Oct 4, 2024
Three players tied for lead after Round 1 at Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS
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Freddie Jacobson of Sweden plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS 2024 at Timuquana Country Club. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Things to know
- Bob Estes, Joe Durant and PGA TOUR Champions debutant Freddie Jacobson share the first-round lead after each opening with 6-under 66 at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K.
Bob Estes, 33-33 – 66 (-6)
- This is his second time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Is 0-for-1 converting those into victories
- The 58-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (126th start).
- Best finish: second/T2 (two times; last: 2020 Chubb Classic)
- Making his 20th start of the 2024 season, he has five top-10 finishes.
- Best finish: T5 (two times; last: The Ally Challenge)
- Ranked No. 27 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Making his third appearance at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, his best finish is T14 (2022).
- Won four times on the PGA TOUR (656 starts)
- Last win: 2002 Kemper Insurance Open
Joe Durant, 35-31 – 66 (-6)
- This is his 11th time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Is 0-for-10 converting those into victories
- The 60-year-old seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (236th start).
- Last win: 2024 Cologuard Classic
- Seeks his second win of the 2024 season (22nd start).
- Previous win: Cologuard Classic (March 8-10)
- Ranked No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Making his fourth appearance at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, his best finish is T6 (2023).
Freddie Jacobson, 32-34 – 66 (-6)
- Is making his debut on PGA TOUR Champions this week
- Got into the field as a sponsor exemption
- Turned 50 years old on Sept. 26
- With a win on Sunday, he would become the 22nd player to win his debut on PGA TOUR Champions
- Has one win on the PGA TOUR (331 starts)
- Won the 2011 Travelers Championship
- Won three times on the DP World Tour (151 starts)
- Last win: 2003 Volvo Masters Andalucia
Other notes
- Five players sit T4 at 5-under: Scott Parel, Paul Goydos, Tim Herron, Rocco Mediate and Jason Caron.
- Parel seeks his fifth win on PGA TOUR Champions (206th start).
- Goydos seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (228th start).
- Herron seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (93rd start).
- Mediate seeks his fifth win on PGA TOUR Champions (242nd start).
- Caron seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (sixth start).
- Defending champion Brett Quigley sits T16 after opening with 3-under 69.
- The 70-year-old Jay Haas (T16) bettered his age with 3-under 69. This is his seventh time shooting his age or better in his last 11 rounds on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Making his 100th start on PGA TOUR Champions, Charles Schwab Cup leader Ernie Els opened with 1-under 71 and sits T39.
- Tournament host Jim Furyk (T56) shot 1-over 73.
