Written with two players still to finish round 1 when the scores were last updated (06:27 UK time on Friday 6 November): John VanDerLaan (16 holes) and Trace Crowe (16 holes). Their scores so far are in the leaderboard; the scoring average, players under par and low round are over the 116 players who had finished.
Round 1
Chris Kirk leads after round 1 on 9 under par and leads by one shot, with Nick Dunlap and Zac Blair on 8 under par. Two players are still to finish the round, so the standings are not final. The course played at 2.40 under par, an average of 69.60, and Kirk's 63 was the low round. The morning wave scored better by 1.15 strokes. The the par-5 1st was the easiest hole.
| Pos | Player | Round 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kirk | 63 (-9) | -9 |
| 2 | Nick Dunlap | 64 (-8) | -8 |
| 2 | Zac Blair | 64 (-8) | -8 |
| 4 | Ben James | 65 (-7) | -7 |
| 4 | Harry Hall | 65 (-7) | -7 |
| 4 | Kensei Hirata | 65 (-7) | -7 |
| 4 | Matthieu Pavon | 65 (-7) | -7 |
| 4 | Taylor Montgomery | 65 (-7) | -7 |
And 8 more in the top 10 and ties, from joint 9th.
| Round 1 | |
|---|---|
| Scoring average | 69.60 (2.40 under par) |
| Players under par | 91 of 116 |
| Low round | 63 (-9): Chris Kirk |
| Hardest hole | 7th (par 4): 0.08 over par |
| Easiest hole | 1st (par 5): 0.63 under par |
| Morning wave | 69.05 (60 players) |
| Afternoon wave | 70.20 (60 players) |
The scoring average, players under par and low round are over the 116 players who had completed the round; two players were still to finish it. The holes are from the In-Running page's hole averages.
The leader
Kirk's 63 came with nine birdies and no bogeys. His strokes came mainly from putting, 2.76 gained, and approach play, ranked 9th. Against the course's key metrics he is a match on putting, which is CRITICAL, and on approach play, both HIGH and HIGH metrics being rewarded here. On driving accuracy, rated HIGH, he is a perfect match, ranked joint 1st.
| Stat | Round 1 |
|---|---|
| SG: Off the tee | +0.82 (23) |
| SG: Approach | +2.63 (9) |
| SG: Around the green | +0.37 (46) |
| SG: Putting | +2.76 (6) |
| Driving distance | 307.3 (35) |
| Driving accuracy | 100.0% (1) |
| Greens in regulation | 94.4% (2) |
| Scrambling | 100.0% (1) |
| Putts per round | 28.0 (8) |
Each figure with his rank in the field in brackets, as the In-Running page ranks it.
| Key metric | Priority | Chris Kirk, rank over round 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Putting | CRITICAL | 6, match |
| Driving accuracy | HIGH | 1, perfect match |
| Approach | HIGH | 9, match |
Priority is how much the course rewards the metric, read against every venue's Course Fit weights. The rank is over round 1. The verdict: a perfect match is a top-5 rank, a match the top quarter, neutral the top half, an anomaly below.
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.
| Target | Player | After round 1 | SG: T2G | SG: Approach | SG: Putting | Putting, last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | Austin Hitt | 45 | 10 | 44 | 110 | 16 |
| Regress | Ben Silverman | 45 | 101 | 107 | 8 | 36 |
| Regress | Marcelo Rozo | 45 | 96 | 92 | 12 | 114 |
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 116 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.