Shane Lowry got off to a solid start in the Valspar Championship at the Copperhead course in Palm Harbor with an opening round of two-under-par 69 to trail co-clubhouse leaders, Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas and defending champion Sam Burns, by five shots on a day of hot scoring.
Vegas, chasing his first win on the PGA Tour since the 2017 Canadian Open, took advantage of his early morning tee-time – with soft greens and calm conditions – to sign for a 64,which was later matched by Burns, giving them a one-stroke lead over Danny Lee, Richy Werenski and Scott Stallings.
“I haven’t been hitting my irons great [recently]. I’m in a switch of irons for this week after [The Players] and [using] old irons. I just have my feels back. I started hitting it good and solid again,” said Vegas, who missed the cut in Sawgrass last week but responded with a round that garnered an eagle, six birdies and a lone bogey.
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- March 18, 2022
