2025 Truist Championship leaderboard: Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa go low in Round 1 at Philly Cricket Club
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The top of the leaderboard is crowded -- and talented -- one week ahead of the PGA Championship
A classic golf course stood no chance Thursday against the PGA Tour's finest. With rain falling early in the week, Philly Cricket Club was held defenseless in the first round of the 2025 Truist Championship with big names like Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa taking full advantage of the easy conditions.
Fowler and Morikawa each fired 7-under 63s to kick off their tournaments, ending the day two strokes behind Keith Mitchell, who once again finds his name atop a first-round leaderboard after an opening 61 -- his new career low on the PGA Tour. Fowler and Mitchell joined the field via sponsor invitations yet led the way on a day when Philly Cricket Club yielded an average score of about 67.
"Just the greens being receptive, not much wind, new venue," Denny McCarthy said of golfers' success Thursday after his opening 62. "They might have been cautious on a few pin locations. When we have short irons and wedges with not much wind, we're looking to attack, and it seems like a lot of guys have done that today."
