Reavie, Glover tie Zhang, Dou for lead
Chez Reavie had quite a few good moments at TPC Louisiana in Avondale on Thursday. So did teammate Lucas Glover.
In best-ball format, the most important thing was that those moments came on different holes.
Reavie and Glover teamed to shoot a 12-under-par 60 for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with China’s Zhang Xinjun and Dou Zecheng.
“Chez started well and I picked it up in the middle of the back nine,” Glover said. “He closed it off and then we both played really well on the front. Just kind of ham and egged it, I guess, as they would say.”
Reavie and Glover each had six birdies in the best-ball format, pushing through soggy weather early in the round before conditions cleared. Six teams are two shots back in a tie for third after shooting 62.
“We were just rolling,” Reavie said. “I think we’re comfortable. We like to laugh and have a good time when we’re playing golf, and it definitely helps.”
Zhang and Dou birdied four of their final five holes. Dou made a 31-foot putt on No. 9 to cap the impressive rally and jump into the lead with Reavie and Glover.
There are 80 teams in the tournament and the top 35, along with ties, make the cut.
Woods back next week: Tiger Woods is returning from his post-Masters break at the Wells Fargo Championship next week in Charlotte, N.C. It will be his first time playing at the Quail Hollow Club since he missed the cut in 2012. Woods won the tournament in 2007.
European Tour: Jin Daxing took a one-stroke lead at the China Open in Beijing after shooting an 8-under 64 in the first round.
Web.com Tour: Maverick McNealy, who grew up in Portola Valley and played at Stanford, opened the United Leasing & Finance Championship in Evansville, Ind., with an 8-under 64 to take the lead. McNealy starts the second round three clear of Brock Mackenzie.