Jun 29, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Max Greyserman performs his shot from the fourth tee throughout the last spherical of the Rocket Mortgage Basic golf match. Necessary Credit score: Aaron Doster-Imagn Photos Final 12 months’s runner-up Max Greyserman is again atop the leaderboard following the primary spherical of the Baycurrent Basic on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan.
Greyserman was tied with fellow People Bud Cauley and Brian Campbell at 4-under 67 on the Yokohama Nation Membership within the PGA Tour’s solely cease in Japan.
Greyserman completed one stroke behind Colombia’s Nico Echavarria final 12 months when the occasion was generally known as the Zozo Championship and held at Narashino Nation Membership in Chiba, Japan.
“I like enjoying in Japan. It is an amazing tradition, respectful individuals, respectful followers,” Greyserman stated. “… So it is enjoyable being over right here. Good meals too, I am not going to complain about that.”
Greyserman made the flip at 3-under and drained a 40-foot birdie putt at No. 11 to take the lead. After dropping a shot on the twelfth, he canned a 19-foot birdie putt at No. 15.
Tee instances have been moved up on Thursday to keep away from any potential impression of a storm positioned off the coast within the North Pacific Ocean.
“In these tough situations, I am going to take that any day,” Greyserman stated.
Cauley performed a bogey-free opening spherical with birdies on each par-5 holes on the entrance 9 and birdies at Nos. 10 and 12.
“It was powerful,” Cauley stated. “The winds have been tough, simply making an attempt to handle that. However yeah, I felt like I hit numerous good pictures, made a pair putts, and good to not make any bogeys on a day like at this time, that was tough.”
Campbell had a way more eventful day on his first journey to Japan, mixing 5 birdies, three bogeys and an eagle from 83 yards out at No. 8.
“It is superior. The crowds and the spectators are simply among the finest on the planet,” Campbell stated. “They really love golf, they love supporting, they’re all the time there to cheer you on if you make a superb save or something. It has been superior and I can not wait to discover a bit extra.”
Eight gamers have been a stroke behind the co-leaders, together with Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard, Australia’s Adam Scott, Japan’s Takumi Kanaya, the Philippines’ Rico Hoey, Kevin Roy, William Mouw, Sahith Theegala and Sam Ryder.
Seven extra have been two pictures again at 2-under, together with Sweden’s Alex Noren, South Korea’s Byeong Hun An, South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Taiwan’s Kevin Yu, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley and Michael Thorbjornsen.
Defending champion Echavarria posted a 1-under 70 with 4 birdies and three bogeys.
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