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Hideki Matsuyama lines up a
putt on the third hole during
the first round of the 3M Open
golf tournament in Blaine,
Minn., Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Associated Press
Piercy

leads by

2 after 1st

round of

3M Open

By MIKE COOK
Associated Press
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Scott
Piercy had one birdie in his
first seven holes Thursday.
Then he went on a binge.
Piercy birdied eight of his
final 11 holes en route to a
9-under 62 and a two-shot
lead after the first round of
the inaugural 3M Open.
“I was thinking 4, 5-under a
day would be nice.
You always get one or two
guys that kind of go really
low and I just happened to
be that guy,” Piercy said.
Adam Hadwin and Hideki
Matsuyama are each two
shots back after a 7-under
64 at the TPC Twin Cities. Rafa edges past
Seeking his fifth career tour
win and first since the 2018 Kyrgios in thriller
Zurich Classic, Piercy bird-
ied one of his first seven
holes and eight of his final Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates
11, including a nearly 30- after beating Australia’s Nick
foot putt on No. 16 to get Kyrgios in a Men’s singles match
to 8 under.
He needed just 25 strokes during day four of the Wimbledon
on the greens. Tennis Championships in London,
Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Associated Press
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