PGA Tour: Englishman Tommy Fleetwood posted 68 in opening round, sits 4 shots off the lead

PGA Tour: After the opening round of the Palmetto Championship, Wes Roach is in first position after posting a 64.

Wes Roach leads on the PGA Tour´s Palmetto Championship as we reach the end of the first round. The American posted a round of -7 to beat out Doc Redman, Dustin Johnson, Dustin Johnson, Chesson Hadley and Erik Van Rooyen, who are in joint second place. After a round of 64, Wes Roach leads by 1 shots and posted 1 eagle during his first round.

“I felt like I've been swinging well for a while now,” Johnson said, “just haven't really seen the results or seen the scores. Made a few putts, but, yeah, I mean just playing solid – finally put a round together. … Hopefully I can keep it rolling for the rest of this week.”

Tommy Fleetwood is at -3 after the opening round at rank T19. The Englishman played the course at the Congaree Golf Club in 68 shots in the opening round of the Palmetto Championship.

Ian Poulter carded a opening round 68 to find himself in T19 position and trailing leader Wes Roach by 4 shots. Poulter, currently ranked 57 in the official world golf ranking, logged 6 birdies in his opening round.

Tom Lewis is at -1 after the opening round at position T41. The Englishman played the course at the Congaree Golf Club in 70 shots in the opening round of the Palmetto Championship.

Russell Knox carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T54 position and trailing leader Wes Roach by 7 shots. Knox, currently ranked 217 in the official world golf ranking, turned in 3 birdies in his opening round.

Tyrrell Hatton is at even after the opening round at rank T54. The Englishman turned in a 71 at Congaree Golf Club in the opening round of the Palmetto Championship.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 21 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T54 position and trailing leader Wes Roach by 7 shots. Fitzpatrick logged 4 birdies in his opening round.

Luke Donald is at 0 after the opening round at rank T54. The Englishman finished the round at Congaree Golf Club in 71 strokes in the opening round of the Palmetto Championship.

Ben Taylor carded a opening round 72 to find himself in T75 position and trailing leader Wes Roach by 8 shots. Taylor recorded 2 birdies in his opening round.

The Palmetto Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from June 10th until the 13th of June 2021 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Players will receive a total of $7,300,000 will be given to the players. The course for the tournament at Congaree Golf Club plays at Par 71.

The Palmetto Championship is a new tournament in the PGA Tour schedule and replaces the RBC Canadian Open due to Covid restrictions.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Palmetto Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Wes Roach	-7	-7
T2	Doc Redman	-6	-6
T2	Dustin Johnson	-6	-6
T2	Dustin Johnson	-6	-6
T2	Chesson Hadley	-6	-6

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