Paul Casey finds himself in a familiar position at the Travelers Championship after firing a 5-under 65 in Round 1 on Thursday.
The 41-year-old Englishman is a two-time runner-up at TPC River Highlands - located just outside Hartford, Conn. - and sits one shot off the lead with 18 holes in the books. He was bogey-free until his final hole where he dropped a shot to fall out of a share for first.
Mackenzie Hughes, Abraham Ancer, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Ryan Armour, Bronson Burgoon, and Zack Sucher sit atop the leaderboard after posting 6-under rounds of 64.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard looks after Day 1:
| Position | Player | To Par | R1 Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Ryan Armour | -6 | 64 |
| T1 | Bronson Burgoon | -6 | 64 |
| T1 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | -6 | 64 |
| T1 | Abraham Ancer | -6 | 64 |
| T1 | Mackenzie Hughes | -6 | 64 |
| T1 | Zack Sucher | -6 | 64 |
| T7 | Chez Reavie | -5 | 65 |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | -5 | 65 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | -5 | 65 |
| T7 | Robert Streb | -5 | 65 |
| T7 | Scott Langley | -5 | 65 |
| T7 | Brady Schnell | -5 | 65 |
| T25 | Phil Mickelson | -3 | 67 |
| T42 | Justin Thomas | -2 | 68 |
| T112 | Brooks Koepka | +1 | 71 |
| T112 | Tony Finau | +1 | 71 |
A group of notables lingers outside the top 10. Patrick Cantlay, Tommy Fleetwood, Marc Leishman, and Louis Oosthuizen share the 13th spot at 4-under.
World No. 1 Brooks Koepka struggled to a 1-over 71. Tony Finau joined Koepka in a tie for 112th.
Collin Morikawa (4-under) leads the former top amateurs in the field after Round 1. Viktor Hovland (3-under), Matthew Wolff (even), and Justin Suh (3-over) are the other three to recently turn professional.
Round 2 begins Friday at 6:45 a.m. ET.
