 here in 3 of his last 5 starts.

Cam Davis (+375)

Davis still has long odds despite his course history (7th, 3rd, 25th) and 12th-place finish at the Masters. His length won't be a big advantage this week because it's not a bombers course, but he's played well here in the past and should do so again.

Other T10 contenders ( in order from longest odds to shortest ):

• Russell Henley (+250)
• Ludvig Aberg (+125)

RBC Heritage – Top-20 picks

J.t. poston (+150).

Poston has been feast or famine at the RBC Heritage. He finished 3rd in 2022, 8th in 2020 and 6th in 2019, but he missed the cut in his 2 other starts in 2023 and 2021. He's one of the best putters on tour (even if his numbers don't reflect that this year) and has the course history to finish near the top again this week.

Corey Conners (+120)

In the last 4 years, Conners has finished 31st, 12th, 4th and 21st. He seemingly loves this course and has had success here in the past, and we're probably getting a little bit of a discount after a disappointing week at the Masters.

Matthieu Pavon (+170)

Pavon has proved he can compete with the best players in the world, winning at Torrey Pines earlier this year. In his last 2 starts this season, he's finished 5th and 12th, so his current form is good despite his lack of course experience (no previous starts here).

RBC Heritage – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold .

Cameron Young (-120) vs. Jordan Spieth (-105)

Spieth looked out of sorts at the Masters and he's now missed the cut in 3 of his last 4 starts. He won here in 2022 and lost in a playoff last year, but he's not playing nearly as well right now. Give me Young, who finished 3rd here in 2022.

RBC Heritage – Top Canadian

Corey conners (+200).

Conners is the favorite to be the top Canadian, ahead of Adam Hadwin  (+300), Mackenzie Hughes and Nick Taylor (both +400). Conners is the best course fit and has the better track record at Harbour Town.

RBC Heritage – Top Australian

Cam davis (+110).

Davis and Jason Day (-135) are the only two Australians in the field, yet it's Davis who's the underdog. Day hasn't played here since 2020 and he missed the cut that year, while Davis' course history is noted above.

RBC Heritage – First-round leader

Patrick cantlay (+2200).

Cantlay ranks 2nd only to Scheffler in Round 1 scoring average this season (67.5) and he's now coming to a course where he's finished 7th or better in 5 of his last 6 starts.

Xander Schauffele (+1600)

Schauffele is on fire right now, with his worst finish in his last 5 starts being 25th. Otherwise, he's had 4 top-5 finishes. He's 9th in 1st-round scoring average this year and opened with a 67 here last season.

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Group c winner: cameron young (+320).

In this group are Russell Henley (+333), Si Woo Kim (+333), Spieth (+375) and Sahith Theegala (+400). Young is the slight favorite and understandably so with the way he's playing right now coming out of the Masters.

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Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama commit to June 6-9 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield

Two-time Memorial Tournament winner Patrick Cantlay and 2014 Memorial champion Hideki Matsuyama have committed to play the PGA Tour event June 6-9 at Muirfield Village Golf Club .

Cantlay, ranked No. 8 in the world, won the Dublin-based tournament in 2021 and 2019. He has two top-10 finishes in nine starts this season. Matsuyama , ranked 15th, has three top-10s in 10 starts, including a win at the Genesis Invitational.

Tommy Fleetwood, ranked 11th and coming off his best tour season, and No. 12 Sahith Theegala also have entered.

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Most of golf's top-rated players are expected to come to Muirfield. As one of the PGA's designated “signature” events , the Memorial will see its field reduced from 120 players to between 70 and 80 this year, and there is a bigger payday awaiting the winner.

The Memorial will have a purse of $20 million, as it did in 2023, but the winner’s share increases to $4 million, which is 20% of the total. 

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2024 Zurich Classic leaderboard, scores: Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry among leaders after Round 1

Mcilroy and lowry headline a crowded leaderboard as the competition moves to foursomes for friday.

There aren't many firsts left for Rory McIlroy to achieve in his PGA Tour career, but he checked one off the list Thursday at TPC Louisiana. Making his debut appearance in the Zurich Classic, the 34-year-old looked like the seasoned veteran he is alongside Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry. The two fired an 11-under 61 in the four-ball format amid the windy afternoon conditions to sit with the teams of Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard, Aaron Rai and David Lipsky and Ben Kohles and Patton Kizzire atop the leaderboard after Round 1.

While this week marks McIlroy's first attempt at claiming the PGA Tour's annual team event, it also represents his 11th start of the year as he continues to play through some relative early season struggles. McIlroy had no issues in the first round as he drove the ball beautifully, struck towering iron shots and picked apart the par-72 layout in unison with Lowry.

"You know that you sort of need to get off to a good start, and thankfully we did," McIlroy said. "We were 4 under through 4, which was really nice to see, and from there you've got some momentum and you're just trying to keep it going. But for the most part today, we kept both balls in play. We were having two looks basically on every hole at birdie, and that's the way you need to play better ball. Everyone thinks it's maybe a bit more gung ho than that, but as long as you have two balls in play off the tee, two balls on the green, I think you're always going to do pretty well in this format."

The two began their days with four birdies out the gate and tacked on a couple more to turn in 6-under 30. A birdie on No. 10 was followed with a disappointing par on the par-5 11th, but that did nothing to dampen their spirits. McIlroy struck his best iron of the day into the 12th when he feathered an 8 iron against the wind and to tap-in distance.

Rory McIlroy drops it close from 163 yards to set up birdie and move Lowry/McIlroy 8-under and three back. 🎯🤌 📺: Golf Channel & @peacock | @Zurich_Classic pic.twitter.com/Z4Bv95PD8m — Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 25, 2024

Lowry picked him up on the very next hole with a birdie of his own to get the team to 9 under and added another on the difficult par-3 14th to get to double digits under par. With four holes remaining, the two appeared likely to overtake the clubhouse lead, but a couple middling pars to go along with one last birdie on the par-5 18th meant there will be four teams sleeping on the lead tonight before the competition transitions to foursomes on Friday.

Let's take a look around the rest of the leaderboard after the first round in Louisiana.

The leaders

T1. Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry, David Lipsky/Aaron Rai, Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles/Patton Kizzire (-11)

Outside McIlroy and Lowry, the top of the leaderboard is surprising, to say the least. Hubbard has notched a couple top 20s, a top five and has yet to miss a cut this season while Rai has been solid, but the rest of the lot haven't seen the weekend with much consistency. Hubbard's teammate, Brehm, has seven missed cuts in 11 starts. Rai's teammate, Lipsky, has missed eight cuts in 11 starts and is without a top 40. Kizzire has six missed cuts and a withdrawal in nine starts, and Kohles has six missed cuts and a withdrawal in 11 starts. Four-ball can hide deficiencies, but the same cannot be said for foursomes, which will be played Friday and Sunday. 

"Just like usual, we ham-and-egged it," Hubbard said. "I don't think either of us were feeling amazing about our games coming into the day, but we just feed off each other really well. We relax each other out there, and best ball is just a fun format. I didn't putt great last week, but he had a lot of holes where he snuggled it up there nice and close for par and it really freed me up. You just kind of get confidence that way, and I think even you watching me make some putts gave you confidence and you poured them in at the end."

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T5. Davis Thompson/Andrew Novak, Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ/MJ Daffue (-10) T8. Sam Stevens/Paul Barjon, Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox, Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Corey Conners/Taylor Pendrith, Zac Blair/Patrick Fishburn, Marc Meissner/Austin Smotherman, Callium Tarren/David Skinns, Keith Mitchell/Joel Dahmen (-9)

Detry and MacIntyre got off to a dream start by playing their first four holes in 4 under. After hitting a lull, the two turned it on and carded six back-nine birdies to shoot 10-under 62. MacIntyre has the team experience from this past fall's Ryder Cup, while Detry has been enjoying a very solid 2024 campaign. The staying power of all these teams on this leaderboard is interesting given the volatility of foursomes, but the two Europeans should be up to the task.

I think it's about leaving each other to it," MacIntyre said regarding Friday's strategy. "We're both good players, both know what we're doing with the golf ball. It's just trusting each other. If I hit a good shot, you hit a good shot. If you hit a bad shot, don't say sorry, you're not meaning to do it. You just keep walking forward and keep trying to hit good shots and committing to them and see where we end up. Can't really do anything about it. It's difficult because you might not hit a 5-foot putt until the 17th hole. It's completely different. All you can do is try your best."

2024 Zurich Classic updated odds, picks

Odds via Sportsline consensus

• Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry: 13/5
• Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay: 10-1
• Aaron Rai/David Lipsky: 15-1
• Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre: 16-1
• Andrew Novak/David Thompson: 16-1
• Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin: 18-1
• Corey Conners/Taylor Pendrith: 18-1
• Joel Dahmen/Keith Mitchell: 20-1

Let's roll with the 2022 champion at 10-1. Schauffele and Cantlay burned a ton of edges on Thursday but kept themselves in it with a late flurry of birdies. They now transition to foursomes for two of the next three days where they were dominant a year ago. In 2023, the two fired a 9-under 63 in Round 2 and a 6-under 66 in Round 4 in this format. If they card something similar in the mid 60s tomorrow, they should be in business heading into the weekend.

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PORT ST. LUCIE — Charlie Woods boasted recently how had achieved something his famous father, Tiger , never had … win a high school state championship.

On Thursday, Charlie was hoping to the take the first step toward more bragging rights in the Woods household … youngest to play in a major.

Charlie, though, had a rough start at the local qualifying event for the U.S. Open and never recovered, finishing with a 9-over 81 at the Legacy Golf & Tennis Club.

Woods, 15, was one of 84 entries competing in the local event, with five advancing to 36-hole qualifying in June. Woods' score was five shots better than his first attempt to qualify for a PGA Tour event. He shot an 86 in February at the Lost Lake Golf Club in Hobe Sound in a pre-qualifying round for the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches .

The odds are long for anyone attempting to qualify for the championship. According to the The United States Golf Association, Woods was one of 10,084 entries looking to fill about 80 spots for the tournament that will be at Pinehurst in June. Sites in 44 states and Canada are conducting 109 local qualifiers through May 20.

Those who advance will play in one of 13 36-hole qualifying events in June, including June 3 at the Bear's Club in Jupiter.

Tiger, who lives on Jupiter Island but was not in attendance Thursday, was 19 when he competed in his first major, the 1995 Masters. Since, has won15 majors, second only to Jack Nicklaus' 18 major championships, including the U.S. Open in 2000, 2002 and 2008.

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After starting with a bogey, Woods hit his second shot into the water on the par-5 second hole. After his drop, what saved him from back-to-back water balls was the seasonal drought when his third shot landed short of the green and rolled back toward the lake. It stopped about a foot before the water in the muddy edge.

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Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and golf writer for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].

By the numbers: Statistics confirm Scottie Scheffler's historical dominance

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Is impending fatherhood the only thing stopping Scottie Scheffler? Quite possibly.

His historic run continued Monday when he completed his victory at the RBC Heritage. It was his fourth win in his past five starts, a run that also included victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, THE PLAYERS Championship and the Masters. The only exception was a runner-up finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, where he missed a 6-footer to join Stephan Jaeger in a playoff.

Scottie Scheffler’s Round 4 highlights From RBC Heritage

Scheffler has seemed invincible lately, and the statistics confirm that. Here’s a closer look at some of the key stats that put Scheffler’s historic play into perspective:

• By winning at Harbour Town Golf Links, Scheffler became the first player since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the RBC Heritage one week after winning the Masters .
• Scheffler is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win the week after winning a major .
• With four wins and a runner-up in his past five starts, Scheffler is the first player since Woods in 2007-08 to have five consecutive top-two finishes . Vijay Singh is the only other player to have such a run in the past 30 years (2004).
• This was Scheffler’s 10th PGA TOUR victory, coming in just his 51st start since he earned his first win at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. Only David Duval has needed fewer starts after his first win to reach victory No. 10. Duval did it in 33 starts. Tiger Woods is third on the list with 59 starts.
• In his 51 starts since the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, Scheffler also has 23 top-three finishes (45%) and 35 top-10s (68.6%).
• All 10 of Scheffler’s wins have come since the start of the 2021-22 season. He is the first player to win 10 (or more) times on the PGA TOUR in the span of three seasons since Dustin Johnson won 10 titles between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
• This is Scheffler’s fourth win of the season, matching his career-high from 2022. He is the fourth player with multiple four-win seasons since the start of 2000 , joining Woods (10), Singh, (3) and Phil Mickelson (2).
• Scheffler has now recorded 40 consecutive TOUR rounds at par or better , a streak that began in the final round of the 2023 TOUR Championship. He’s 12 back of Woods’ all-time TOUR mark of 52 straight rounds at par or better (set across 2000-01).
• In each of Scheffler’s last seven victories, eight or more of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking have been in the field . His most recent run of four wins in five starts has included two Signature Events (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, RBC Heritage), THE PLAYERS and the Masters.
• Scheffler is averaging 5.38 birdies per round this season, on pace to set the all-time TOUR record for single-season birdie average (since the statistic was first tracked in 1980) . Woods set the current record (4.92) in 2020.
• In his 39 rounds this season, he has outperformed the field average 35 times . He’s been at least a shot better than the field 30 times, at least two shots better 26 times and at least three shots better 19 times.
• Scheffler leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green by nearly a shot per round this season , after finishing atop the category by more than two-thirds of a stroke per round last season. No player had previously led the category by more than four-tenths of a stroke per round since Woods in 2009.