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A stunning performance on the sixth hole has kept Australian golf star Cameron Smith at the top end of the leaderboard in the first round of the Tour Championship, as Adam Scott didn’t fare as well.
Smith, who was paired with Rory McIlroy, struggled to find his rhythm on the first five holes.
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He shot par on four holes, but a bogey on the second had him struggling.
However, Smith rescued his form in the sixth when he shot an eagle.
It was just what the Aussie star needed to get him back on track, although he shot par on the next three holes.
A bogey on the eleventh was followed by consecutive birdies as Smith’s first round continues.
Meanwhile, fellow Aussie Adam Scott is several strokes off the top as he finished his first round at two-under par.
Scott shot a birdie on the third hole but then bogeyed the fifth, although he immediately rebounded with a birdie on the sixth.
He continued his good form with a birdie on the tenth and the twelfth hole to sit at three-under, but a bogey on the 15th meant he wouldn’t be sitting terribly high on the leaderboard.
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LEADERBOARD (last updated at 7:40am)
1st: Scottie Scheffler -13
T2: Matt Fitzpatrick -9
T2: Xander Schauffele -9
4th: Joaquin Niemann -8
5th: Sungjae Im -7
T6: Cameron Young -6
T6: Justin Thomas -6
T6: Sam Burns -6
T6: Rory McIlroy -6
T6: Patrick Cantlay -6
T6: Cameron Smith (AUS) -6
T22: Adam Scott (AUS) -2
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