Overview

• Patrick Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole on his way to a 5-under 67 that included four birdies and one bogey.
• Harold Varner III matched Reed’s 67 with six birdies before dropping a bogey on his closing hole.
• The combined performances of Reed and Varner put 4Aces six shots clear in the team standings.
• Jon Rahm carded a 68 to sit one stroke behind the co-leaders after the opening round.
• Points leader Joaquín Niemann struggled to a 78 with a 10 on the par-5 seventh and Brooks Koepka withdrew due to illness after damaging a tee marker.