Thanks Dave. Sam Burns has flirted with quite a few major championship first round leads in recent times. Dave noted (15.55) that he was right in the thick of things in last year’s US Open. He was also the first round pace setter in this year’s Masters and one shot back of the 54 hole lead in the 2024 Open. Such log books always beg two questions: 1. Is he learning lessons about contending? Or 2. Is there scar tissue?
Meanwhile, at the 523-yard par-4 5th, Rory McIlroy pipes a wonderful drive down the right side of the fairway.
