Due to inclement weather, Wyndham Championship first-round play was suspended from 5:01 p.m. until 7:08 p.m. (suspension of 2 hours, 7 minutes). Due to darkness, the first round was suspended at 8:14 p.m. with 22 players left on the golf course.
The first round will resume at 7:30 a.m. allowing the 22 players who did not complete their rounds to finish the first round and move straight to the tee to start their second rounds keeping the tournament on schedule.
The second round will begin as scheduled at 6:50 a.m.
PARTIAL First-Round Notes – Thursday, August 12, 2021
Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 93. Wind SW 5-10 mph. Due to inclement weather, play was suspended from 5:01 p.m. to
7:08 p.m. ET (suspension of 2 hours, 7 minutes). Due to darkness, the first round was suspended for the day at 8:14 p.m. with
22 players left to complete their rounds.
PARTIAL First-Round Leaderboard
Russell Henley 62 (-8)
Sung Kang 64 (-6)
Ted Potter Jr. 64 (-6)
Michael Thompson 64 (-6)
Chris Kirk 64 (-6)
Scott Piercy 64 (-6)
Hudson Swafford 64 (-6)
Adam Hadwin (-6 thru 16)
Things to Know
• Russell Henley opens with 8-under 62, a career-low opening-round score on the PGA TOUR
• Four of the seven players at 6-under 64 started the week outside the FedExCup top 125
• Among the players at T2 is 2020 Corales Puntacana Championship winner Hudson Swafford
• 2011 Wyndham Championship winner Webb Simpson seeks fifth consecutive top-three finish at the event
• Last week’s winner of the Barracuda Championship Erik van Rooyen opened with a bogey-free 5-under 65
First-Round Lead Notes
3 First-round leaders/co-leaders to win since the event moved to Sedgefield CC in 2008 (Arjun Atwal/2010, Camilo
Villegas/2014, Brandt Snedeker/2018)
5 First-round leaders/co-leaders to win in 2020-21 (most recent: Matt Jones/The Honda Classic)