Overview
- Jacob Bridgeman opened with a bogey-free 8-under 63 at Yokohama Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Baycurrent Classic.
- England's Jordan Smith posted a bogey-free 7-under 64 and sits one stroke behind Bridgeman after round one.
- Max Homa, Pierceson Coody, Mac Meissner and Ricky Castillo share third at six under, while defending champion Xander Schauffele opened with a 1-under 70.
- Bridgeman, who won the Biltmore Championship Asheville in late September and was a captain's pick at the Presidents Cup, gained more than five strokes on the greens in his opening round.
- The Baycurrent Classic field of 72 is playing at Yokohama Country Club in Japan, and Bridgeman's hot short-game form positions him as a clear player to watch going into the weekend.