American Patrick Reed leads the 2018 WGC – HSBC Champions at 8 under par. Reed played solid golf today on his way to a round of 64 in which he recorded eight birdies and no dropped shots. Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele are two shots behind the leader at 6 under par. Matthew Fitzpatrick is solo fourth at 5 under par after 67 in the opening round.
Current leaderboard:
Patrick Reed’s last win came in April at The Masters.
.@Preedgolf closes out his opening round with ANOTHER birdie.
Leader by 2. pic.twitter.com/Dy1Ii99YsI
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2018
Four birdies on the front.
Four more on the back.@PReedGolf leads by 2 after a strong start.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/gfJ8SIpvHN— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 25, 2018
Tyrrell Hatton is tied for 27th at level par.
How has that stayed out?!
An inch off perfect from @TyrrellHatton. pic.twitter.com/trUmlmEr3h
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2018
Because of putts like these Tony Finau is called a “Birdie Machine”.
We'll take two of whatever @tonyfinaugolf had for breakfast.
Another absolute monster. pic.twitter.com/68cvHihwwq
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2018
Adam Scott is tied for 10th alongside Ian Poulter at 3 under par.
Certainly worth the club twirl 👌
Adam Scott with a near perfect approach at the first.#WGCHSBCChampions pic.twitter.com/5br7OZgdN3
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2018
Poults with the tidy eagle.#WGCHSBCChampions pic.twitter.com/JeysNbweD5
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2018
Second round tee times here.
