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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Every, Scott Brown, Stuart Cink and Sebastian Munoz each shot 6-under 64s on Thursday to share the lead after one round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Charl Schwartzel and Matt Jones were each one stroke back at the final tuneup before the U.S. Open. Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and Chez Reavie each shot a 66 on the par-70 TPC Southwind course. The 33-year-old Every has two wins on the PGA TOUR, but none since 2014. He’s only made two cuts this year and hasn’t finished better than a tie for 62nd at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard in March. “I haven’t played real well in a couple years, and I’ve been out here for like seven or eight, so I kind of know the drill,” Every said. “Like one round is not that big a deal. It is nice to play well, but yeah, they don’t hand out trophies after the first round.” Every had four birdies during his round and an eagle on the par-5 16th, sticking his second shot about 10 feet from the flagstick before sinking the putt. He closed his round by making a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th. “Middle of the round got a little away from me, but I saved some shots and I haven’t been doing that lately,” Every said. “Then I played pretty solid the last few holes. So it was just a good day. I was kind of due for one.” Cink, Brown and Munoz joined him by making afternoon charges up the leaderboard. “I’ve been striking it nicely now for a few months and just the putter’s kind of been a little inconsistent,” Brown said. “Hot some days, cold some days. … If I can keep the putter rolling, should be kind of in the mix for the week.” Cink, a 44-year-old, six-time winner on TOUR and 2009 Open Championship winner, birdied three straight holes late in his round, including one from about 10 feet on the par-4 5th. He bogeyed the next hole, then closed his round with a birdie on No. 9 to catch Brown and Every. “The key to my round today was the key to anyone’s round who plays well here and that is you’ve got to keep the ball in front of you,” Cink said. “Meaning, you don’t have to hit every fairway, but you can’t really be off too much.” Munoz, a 24-year-old, third-year pro from Colombia who’s chasing his first victory on TOUR, was bogey-free during the best round of his career. He had six birdies, including two in a row on Nos. 15-16. DIVOTS: Billy Horschel used a fairway wood to putt on his final hole after he broke his putter a hole earlier. After missing a 2-foot putt on No. 8, he flipped his putter in the air and the head snapped off when it struck the ground. According to PGA rules, he wasn’t allowed to use a new putter because it didn’t break during the course of play. He finished with a 72.

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The PGA Tour is expected to announce sometime next week that it will delay its season beyond the Charles Schwab Championship at Colonial in late May.

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Here’s how the field qualified for the Palmetto Championship at Congaree as of 6/04/2021. Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Si Woo Kim Winner – The Masters Danny Willett Winner – World Golf Championship Event Kevin Kisner Winners of the Arnold Palmer, Memorial, Genesis (Last 3 Years) Jason Dufner Tyrrell Hatton Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Austin Cook Tyler Duncan Harris English Brice Garnett Brian Gay Branden Grace J.B. Holmes Sungjae Im Sung Kang Michael Kim Patton Kizzire Russell Knox Satoshi Kodaira Martin Laird Nate Lashley Troy Merritt Keith Mitchell Cheng Tsung Pan Pat Perez Scott Piercy J.T. Poston Ted Potter, Jr. Ian Poulter Andrew Putnam Chez Reavie Brandt Snedeker Hudson Swafford Nick Taylor Martin Trainer Kevin Tway Richy Werenski Career Money Exemption Luke Donald Hunter Mahan Bo Van Pelt Sponsor Exemptions: 2018-19 FEC / 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Category Wilco Nienaber Davis Thompson Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Smylie Kaufman John Rollins Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Cole Hammer David Lipsky Bryson Nimmer John Pak Commissioner Exemption – 2 Foreign Players Garrick Higgo PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Kelly Mitchum Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Byeong Hun An Matt Fitzpatrick Mark Hubbard Danny Lee Alex Noren Robby Shelton Doc Redman Henrik Norlander Charley Hoffman Xinjun Zhang Sepp Straka Harold Varner III Vaughn Taylor Patrick Rodgers Brian Stuard Tommy Fleetwood Scott Harrington Matthew NeSmith Sam Ryder Adam Schenk Scott Brown Beau Hossler Lucas Glover Luke List Scott Stallings Rory Sabbatini Tom Lewis Bo Hoag Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) William Gordon Erik van Rooyen Major Medical Extension James Hahn Kevin Chappell Kevin Stadler William McGirt Sean O’Hair John Huh Jonas Blixt Harrison Frazar 2018-19 Top 125 FEC/2019 Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour (reordered) Peter Malnati Doug Ghim Tyler McCumber Kyle Stanley Jhonattan Vegas Chase Seiffert Anirban Lahiri Vincent Whaley Cameron Percy Michael Gligic Kramer Hickok Rafael Campos Hank Lebioda Bronson Burgoon Joseph Bramlett Roger Sloan Kristoffer Ventura Chesson Hadley David Hearn Rob Oppenheim J.J. Spaun Rafa Cabrera Bello Grayson Murray D.J. Trahan Ryan Brehm Sebastian Cappelen Nelson Ledesma Kiradech Aphibarnrat Fabián Gómez Mark Anderson Rhein Gibson Nick Watney Ben Taylor Aaron Baddeley Chris Baker Michael Gellerman Matt Every Lucas Bjerregaard Jim Knous 126 – 150 Prior Season’s FEC Points List (Reordered) Camilo Villegas Ben Martin Peter Uihlein Seamus Power Josh Teater Wes Roach Bill Haas Roberto Castro Johnson Wagner Zack Sucher Ryan Blaum Dominic Bozzelli Shawn Stefani Reorder Category – Cat. 34 thru 38 Padraig Harrington Ricky Barnes Jonathan Byrd Greg Chalmers David Lingmerth Andres Romero George McNeill D.A. Points Charlie Beljan Richard S Johnson

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