Taylor Pendrith leads by three photographs in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn’t miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him a three-shot lead within the Shriners Youngsters’s Open on Thursday.

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Pendrith missed just one fairway and one inexperienced on the TPC Summerlin, each on the identical gap. The Canadian pulled his tee shot on the 18th gap — his ninth — needed to pitch out sideways, hit wedge to 7 toes and saved his par.

The remaining was a gentle food plan of massive drives, a whole lot of wedges and good placing. His solely disappointment was the par-5 ninth, his ultimate gap. He had solely 200 yards into the inexperienced and knew an eagle would give him a 59.

“Tried to be aggressive and hit shot and simply didn’t catch all of it, and got here up brief proper within the bunker,” Pendrith stated.

He blasted out to 12 toes and missed the putt, together with an opportunity to tie the course document at Summerlin final set by Rod Pampling in 2017.

Pendrith additionally shot a 61 within the Bermuda Championship three years in the past.

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Bud Cauley and Matti Schmid had been amongst 10 gamers at 7-under 64. The primary spherical was suspended by darkness, the second straight week the opening spherical couldn’t be accomplished regardless of no climate delays. Seven gamers didn’t end.

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Pendrith had the benefit of enjoying within the morning, earlier than the wind started to extend. The forecast is for the strongest wind on Friday, upward of 20 mph.

Tom Kim, the two-time defending champion, needed to make 5 birdies during the last 11 holes to scratch out a 69. That leaves him eight photographs behind in his bid to turn into the primary participant since Steve Stricker on the John Deere Basic (2009-11) to win the identical PGA Tour occasion three straight occasions.

Matt McCarty, the Korn Ferry Tour grad who gained the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Utah final week, did not birdie any of the three par 5s and shot 71.

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Schmid was coming off a 62 within the ultimate spherical in Utah to complete fifth, transferring him off the bubble at No. 120 to No. 105 within the FedEx Cup Fall. An enormous a part of this stretch of the PGA Tour is for gamers to complete within the prime 125 to safe a full card for 2025.

Pendrith is aware of that feeling.

He was at No. 123 within the FedEx Cup final yr when he got here to Las Vegas, and he tied for third to successfully sew up his card for the next season. He went on to win in Dallas on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for his first PGA Tour title, and he made it to the Tour Championship.

“I do know it’s an essential time of yr for lots of men and I’ve been there for certain,” Pendrith stated. “It’s irritating. However it’s a distinct feeling for me, clearly already locked up for subsequent yr. It’s a distinct feeling I suppose on the market enjoying. However I actually take pleasure in this place.”

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Pendrith additionally was picked for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal, posting a 2-3 document and going 2-1 in staff play alongside Adam Scott. The plan was to take a brief break, however that modified when Hurricane Milton reduce throughout Florida.

“I believe I performed perhaps 3 times because the Presidents Cup, after which was planning on practising and all the pieces was closed,” Pendrith stated. His coach joined him in Las Vegas for some high quality work early within the week.

“I really feel rested and excited to play,” Pendrith stated. “I didn’t actually anticipate a ten beneath, I might say. I assumed I might be somewhat bit extra rusty than that. Clearly, thrilled, simply bought to maintain getting again into the rhythm of issues and the subsequent few days.”

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