McCarthy dominates at the start of the Travelers Championship with Rahm seven shots away

The Angels

06/23/2023 at 05:00

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The American signed a -10 on the first day of the tournament in Connecticut, two shots above Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott

The Spaniard starts with a -3 after five birdies and two bogeys

the american golfer Denny McCarthy was placed this Thursday as the first leader of the Travelers Championship of the PGA Tour, while the Spanish Jon Rahm is seven shots off his head.

With ten birdies and no bogey, McCarthy shone on the first day of the TPC River Highlands tournament in Cromwell (Connecticut, USA) and has a two shot lead over his compatriot Keegan Bradley and Australian Adam Scott, both tied at -8 in the second position. The American Scottie Scheffler, number one in the world and who is fourth in the Travelers Championship standings with -7, also stood out in the first round.

Second in the world ranking, Rahm will have to come back in the coming days as he started with a -3 after five birdies and two bogeys. As for the rest of the Hispanic representatives, the Argentine Emiliano Grillo got a -3 and the Colombian Nico Echavarría delivered a +3 card.

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