SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala returned from a lengthy weather delay to finish off a 6-under 65, taking the early lead in the unfinished first round of the Phoenix Open on Thursday.
Five days after weather shortened the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to 54 holes, storms followed the PGA Tour to the desert.
Theegala broke through with his first PGA Tour win last fall at the Fortinet Championship, earning a spot in The Sentry to open the 2024 season.
He chipped in on the par-4 second to start a run of three straight birdies before a bogey on No.
4 and had three straight birdies before the round was called because of darkness.
Persons:
Sahith Theegala, Theegala, Andrew Novak, Kim eagled, Shane Lowry, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Steve Stricker, Chris Kirk, Kim bogeyed, Kim, Novak
Organizations:
Phoenix, Scottsdale, John Deere, PGA, Pepperdine
Locations:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, Maui, imbibe