Australian Marc Leishman blistered the AT&T Byron Nelson's new home course, Trinity Forest, for a 10-under 61 Thursday, taking a three-shot lead after the first round. Here's how things stand going into the second round in Texas:Leaderboard: Marc Leishman (-10), J.J. Spaun (-7), Jimmy Walker (-7), eight tied at -6What it means: A week after The Players Championship, most of the PGA Tour's biggest names are taking a break. Only five of the top 25 in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the Byron Nelson field, the two highest-ranked being No. 5 Jordan Spieth and No. 9 Hideki Matsuyama. Some of those sitting it out are just tired. Others have their doubts about the Nelson's new home course, Trinity Forest, which replaces TPC Las Colinas.Round of the day: It's probably a safe bet that Leishman has no issues with Trinity Forest after going 10 under. He got off to a great start, rifling a 237-yard approach to 3 feet to set up a short eagle putt on the first hole. He added two birdies on the front nine to turn in 4 under, then mixed four more birdies with another eagle for a 29 on the back.
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Best of the rest: Spaun and Walker both shot 7-under 64. Spaun played the back nine first and gave no indication he was going to go low, turning in a mere 1 under after making two birdies and a bogey. But on the front nine he was a different golfer, with birdie runs of four holes (2-5) and two holes (7 and 8) adding up to a 30 and a 64. Walker, meanwhile, played the nines in traditional order and did most of his damage on the front. Like Leishman, he eagled the first hole, hitting his second shot to 4 1/2 feet from 214 yards. He added three birdies for a front-nine 31, then cooled down somewhat, adding only two more birdies on the back nine.Biggest disappointment: David Duval took a hiatus from his Golf Channel analyst's seat, but it's doubtful he's happy with the result - a 9-over 80 that left him dead last in the field.Shot of the day: Matt Kuchar missed the green on the second hole, a 216-yard par-3. But no matter, from 68 feet he holed his chip shot for a birdie.Biggest storyline going into Friday: With an awkward spot on the PGA Tour calendar, Nelson officials knew their field would be short on star power. But they did get some big names to show up, and they have been hoping they would be among the contenders. But after one round, Jordan Spieth is eight shots back, Sergio Garcia is 11 back and so is Matt Kuchar. But it's early.
Four-time PGA TOUR winner Marc Leishman has been forced to withdraw from the AT&T Byron Nelson with a lower back injury. Leishman has seven top-13 finishes in the tournament over the years
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Sung Kang holds a four-stroke lead after shooting a sublime 10-under 61 in the second round of the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson tournament Friday at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. Kang, who matched
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Australian Marc Leishman fired a career-low 61 for a three-shot lead after the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at its new home in Dallas on Thursday while local favourite Jordan Spieth failed to make a move.
Marc Leishman leads AT&T Byron Nelson after career-best 61
Dallas, Texas: Australian Marc Leishman backed up his lowest round on tour with a five-under-par 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over fast-closing American Aaron Wise at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas. Early-starter Leishman rolled in six birdies, including a 55-footer at the 12th, against
Marc Leishman goes low, leads AT&T Byron Nelson
Spieth makes 2nd round charge, but Leishman leads after setting Byron Nelson 36-hole record. AP May 19, 2018 at 12:42a ET . share url email fbmsngr whatsapp
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Australian Marc Leishman blistered the AT&T Byron Nelson's new home course, Trinity Forest, for a 10-under 61 Thursday, taking a three-shot lead after the first round.
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DALLAS -- Marc Leishman enjoyed the old home of the AT&T Byron Nelson as much as anyone, considering he made the last nine trips there and had one of the best scoring averages in tournament history.
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The 21-year-old golfer is tied for the lead with Marc Leishman at 17-under par in the AT&T Byron Nelson. This comes just two weeks after Wise was in the final group with Jason Day at the Wells
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Australian Marc Leishman blistered the AT&T Byron Nelson's new home course, Trinity Forest, for a 10-under 61 Thursday, taking a three-shot lead after the first round. Here's how things stand
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Marc Leishman defied sweltering conditions in Dallas as he posted the lowest round of his PGA Tour career to open up a three-shot lead on day one of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Leishman fired a
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