NAPLES, Fla. — Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark shared the lead with Charlie Hull and Michael Brennan on Friday, setting a Grant Thornton Invitational scoring report with every workforce capturing a 17-under 55, with solely three pars remaining within the scramble format.
The scoring situations at Tiburon Golf Membership had been excellent and the format made it attainable.
Brennan began this yr on the PGA Tour of Americas, profitable the Financial institution of Utah Championship in exemption and filling in for Daniel Berger. Brennan and Hull had 13 consecutive holes with both birdie or eagle. They needed to accept par on the sixteenth and 18th holes.
“It is fairly humorous as a result of I used to be altering my swing final week after which come Tuesday I could not even hold the ball on the bottom, so I used to be really fairly nervous as we speak,” Hull stated. “Truly, it labored out fairly effectively.”
Thompson and Clark made birdie or eagle on 9 of the ultimate 10 holes, the one exception being the par-3 sixteenth.
“I really feel like we’re taking part in the same recreation,” Clark stated. “She hits it actually far off the tee. If both of us comes out to play, we’ll be means forward of our rivals and have a bonus there.”
55 broke one report within the blended workforce competitors, which began three years in the past.
They held a two-stroke lead over Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak. Rose Chan and Michael Kim, Nelly Korda and Denny McCarthy, and Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup had been three behind.
Saturday’s format shifts to foursomes, which is essentially the most tough format as gamers solely have one golf ball in play as they take turns taking pictures. Sunday’s last recreation might be a modified four-ball recreation.
Defending champions Jake Knapp and Patti Tavatanakit had been 7 beneath via six holes and 5 beneath for the ultimate seven holes. They shot a 59 and trailed by 4 strokes.
