COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. — Abraham Ancer shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead in LIV Golf Nashville, with Bryson DeChambeau three strokes again throughout his private celebration tour that began together with his second U.S. Open victory.
Ancer is in search of his second victory in six occasions after profitable in Hong Kong in a playoff in March. Tyrrell Hatton was a stroke again at The Grove, the course designed by LIV Golf Commissioner Greg Norman that opened in 2012.
Ancer received the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis for his lone PGA Tour title. The 33-year-old former Oklahoma participant was born and raised in Texas and has twin American and Mexican citizenship.
John Catlin was at 66. DeChambeau shot a 67, matching Eugenio Chacarra, Sebastian Munoz and Sam Horsfield.
Ancer opened with a birdie on his first gap on the par-4 18th. He parred the following 4 earlier than stringing collectively six birdies over the following 11 holes, together with 4 of 5 to take the result in himself.
DeChambeau bookended two bogeys with 4 straight birdies and a par. The 2-time U.S. Open champ rolled in a birdie putt on the celebration gap on the par-3 fifteenth after which put his proper index finger to his ear urging followers to get louder.
When the ball he tried tossing into the grandstands got here up quick, DeChambeau ran round a bunker to seize it and flipped it as much as a fan earlier than jogging to the following gap.
“I really feel like a little bit of a zombie proper now, however fortunately the group is giving me a whole lot of vitality. … Man, they’re simply pushing me ahead,” DeChambeau mentioned. “I am unable to thank them sufficient. It is so cool to see the assist on the market.”
