Overview
- Chandler Blanchet shot a season-best 9-under 62 on Thursday, holing two eagles and carding six birdies with one bogey to take a one-shot lead.
- Ben Kohles, Corey Conners, Danny Walker and Ben Silverman each shot 8-under 63 to sit one stroke behind Blanchet, while Mackenzie Hughes and Emiliano Grillo opened with 64 and are two shots back.
- Blanchet entered the week 114th in the FedExCup Fall standings and the Bermuda Championship is one of five fall tournaments where players can earn the points needed to reach the top 100 and keep full 2027 tour status.
- Port Royal played softer than usual with milder wind and a few showers, producing an average score near 68.5 that helped several low rounds and changed how players attacked the par 5s.
- Kohles rattled off a career-best streak of six straight birdies and has climbed to around 80th in the Fall standings, giving him breathing room toward securing a PGA Tour card.