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Molinari Leads Wells Fargo After Round One

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May 4, 2017

Francesco Molinari posted a 6-under 66 in the opening-round of the Wells Fargo Championship, and leads by one over a foursome of Alex Noren, J.B. Holmes, Grayson Murray, and Brian Campbell who are all at 5-under.

Molinari bogeyed the second hole and was 1-over after two holes, but then dropped 5 birdies over the next seven holes to make the turn at 4-under. On the back, the 34-year-old Italian was even-par through the first 5 holes (10-14), but then closed strong with two birdies down the stretch, including a chip-in on 18.

Sporty finish. This chip-in gave @F_Molinari a one-shot lead at Eagle Point. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/VnSKxAQY8u

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 4, 2017

The threesome of Ben Martin, Ken Duke and Seamus Power are tied for 6th, and just two shots back at 4-under par.

Rounding out the top-10 is a group of six players tied for 9th at 3-under, including red-hot Jon Rahm.

Dustin Johnson, playing for the first time since incurring a freak back injury at the Masters, had a solid day, overall, finishing with a 2-under 70. And 5-time major winner, Phil Mickelson, posted a 1-under 71, with 5 birdies, 4 bogeys, and one amazing par on the final hole (see below).

Top 10

1 Francesco Molinari -6
T2 Alex Noren -5
T2 J.B. Holmes -5
T2 Brian Campbell -5
T2 Grayson Murray -5
T6 Ben Martin -4
T6 Ken Duke -4
T6 Seamus Power -4
T9 Shawn Stefani -3
T9 Seung-yul Noh -3
T9 Chris Kirk -3
T9 Jon Rahm -3
T9 Rafa Cabrera Bello -3
T9 Jonathan Randolph -3

Notables

T15 Dustin Johnson -2
T15 Smylie Kaufman -2
T15 Patrick Reed -2
T15 Davis Love III -2
T15 Sam Saunders -2
T31 Zach Johnson -1
T31 Phil Mickelson -1
T31 Adam Scott -1
T31 Graeme McDowell -1
T31 Daniel Berger -1

Hole of the Day

Phil Mickelson with a ho-hum par-5. Three shots into the hazard, 0 shots hit the fairway, 1 putt for par.

Just a ho-hum par for Lefty. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/xhDhAC3XVg

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 4, 2017

Quotable

“Since I hadn’t played in so long, I’m happy with the way I played. I didn’t score that great, didn’t really hole that many putts, but other than that, I played really well. I think I hit 16 greens and I hit the ball great.”
-Dustin Johnson, 2-under, T

Full Leaderboard

POS	NAME	TOT	TO-PAR
1	Francesco Molinari	66	-6
2	Alex Noren	67	-5
2	J.B. Holmes	67	-5
2	Brian Campbell	67	-5
2	Grayson Murray	67	-5
6	Ben Martin	68	-4
6	Ken Duke	68	-4
6	Seamus Power	68	-4
9	Shawn Stefani	69	-3
9	Seung-yul Noh	69	-3
9	Chris Kirk	69	-3
9	Jon Rahm	69	-3
9	Rafa Cabrera Bello	69	-3
9	Jonathan Randolph	69	-3
15	Retief Goosen	70	-2
15	Mackenzie Hughes	70	-2
15	Smylie Kaufman	70	-2
15	Brian Gay	70	-2
15	Patrick Reed	70	-2
15	Dustin Johnson	70	-2
15	Davis Love III	70	-2
15	John Peterson	70	-2
15	Sam Saunders	70	-2
15	Mark Wilson	70	-2
15	Morgan Hoffmann	70	-2
15	Greg Owen	70	-2
15	Billy Hurley III	70	-2
15	Paul Casey	70	-2
15	Tag Ridings	70	-2
15	Mark Anderson	70	-2
31	Andres Gonzales	71	-1
31	J.T. Poston	71	-1
31	Nick Taylor	71	-1
31	Zach Johnson	71	-1
31	Adam Scott	71	-1
31	Willy Wilcox	71	-1
31	Martin Laird	71	-1
31	Ryan Armour	71	-1
31	Tom Hoge	71	-1
31	Justin Lower	71	-1
31	Jason Kokrak	71	-1
31	Fabian Gomez	71	-1
31	Daniel Berger	71	-1
31	J.J. Henry	71	-1
31	Vaughn Taylor	71	-1
31	Graeme McDowell	71	-1
31	Nick Watney	71	-1
31	Phil Mickelson	71	-1
31	Chad Collins	71	-1
31	Brian Harman	71	-1
31	Lucas Glover	71	-1
31	Xander Schauffele	71	-1
53	Kyle Reifers	72	E
53	Dominic Bozzelli	72	E
53	Hunter Mahan	72	E
53	David Lingmerth	72	E
53	Alex Cejka	72	E
53	Bill Haas	72	E
53	Pat Perez	72	E
53	Byeong-Hun An	72	E
53	Roberto Castro	72	E
53	Zac Blair	72	E
53	Spencer Levin	72	E
53	Brendon Todd	72	E
53	Curtis Luck	72	E
53	Matt Jones	72	E
53	Chez Reavie	72	E
53	Whee Kim	72	E
53	Tyrone Van Aswegen	72	E
53	Mark Hubbard	72	E
53	Boo Weekley	72	E
53	Emiliano Grillo	72	E
53	Hudson Swafford	72	E
53	James Hahn	72	E
53	Robert Streb	72	E
53	Luke List	72	E
53	Ryan Blaum	72	E
53	Johnson Wagner	72	E
53	Julian Etulain	72	E
53	Kevin Tway	72	E
81	Soren Kjeldsen	73	1
81	Ricky Barnes	73	1
81	Bob Estes	73	1
81	Webb Simpson	73	1
81	D.A. Points	73	1
81	Scott Brown	73	1
81	Scott Stallings	73	1
81	Patton Kizzire	73	1
81	Brandon Hagy	73	1
81	Robby Shelton	73	1
81	Stewart Cink	73	1
81	Kevin Na	73	1
81	Vijay Singh	73	1
81	Wesley Bryan	73	1
81	Derek Ernst	73	1
81	Brendon de Jonge	73	1
81	Brett Drewitt	73	1
81	Brad Fritsch	73	1
99	Stuart Appleby	74	2
99	Charlie Beljan	74	2
99	Harold Varner III	74	2
99	Jim Furyk	74	2
99	C.T. Pan	74	2
99	Cameron Percy	74	2
99	Chris Stroud	74	2
99	Chad Campbell	74	2
99	Camilo Villegas	74	2
99	Cameron Tringale	74	2
99	Greg Chalmers	74	2
99	Martin Flores	74	2
99	Brett Stegmaier	74	2
99	Steve Wheatcroft	74	2
99	Steven Alker	74	2
99	Bobby Wyatt	74	2
99	Tyler Aldridge	74	2
116	Shane Bertsch	75	3
116	Patrick Rodgers	75	3
116	Tim Wilkinson	75	3
116	Shane Lowry	75	3
116	William McGirt	75	3
116	Bryce Molder	75	3
116	Angel Cabrera	75	3
116	Max Homa	75	3
116	Rick Lamb	75	3
116	Chase Koepka	75	3
116	Miguel Angel Carballo	75	3
116	Carter Jenkins	75	3
116	Andrew Johnston	75	3
116	Harris English	75	3
116	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	75	3
116	Kevin Kisner	75	3
116	Jason Bohn	75	3
116	Will MacKenzie	75	3
134	Michael Thompson	76	4
134	Ryo Ishikawa	76	4
134	Ernie Els	76	4
134	Ryan Brehm	76	4
134	Bryson DeChambeau	76	4
134	Richy Werenski	76	4
134	Troy Merritt	76	4
134	Derek Fathauer	76	4
134	Zack Sucher	76	4
143	Chesson Hadley	77	5
143	Peter Malnati	77	5
143	Geoff Ogilvy	77	5
143	Steven Bowditch	77	5
143	David Hearn	77	5
143	Nicholas Lindheim	77	5
149	Rory Sabbatini	78	6
149	Kevin Streelman	78	6
149	Sebastian Munoz	78	6
152	Carl Pettersson	79	7
152	Trey Mullinax	79	7
152	Savio Nazareth	79	7
155	Joel Dahmen	80	8
156	Blake Kennedy	82	10

Credit: PGA Tour, Getty Images

POS	NAME	TOT	TO-PAR
1	Francesco Molinari	66	-6
2	Alex Noren	67	-5
2	J.B. Holmes	67	-5
2	Brian Campbell	67	-5
2	Grayson Murray	67	-5
6	Ben Martin	68	-4
6	Ken Duke	68	-4
6	Seamus Power	68	-4
9	Shawn Stefani	69	-3
9	Seung-yul Noh	69	-3
9	Chris Kirk	69	-3
9	Jon Rahm	69	-3
9	Rafa Cabrera Bello	69	-3
9	Jonathan Randolph	69	-3
15	Retief Goosen	70	-2
15	Mackenzie Hughes	70	-2
15	Smylie Kaufman	70	-2
15	Brian Gay	70	-2
15	Patrick Reed	70	-2
15	Dustin Johnson	70	-2
15	Davis Love III	70	-2
15	John Peterson	70	-2
15	Sam Saunders	70	-2
15	Mark Wilson	70	-2
15	Morgan Hoffmann	70	-2
15	Greg Owen	70	-2
15	Billy Hurley III	70	-2
15	Paul Casey	70	-2
15	Tag Ridings	70	-2
15	Mark Anderson	70	-2
31	Andres Gonzales	71	-1
31	J.T. Poston	71	-1
31	Nick Taylor	71	-1
31	Zach Johnson	71	-1
31	Adam Scott	71	-1
31	Willy Wilcox	71	-1
31	Martin Laird	71	-1
31	Ryan Armour	71	-1
31	Tom Hoge	71	-1
31	Justin Lower	71	-1
31	Jason Kokrak	71	-1
31	Fabian Gomez	71	-1
31	Daniel Berger	71	-1
31	J.J. Henry	71	-1
31	Vaughn Taylor	71	-1
31	Graeme McDowell	71	-1
31	Nick Watney	71	-1
31	Phil Mickelson	71	-1
31	Chad Collins	71	-1
31	Brian Harman	71	-1
31	Lucas Glover	71	-1
31	Xander Schauffele	71	-1
53	Kyle Reifers	72	E
53	Dominic Bozzelli	72	E
53	Hunter Mahan	72	E
53	David Lingmerth	72	E
53	Alex Cejka	72	E
53	Bill Haas	72	E
53	Pat Perez	72	E
53	Byeong-Hun An	72	E
53	Roberto Castro	72	E
53	Zac Blair	72	E
53	Spencer Levin	72	E
53	Brendon Todd	72	E
53	Curtis Luck	72	E
53	Matt Jones	72	E
53	Chez Reavie	72	E
53	Whee Kim	72	E
53	Tyrone Van Aswegen	72	E
53	Mark Hubbard	72	E
53	Boo Weekley	72	E
53	Emiliano Grillo	72	E
53	Hudson Swafford	72	E
53	James Hahn	72	E
53	Robert Streb	72	E
53	Luke List	72	E
53	Ryan Blaum	72	E
53	Johnson Wagner	72	E
53	Julian Etulain	72	E
53	Kevin Tway	72	E
81	Soren Kjeldsen	73	1
81	Ricky Barnes	73	1
81	Bob Estes	73	1
81	Webb Simpson	73	1
81	D.A. Points	73	1
81	Scott Brown	73	1
81	Scott Stallings	73	1
81	Patton Kizzire	73	1
81	Brandon Hagy	73	1
81	Robby Shelton	73	1
81	Stewart Cink	73	1
81	Kevin Na	73	1
81	Vijay Singh	73	1
81	Wesley Bryan	73	1
81	Derek Ernst	73	1
81	Brendon de Jonge	73	1
81	Brett Drewitt	73	1
81	Brad Fritsch	73	1
99	Stuart Appleby	74	2
99	Charlie Beljan	74	2
99	Harold Varner III	74	2
99	Jim Furyk	74	2
99	C.T. Pan	74	2
99	Cameron Percy	74	2
99	Chris Stroud	74	2
99	Chad Campbell	74	2
99	Camilo Villegas	74	2
99	Cameron Tringale	74	2
99	Greg Chalmers	74	2
99	Martin Flores	74	2
99	Brett Stegmaier	74	2
99	Steve Wheatcroft	74	2
99	Steven Alker	74	2
99	Bobby Wyatt	74	2
99	Tyler Aldridge	74	2
116	Shane Bertsch	75	3
116	Patrick Rodgers	75	3
116	Tim Wilkinson	75	3
116	Shane Lowry	75	3
116	William McGirt	75	3
116	Bryce Molder	75	3
116	Angel Cabrera	75	3
116	Max Homa	75	3
116	Rick Lamb	75	3
116	Chase Koepka	75	3
116	Miguel Angel Carballo	75	3
116	Carter Jenkins	75	3
116	Andrew Johnston	75	3
116	Harris English	75	3
116	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	75	3
116	Kevin Kisner	75	3
116	Jason Bohn	75	3
116	Will MacKenzie	75	3
134	Michael Thompson	76	4
134	Ryo Ishikawa	76	4
134	Ernie Els	76	4
134	Ryan Brehm	76	4
134	Bryson DeChambeau	76	4
134	Richy Werenski	76	4
134	Troy Merritt	76	4
134	Derek Fathauer	76	4
134	Zack Sucher	76	4
143	Chesson Hadley	77	5
143	Peter Malnati	77	5
143	Geoff Ogilvy	77	5
143	Steven Bowditch	77	5
143	David Hearn	77	5
143	Nicholas Lindheim	77	5
149	Rory Sabbatini	78	6
149	Kevin Streelman	78	6
149	Sebastian Munoz	78	6
152	Carl Pettersson	79	7
152	Trey Mullinax	79	7
152	Savio Nazareth	79	7
155	Joel Dahmen	80	8
156	Blake Kennedy	82	10

Top 10

Notables

Hole of the Day

Quotable

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