US DUO ON TOP WITH 59

XANDER Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay combined for a 13-under-par 59 on Thursday in the four-ball first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the only two-man team event on the US PGA Tour.

The US duo had a oneshot lead over fellow Americans Matthew Nesmith and Taylor Moore at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Schauffele had six birdies and Cantlay an eagle and five birdies, Cantlay draining birdies at 17 and 18 to cap the round.