Safeway Open: Current world number 208 Russell Knox leads the Safeway Open after posting an opening round 63.
"I knew this week that par-5 scoring would be big to your ultimate performance," Knox said. "I hit a beautiful drive on No. 5 and hit a nice little 3-hybrid in there and managed to get it back there kind of close and made a nice putt. Obviously, it was a day where a lot of good things happened and definitely nice to get off to a good start."
Martin Laird carded an opening round 68 to find himself in T21 position and trailing leader Russell Knox by 5 shots. Laird, currently ranked 340 in the world golf ranking, noted 5 birdies in his opening round.
Ben Taylor carded an opening round 69 to find himself in T36 position and trailing leader Russell Knox by 6 shots. Taylor turned in 4 birdies in his opening round.
Luke Donald, currently number 405 in the world golf ranking, is at 6 after the opening round at place T155. The Englishman played the course of the Silverado Resort & Spa (North) Course in 78 shots in the opening round of the Safeway Open.
The Safeway Open is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from September 10th until the 13th of September 2020 at the 6586 meters long Silverado Resort & Spa (North) Course in Silverado Resort and Spa North, Napa, CA. This year a total prize money of $6,600,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives 1,180,000. The course for the tournament at Silverado Resort & Spa (North) Course plays at Par 72. Last year Longhitter Cameron Champ was able to secure the title.
Top-5 Leaderboard: Safeway Open
| Pos | Name | Today | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Knox | -9 | -9 |
| T2 | Sam Burns | -8 | -8 |
| T2 | Cameron Percy | -8 | -8 |
| T2 | Bo Hoag | -8 | -8 |
| T5 | Brendan Steele | -7 | -7 |
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