Andrew Kozan posts opening-round 60, leads by two at AdventHealth Championship

Charting the leader (stats entering week)

Andrew Kozan (first/-12)

• Korn Ferry Tour winner opens with a career-low bogey-free, 12-under 60, highlighted by a hole-out from 133 yards on the par-4 fourth for eagle (previous 18-hole low: 63/three occurrences)
• Marks the lowest round at the AdventHealth Championship since the event moved to Blue Hills Country Club in 2019 (previous low at Blue Hills Country Club: 63/three occurrences)
  • Ties the 18-hole tournament scoring record of 60 set by Scott Dulap (2011/Round 2) and Tom Hoge (2014/Round 3) at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate
• Holds third 18-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career in what is his 100th start; 1-for-2 converting to victory (2022 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health)
• Making his fifth career start at the AdventHealth Championship; recorded his best finish at last year’s iteration when he finished T21
• Finished No. 116 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, leaving him without status for the 2026 season
• Earned medalist honors at First Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry and advanced through Second Stage to Final Stage, where he finished T62, earning conditional status for the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Season
• Marks his fifth consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour, with previous Korn Ferry Tour Points List finishes of No. 38 (2022), No. 94 (2023) and No. 126 (2024)
• Played four seasons at Auburn University (2017-21), garnering All-Southeastern Conference Second Team and All-America Scholar laurels in 2019-20 and 2020-21

Additional notes

• Jay Card III (T2/-10), who stands No. 35 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, opens with a bogey-free, 10-under 62, marking his 11th round of 65 or better this season.
• Yuta Sugiura (T2/-10), a three-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, cards an 18-hole low of 10-under 62 (previous 18-hole low: 65/four occurrences) and holds the best first-round position of his career on Tour (previous 18-hole high position: T5/2026 OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank/finished T21).
• Mahanth Chirravuri (fourth/-9), who finished No. 8 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026, cards a career-low bogey-free, 9-under 63 (previous 18-hole low: 64/Utah Championship/Round 3).
• Four-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Robby Shelton (T5/-8), who stands No. 18 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, is bidding for a third consecutive top-10 finish (third/Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse; T2/Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron).
• Columbia, Missouri, native Ross Steelman (T22/-6), who stands No. 1 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, opens with a 6-under 66.
• Upon conclusion of this week’s AdventHealth Championship, the top 156 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List will qualify for the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, the first of four season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals events.