PGA Tour: Rocket Mortgage Classic LEADERBOARD
It's been a long and frustrating 4 months for Taylor Pendrith.
After the finishing 13th at the Players Championship in March he felt discomfort in his side, only to find out he had broken a rib. Four months of rest and rehab, then a COVID scare later he returned to play this month with ties for 11th and 13th.
Out early yesterday in benign weather on a soft Detroit Golf Club he played his best round since returning with 9 birdies and a lone bogey at the last for -8 64 to take the lead along with Tony Finau, last week's winner in Minnesota.
It's the first time he's led after the opening round and not surprisingly he had this to say. "When I'm healthy I can compete with the best. I putted very well and drove it good. I played the par 5's very well and honestly the whole day was really clean. One bogey on 18, but did a lot of things right.
Honestly for me it's just really nice to be back playing healthy, it's been a long time off and I'm just happy to be playing golf again pain free"
Canadian golf fans will remember him leading the Bermuda Championship in a gale last October before shooting 76 on that Sunday to finish 5th, his PGA Tour best.
Currently 237th in the world, he's on his way back up the standings.
The cut is projected at -4.
Canadian scores:
Adam Svensson T33 -3 69
Roger Sloan T53 -2 70
Adam Hadwin T53 -2 70
Nick Taylor T79 -1 71
Mac Hughes T132 +2 74
Michael Gligic T150 +5 77
Bryan Angus
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