Chris Kirk aced the par-3 14th hole on his way to grabbing a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s first round of the PGA St. Jude’s Championship.The hole-in-one, the fourth of Kirk’s PGA career, gave him a three-stroke lead but a closing bogey brought him back near the pack.
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AmericanChrisKirkacedthepar-314thholeonhiswaytofiringasix-underpar64foraone-strokeleadafterthefirstroundofthePGASt.JudeChampionship(ANDYLYONS)ChrisKirkacedthepar-314thholeonhiswaytograbbingaone-strokeleadafterThursday’sfirstroundofthePGASt.Jude’sChampionship.
The39-year-oldAmerican,seekinghisseventhPGAtriumph,firedasix-underpar64atTPCSouthwindinMemphis,Tennessee,intheFedExCupplayoffopener.
Sharingsecondon65wereJapan’sHidekiMatsuyama,playingwithouthisregularcaddieandcoachafteraLondonrestaurantrobbery,plusCanada’sTaylorPendrithandFrance’sMatthieuPavon.
Onahotday,Kirkhadthemostsizzlingshotofallwhenheplayeda6-ironhighdrawfrom205yardsat14thatlanded10feetrightoftheflagstick,thenbouncedandrolledintothehole.
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