After Thursday’s first round at the Procore Championship, the field is looking up at Mackenzie Hughes ($7,300), who shot a -9 (63) and leads by one stroke.
The front nine was a birdie-fest, as Hughes drained six of them in three groups of two. The back nine was a different story. Hughes did birdie the first and last holes but, in between, there were two bogeys and three more birdies.
In the $300K Sand Trap tournament, Hughes is rostered on 6.41% of teams.
DraftKings Sportsbook has Hughes at +800 to win it all, the third-lowest odds.
The current favorites are Russell Henley ($10,000) and Ben Griffin ($9,400), both at +400.
Henley is rostered on 19.69% of teams. He is currently T4 after shooting a 7-under 65. The day began ominously with bogeys on the first two holes, but Henley bounced back in impressive fashion with four straight birdies. He closed out the front nine with two more birdies. The back nine included three birdies and a bogey before he notched another birdie on the final hole of the day.
Griffin is rostered on 17.4% of teams. He is currently T2 after firing a bogey-free 64 (-8), with three birdies on the front nine and five on the back.
Data Golf has the cutline projected at -2 with a 43.2% likelihood. Here are the golfers rostered on at least 10% of teams who are at -1 or worse heading into Friday:
Sam Burns ($9,700) is rostered on 17.31% of teams. He is at -1 (71) after one round. Burns bogeyed the first hole of the day but bounced back with two birdies. The back nine included a bogey and a birdie on the final hole.
Mark Hubbard ($7,900) is rostered on 11.56% of teams. He shot a 71 (-1) on Thursday. The front nine was clean, with a birdie on the first hole, and he added another on Hole 16. The back nine included one birdie and two bogeys.
Justin Thomas ($10,200) is rostered on 16.78% of teams. He shot an even-par 72. The front nine was strong, with a three-birdie streak on holes 5, 6, and 7. After a birdie to open the back nine, things unraveled with a three-bogey stretch on holes 13–15, followed by another bogey on 17.
Cameron Young ($9,300) is rostered on 25.23% of teams. He shot an even-par 72. The front nine featured a single bogey. The back nine began with another bogey, followed by three birdies and one more bogey to close the round.
Patrick Cantlay ($9,500) is rostered on 20.24% of teams. He also shot an even-par 72. Cantlay opened with a birdie, but bogeyed the next hole. He added two more birdies on the front nine. On the back nine, he recorded two bogeys — one early and another later in the round.
Collin Morikawa ($9,100) is rostered on 20.82% of teams. He finished at even-par (72), with one birdie and one bogey on each nine.
Harris English ($8,900) is rostered on 15.62% of teams. He shot an even-par 72. His front nine included two birdies and one bogey, while the back nine featured a lone bogey..
Beau Hossler ($7,700) is rostered on 10.46% of teams. He carded a 73 (+1) on Thursday. It was a tale of two nines: two birdies on the front, followed by three bogeys on the back.
Nicolas Echavarria ($7,300) is rostered on 12.63% of teams. He shot a 74 (+2). His front nine featured a double bogey and two birdies; the back nine included two bogeys..
