While golf’s luminaries play at Hilton Head, Wesley Bryan takes command in the Dominican Republic with a 1st-round 63.
Wesley Bryan offset a bogey on the 14th with an eagle at the par-five fourth on Thursday en route to a 63 and a three-shot lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship. The PGA Tour scheduled two tournaments this weekend, with the lesser lights competing at Corales Golf Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Bryan’s eagle chip at the fourth came before a chip-in for birdie at the par-three 17th as he finished a nine-under-par, three shots better than Troy Merritt, Charley Hoffman, Chan Kim, Justin Lower and Parker Coody, all of whom carded six-under 66s in Thursday’s first round. Coincidentally, Bryan’s lone career win came at the 2017 RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, where the top names on the PGA Tour are playing a Signature Event this weekend.
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Date: April 19, 2024
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The Corales Puntacana Championship marks Bryan’s second start of the season after he missed the cut last month at the Puerto Rico Open.
At stake in the Dominican Republic is the winner’s share of $720,000 and 500 FedExCup points from the $4 million prize pool, up $200,000 from last year. Callim Tarren, Adam Long, Billy Horschel, Pierceson Coody, Davis Thompson, Taylor Pendrith and Ben Martin are in a large group tied for seventh place at five-under-par.
The tournament originated in 2016 as part of the Web.com Tour, now known as the Korn Ferry Tour, before joining the PGA Tour schedule in 2018. Matt Wallace won last year but is not in the field this time around.
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