RBC Heritage 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: April 15, 2016

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A week after braving the elements of a historically difficult Masters Tournament, a majority of the PGA Tour’s best are sitting out this week’s RBC Heritage Open. That didn’t stop Luke Donald or Branden Grace from putting on a show.

Donald and Grace shot matching five-under 66s in Thursday’s first round, good for a one-stroke lead over the field. Jason Day, the only top-10 player in the field, is lurking among four players at four under.

The Harbour Town course played as expected, with 35 players finishing under par and 57 at least breaking even.



Grace and Donald moved to the front of the pack after similarly steady rounds. Both carded six birdies against a single bogey thanks to strong performances on the putting surface.

Grace was more erratic. He hit only half of his fairways and 55.6 percent of his greens in regulation. But his ability to get up and down was second to none, and he took advantage whenever he had a birdie chance.

"I was just grinding it out, but it was tough. This wind was swirling, and it makes it tough with those tree lines as well," he said, per Will Gray of Golf Channel. "Just try to keep the bogeys off the scorecard at a place like this. The greens are very small, so if you want to have some looks at birdie, you have to try to attack some pins."



Grace is the second-highest-ranked player in the field. He’s coming off a Masters cut, the third straight year he has missed the weekend at Augusta. That hasn’t come back to haunt him in previous years—Grace was a top-20 finisher in 2015’s final three majors—and he appeared confident after getting things back together Thursday.

"The ball-striking has been good. Obviously last week was such a big week and a tough week. It was brutal out there," he said. "It's just one of those things you just have to get over. It's the next week, so just go ...
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