Written with 24 players still to finish round 1 when the scores were last updated (01:43 UK time on Friday 13 November): Eric Cole (17 holes), Gordon Sargent (17 holes), Jordan Smith (17 holes), Marco Penge (17 holes), Sam Stevens (17 holes), A.J. Ewart (16 holes), Cole Sherwood (16 holes), Nicholas Lindheim (16 holes), 15 others and one player yet to start it. Their scores so far are in the leaderboard; the scoring average, players under par and low round are over the 95 players who had finished.
Round 1
Trace Crowe leads the Austin Championship on 10 under par and leads by two shots from Erik Van Rooyen and Max Greyserman, who sit together behind him on 8 under par. The standings are not final: 24 players are still to finish the round. The field averaged 1.99 under par, and 67 of the finishers broke par. Crowe's 62 was the low round. The morning wave scored better, and the par-5 14th played easiest.
| Pos | Player | Round 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace Crowe | 62 (-10) | -10 |
| 2 | Erik Van Rooyen | 64 (-8) | -8 |
| 2 | Max Greyserman | 64 (-8) | -8 |
| 4 | Blades Brown | 65 (-7) | -7 |
| 5 | Ben Kohles | 66 (-6) | -6 |
| 5 | Kevin Yu | 66 (-6) | -6 |
| 5 | Kris Ventura | 66 (-6) | -6 |
| 5 | Rafael Campos | 66 (-6) | -6 |
And 9 more in the top 10 and ties, from joint 9th.
| Round 1 | |
|---|---|
| Scoring average | 70.01 (1.99 under par) |
| Players under par | 67 of 95 |
| Low round | 62 (-10): Trace Crowe |
| Hardest hole | 11th (par 3): 0.36 over par |
| Easiest hole | 14th (par 5): 0.62 under par |
| Morning wave | 69.88 (60 players) |
| Afternoon wave | 70.14 (60 players) |
The scoring average, players under par and low round are over the 95 players who had completed the round; 24 players were still to finish it. The holes are from the In-Running page's hole averages.
The leader
Crowe's 62 came with 10 birdies and no bogeys. Putting was the source of his round: he ranks 1st in the field for strokes gained putting. He was also joint 1st for greens in regulation and joint 1st for scrambling. No course key metric verdicts were supplied, so no comparison with them is made.
| Stat | Round 1 |
|---|---|
| SG: Off the tee | +0.83 (24) |
| SG: Approach | +2.72 (7) |
| SG: Around the green | +0.70 (26) |
| SG: Putting | +3.92 (1) |
| Driving distance | 297.4 (46) |
| Driving accuracy | 71.4% (44) |
| Greens in regulation | 94.4% (1) |
| Scrambling | 100.0% (1) |
| Putts per round | 27.0 (4) |
Each figure with his rank in the field in brackets, as the In-Running page ranks it.
Progress / Regress targets
A Progress target has ranked much higher so far this week from tee to green or on approach than his position, but much lower for putting, although over the last 12 months he has been one of the better putters in this field. His position undersells his long game, and he may climb if his putting returns to its usual level.
A Regress target is the reverse: a weaker putter whose putting so far has lifted him well above what his long game has earned, so his position may flatter him.
Each figure is a rank in this week's field over the event so far, except the last column: his putting rank over the previous 12 months. Only players in the top 50 and ties after the round are considered.
No player in the top 50 and ties met the Progress or Regress test after round 1.
Progress: SG: Tee to Green or SG: Approach rank over round 1 at least 30 places better than his position, SG: Putting at least 30 places worse, and in the field's top quarter for putting over the previous 12 months. Regress: the reverse, and outside that top quarter. Putting, last 12 months: his rank among the 77 in the field for strokes gained putting over the year before the event, as the CC: SG table ranks it.
Written automatically from the site's in-running data: every figure in it is worked out from it by code.