PGA Tour: Englishman Aaron Rai posted 65 in opening round, sits 2 shots off the lead

PGA Tour: Jason Day leads in the Wells Fargo Championship after the opening round.

Jason Day is ahead in the PGA Tour´s Wells Fargo Championship at the end of the first round. The Australian posted a round of -7 to beat out Joel Dahmen in second place and Matthew Wolff, Denny McCarthy, Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren and Paul Barjon who sit tied for third. Day leads by 1 shot after posting 8 birdies on his way to a opening round of 63.

Aaron Rai is at -5 after the opening round at rank T3. The Englishman played the course at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in 65 shots in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Callum Tarren, currently number 419 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 65 to find himself in T3 position and trailing leader Jason Day by 2 shots. Tarren logged 6 birdies in his opening round.

Rory McIlroy is at -3 after the opening round at position T17. The Northern Irishman logged a 67 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Matt Wallace carded a opening round 67 to find himself in T17 position and trailing leader Jason Day by 4 shots. Wallace, currently ranked 137 in the official world golf ranking, registered 1 eagle in his opening round.

Matthew Fitzpatrick is at -2 after the opening round at position T38. The Englishman logged a 68 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Russell Knox, currently number 192 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 68 to find himself in T38 position and trailing leader Jason Day by 5 shots. Knox turned in 5 birdies in his opening round.

Martin Laird is at 0 after the opening round at rank T80. The Scotsman played the course at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in 70 shots in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Tyrrell Hatton carded a opening round 70 to find himself in T80 position and trailing leader Jason Day by 7 shots. Hatton, currently ranked 23 in the official world golf ranking, noted 5 birdies in his opening round.

The Wells Fargo Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from May 5th until the 8th of May 2022 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, MD, USA. Players will receive a total of 9 Mio. Dollar will be given to the players. The course for the tournament at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm plays at Par 70.

This week, golf's elite will head to the Wells Fargo Championship in the state of Maryland, near the American capital Washington D.C. At the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, the golfers will play for a total of 9 million dollars in prize money. Rory McIlroy won the title last year and will try to defend it this year.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Wells Fargo Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Jason Day	-7	-7
2	Joel Dahmen	-6	-6
T3	Matthew Wolff	-5	-5
T3	Denny McCarthy	-5	-5
T3	Aaron Rai	-5	-5

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