Making his fifth consecutive start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Russell Henley (1st/-16) opened with a matching bogey-free 8-under 63s; only player in the field bogey-free through 36 holes.
He set the tournament’s opening 36-hole score of 16-under 126; previously 14-under 128, set by Matt Kuchar in 2018.
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Since the start of the 2020-21 season, there have been seven opening 36-hole scores of 126 or better on PGA TOUR. Henley has recorded three of them.
He hit 12-of-14 fairways in both rounds and leads the scrambling category at a perfect 9-for-9.
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His best finish in four previous starts in the event was T29 in his first start of 2018. He
comes off a 2021-22 TOUR season highlighted by four top-10 finishes in 22 starts; best: P2/Sony Open in Hawaii.
A three-time winner on TOUR, he seeks his first victory since the 2017 Cadence Bank Houston Open.
After matching his career low round on PGA TOUR with a 62 in round one, 18-hole leader Will Gordon (T2/-13) followed with a 4-under 67 in Round Two.
He is making third start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (T55/2019, MC/2020); seeks first TOUR title in his 48th TOUR start; best finish: T3/2020 Travelers Championship.
Following his opening-round 7-under 64, Sam Ryder (T2/-13) birded seven of his first nine holes (Nos. 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) en route a 6-under 65; making his sixth start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (best result: 54th/2018).
2017 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba champion Patton Kizzire (4th/-12) opened with matching 6-under 65s in bid for a third PGA TOUR title and first since the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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Brian Harman (T6/-10) aced the par-3 fourth hole from 113 yards (pitching wedge), which he followed with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-7 en route a 5-under 66.
Playing this week on a sponsor exemption, Harry Higgs (T6/-10) tied his career-low score on the PGA TOUR with a bogey-free 9-under 62 (R2/2020 Fortinet Championship). His round included seven birdies and an eagle-2 at the par-4 third hole from 86 yards (lob wedge).
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En route a 4-under 67, Greyson Sigg (T9/-9) made no pars on his first 10 holes and just three total (Nos. 11, 14, 18); eight birdies, six bogeys and an eagle at the par-5 seventh.
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World No. 9 Collin Morikawa (T14/-8) followed an even-par 71 in round one with a bogey-free 8-under 63, one stroke shy of his career-low on the PGA TOUR; this week marks his first start in the event.
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