PGA Tour rookie John Pak leads Colonial after ‘fire lit under me’

Fort World, Texas-PGA TOUR ROOKEE AND “DIE-HARD” New York Knicks Fan John pak Used His Frustration to His Advantage Thursday, Shooting A 7-Under 63 to Lead The Charles Schwab CHALLENGE AT COLONIAL.

The new jersey-raised pak found all the motivation he when he knicks blew a 14-point lead in the final three minutes of a 138-135 loss to the Indiana Pacers in game 1 of the nba’s estern conference finals on wednesday night.

“IM a die-hand knicks fan, and that was historyically only one of the worst losses i’ve every seen in my life,” Said Pak, who has one Top-25 finish among seven made cuts in 12 events. “There was a fire lit under me, yeah, this morning. I was a litte pissed off about that.”

Starting on the Par-4 10th, Pak Holed A 147-Yard Apprach for Eagle. He added Five Birdies in a Bogey-FREE round. The 26-year-old Korn Ferry Tour Graduate, and One-Time Winner on the Pga Tour Canada, is the FIFTH ROOKE TO HOLD A FIRST-ROUND LEAD IN AN ADIAL EVER.

He has a three-shot lead over nine players, with JJ Spaun The highest-ranked among them at 27th. Tommy fleetwood And 2023 Open Championship Winner Brian Harman Were among a group of nine players for back of Pak.

Now that he has the left, what are in the plans for Thursday Night?

“Thankfully the knicks aren is playing tonight, so I won he be stressed about that,” Pakistan. “I didn is sleep well after that Loss Last Night. Thunder Game Later Tonight. “

Among the 15 players who are the shots back is world no. 1 and Dallas Resident Scottie SchefflerWhere Playoff Experience as A Fan Went Much Better Than Pak’s Did.

Scheffler, coming off a win at the pga championship, spent his wednesday Evening at American Airlines Center, Cheering on the Dallas Stars’ 6-3 Victory Over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Nhl’s Western Conference Final.

“It was fun to go to the hockey game last night,” Said Scheffler, who will have an early tee time Friday. “I was able to still get home and get a decent amount of rest.”

Scheffler also opened up his first round with flair, holing a putt for each from the green on the par-5 first hole and a 23-footer for Birdie on no. 2. He is going for a sweep of the pga tour events in the dallas-forth world before winning three weeks ago at the cj cup Byron nelsonWhat he led wire-to-wire for an eight-shot victory while tying the tour scord of 253.

“On a day where I didn’t hit a lot of fireways on a golf course where you have to hit a lot of fireways, I posted a decent score,” Scheffler Said. “Anything under par around here in these condition is a bad score.

Jordan SpiethScheffler’s fellow hometown Favorite, shot 69 with Birdies on Two of His Four Holes on the cozy course Made Famous by Ben Hogan, the only place to win colonial in conscious year (1946-47 1952-53).

Joel Dahmen Made a hole-in-one on the 186-yard 13th when his tee shot stopped about 25 feet Behind the Hole, Spun Back and Went in. The 37-year-old first career ace was followed by Seven Bogeys as he shot 74.

“Nine years out here, that’s a lot of par-3 attempts,” dahmen saaid. “A lot has looked good, and to finally go in was pretty cool.”

The Associated Press Contributed to this Report.