NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Brian Stuard shot an 8-under-par 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the suspended first round of the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship.
Play was stopped twice in the afternoon for a total of 2 hours, 35 minutes because of rain and lightning, with 30 players unable to finish before dark.
After dropping a stroke on the par-4 18th hole to finish his opening nine, Stuard birdied five of the next six in a morning round at Keene Trace Golf Club.
“I felt like my iron play was nice today,” Stuard said. “I didn’t think I drove it well, but there’s not a lot of rough, so you can kind of attack from anywhere, so that’s what I was able to do.”
Baylor School graduate Luke List, who tied for fourth Sunday at the John Deere Classic but was unable to secure a spot in the British Open, continued to play well by shooting a 65 that included an eagle on the par-4 sixth hole. He also had seven birdies.
