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We had to wait a little longer than planned this morning, but the players aren’t hanging about now we’re up and running. Thirteen players are already under par on a course yet to bare its teeth – oh but it will – and the big news involves last year’s runner-up Matthew Wolff. The big-hitting 22-year-old Californian is on home ground, sort of, and he’s started with three birdies in his first four holes, 10, 12 and 13. He’s taken five putts so far. He’s our very early leader.
-3: Wolff (4*)
-2: Rodgers (5), F Molinari (4), Hatton (3)
Good morning you crazy west-coast kids. It’s late afternoon over here in Blighty; it’s going to be a long night. So let’s not stand on too much ceremony.
Bryson DeChambeau defends his title at Torrey Pines, scene of Tiger’s famous win on one leg in 2008. Jordan Spieth is the man channeling that injury-defying energy this week, having recently turned his right ankle, which is heavily strapped. Two-time winner Brooks Koepka is also not firing at 100 percent, post knee surgery, but you can write him off at your peril. See also: Phil Mickelson, 51 years old yesterday, the oldest major-winning swinger in town, hoping to complete his career grand slam on one of the courses of his youth. Other players – Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy and most notably Jon Rahm, who gets on extremely well with with this place – are available. We’ll get to them all in due course.
