Luke List fended off Will Zalatoris well after sunset with a birdie on the first playoff hole at Torrey Pines.
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The opening round of the U.S. Open absolutely annihilated the scorecards of some very big names.
• COURSE: El Camaleón GC, 6,987 yards, par 71. Three distinct landscapes come together to make up “The Chameleonâ€� – tropical jungle, dense mangroves and sand-lined oceanfront along the Riviera Maya. Designer Greg Norman even incorporated a cenote – an underground cavern common to the area – into the heart of the fifth fairway. The layout opened in 2004 and first hosted the PGA TOUR three years later, playing six its first six editions opposite the WGC Match Play until getting its own fall date in 2013. Last year, El Camaleón also served as one of two hosts for the World Amateur Team Championships. • FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 points. • CHARITY: The tournament supports nearly two dozen charitable outlets around Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula. Among them are the City of Joy Foundation, the Lorena Ochoa Foundation, the Mexican Red Cross and Rotary Clubs of Playa del Carmen and Cancún. • FIELD WATCH: Rickie Fowler, making his first start of the new season, comes to Mayakoba for the first time and will be joined by three U.S. Presidents Cup teammates. Charley Hoffman, Patrick Reed and Kevin Chappell complete the mini-reunion from Liberty National. … Pat Perez will defend his title just four weeks after winning again at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia. … Fowler holds the highest world ranking in the field at No.7. … Chris Stroud will keep his perfect attendance record intact at Mayakoba, the only man to tee it up in all 11 editions. … Oscar Fraustro, 13th last year after a closing 66, and PGA Tour member Abraham Ancer headline a group of five Mexican pros in the field. Other Latin American pros entered are Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo and Fabian Gomez, Jhonatttan Vegas (Venezuela) and Camilo Villegas (Colombia). • 72-HOLE RECORD: 263, Harris English (2013), Pat Perez (2016). • 18-HOLE RECORD: 61, Roland Thatcher (3rd round, 2008). • LAST YEAR: Perez triumphed in just his third start after an eight-month layoff for shoulder surgery, using a 62-67 weekend to eventually overtake Gary Woodland down the stretch at Mayakoba. Perez birdied five of his first eight holes on the final day and stayed aggressive to claim a two-stroke triumph and match the tournament scoring record. His comeback had begun just three weeks earlier with a share of 33rd in Malaysia, followed by a tie for seventh in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old California native’s only previous victory came at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic, though he added a third win last month in Malaysia. Woodland used two closing birdies to finish alone in second; Russell Knox took third. • STORYLINES: Though the fall schedule has tilted toward showcasing young pros in recent years, the OHL Classic has largely bucked that trend through its 10 editions. Perez became the eighth champion in his 30s or older, with the average age of that group at 38.1. … Despite the international locale, nine of the first 10 editions of the OHL Classic have been captured by American-born players. The lone exception was Graeme McDowell, who prevailed in a 2015 playoff. … Perez, McDowell and Hoffman are among seven former champions back with a chance to become the event’s first multiple winner. The others: Brian Gay (2008), Johnson Wagner (2011), John Huh (2012), Harris English (2013). … Four OHL Classics have been decided in playoffs, including Huh’s 2012 marathon over Robert Allenby that went eight extra holes. • SHORT CHIPS: Chez Reavie, who had teed it up every week until taking last week off after the TOUR’s Asian Swing, returns to action. Stroud and Villegas are among eight others set for their fifth starts of the new season. … At under 7,000 yards, Mayakoba for several years was a preferred stop for PGA TOUR Champions pros. Scheduling makes that less of an opportunity these days – it’s also the week of the Charles Schwab Cup finale in Phoenix. • TELEVISION: Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). • PGA TOUR LIVE: None. • RADIO: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com). Â
Russell Henley and Richard Bland were the 36-hole co-leaders at Torrey Pines. Can any of the big names catch them on Saturday?
