Tournament director Hollis Cavner hit the “birdies and train wrecks” answer on the head with his description of TPC Twin Cities, though the implosions were light for most in the morning, when the venue played with little heat or wind.
There are 21 players who still need to complete their first round on Friday, but it is shaping up to be a marginal advantage for those who started in the morning/late wave on Thursday. The same should be true Friday as the overnight rain should soften the course.
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