Pak's Perfect 63 Leads Colonial - May 23rd, 2025

Rookie John Pak Fires Bogey-Free to Dominate Round 1! Scheffler Battles, Dahmen Aces & Colonial Bites Back.Episode Brief Recapping Round 1 of the Charles Schwab Challenge, where PGA Tour rookie John Pak shot a stunning 63, ignited by a hole-out eagle, to take a three-shot lead amidst challenging, firm conditions at Colonial.PAK'S ROOKIE RAMPAGEPGA Tour rookie John Pak, fueled by a Knicks loss, holed out for eagle on his first hole and fired a brilliant bogey-free 63 to command a three-stroke lead at Colonial."It was just like a perfect nine iron...it kind of just trickled in," Pak described his opening eagle from 147 yards.The Good Good Golf associate also appreciated Colonial's changes, noting how open green fronts allow players to "pitch it in the front and chase it up there."SCHEFFLER'S WILD RIDE & COLONIAL'S CHALLENGEWorld No. 1 Scottie Scheffler endured an eventful two-under 68, starting eagle-birdie but then struggling with accuracy, hitting only five fairways on the demanding layout."Around this golf course you have to be in the fairway," Scheffler stated, highlighting Colonial's primary test.After attending an NHL game, Scheffler also had a viral moment shooing a bug off his ball, deadpanning, "There was a bug on it."DAHMEN'S ACE & THE COURSE BITES BACKJoel Dahmen celebrated his first career PGA Tour hole-in-one on the 13th, a "pretty cool" moment after nine years, though he followed it with four bogeys.Matti Schmid, part of a nine-way tie for second, found Colonial "tricky" with "very firm" fairways, likening play from the rough to "links golf."Dahmen's planned celebration: "I'm going to celebrate by putting my little man to bed tonight," while defending champ Davis Riley struggled to a 73.Quick HitsA • Nine-way tie for 2nd at -4 (Schmid, Cauley, Harman, Fleetwood, Bhatia, Svensson) • Spieth & Matsuyama (69), Fowler (70) • "Horrible Horseshoe" bites, Cam Davis (triple bogey) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.