RBC Canadian Open leaderboard: First round scores as Brooks Koepka starts fast
RBC Canadian Open leaderboard: America's Brooks Koepka began the penultimate PGA Tour event before the U.S. Open in fine fashion.
Pos | Player | Tot |
T1 | S. Theegala | -6 |
T1 | E. Grillo | -6 |
T1 | E. Cole | -6 |
T1 | B. Koepka | -6 |
T1 | S. Burns | -6 |
T1 | M. Anderson | -6 |
T7 | S. Ryder | -5 |
T7 | T. Finau | -5 |
T7 | R. Castillo | -5 |
T7 | B. Garnett | -5 |
T7 | A. Svensson | -5 |
T7 | D. Skinns | -5 |
T7 | J. Stanger | -5 |
T7 | E. van Rooyen | -5 |
T7 | S. Lowry | -5 |
T7 | D. Ghim | -5 |
T7 | C. Blanchet | -5 |
T7 | P. Fishburn | -5 |
Brooks Koepka shares the lead after the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open.
The 36-year-old went round Osprey Valley's north course at TPC Toronto in six-under 64, mixing eight birdies and two bogeys.
He sits atop the leaderboard alongside Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Eric Cole and Emiiano Grillo and home hope Matthew Anderson.
Former Open champion Shane Lowry is one stroke adrift of the lead, with his Ryder Cup teammates Tommy Fleetwood and Matthew Fitzpatrick on three-under.
"I played pretty solid," said Koepka. "I don't think the ball striking was as good as it's been as of late, but I mean, it's tough to compare.
"It's been unbelievable the last six months, but it was nice to see the putter finally heat up."
"It was just a culmination of kind of freeing the mind.
"If you just change one thing, move the ball position back a little bit with the putter and kind of help be free up the mechanical side of it and not really think of anything other than just have it slightly a bit back of where it's been."
Koepka is making his first appearance in Canada's national open since 2019.
He re-joined the PGA Tour in January after leaving LIV Golf last December and, apart from putting, has played well.
Koepka said he hasn't had to adjust his mindset since coming back to the PGA Tour.
"It's just a matter of going out and playing golf," he said.
"I think I've gotten more comfortable as the weeks have gone on. I don't think it's really an issue anymore.
"It's more of just going out to go play. We've got a big one next week, so the game better be sharp."
Koepka was referring to the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
The American won the gold medal the last time the major was played in New York and will be looking to head into the third men's major of the year off the back of a good performance in Toronto.
"I've played great this year," Koepka said.
"Like I said, it's just the putting that's held me back and trying to be mechanical, trying to be maybe too much in the stroke and figure everything out.
"But it was nice today to at least kind of turn the brain off and go from there."
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