Scores went low in the first round of the 2019 Northern Trust event and none lower than Troy Merritt's.
The 33-year-old fired off a nine-under 62 in Thursday's opening round, putting him one stroke ahead of Dustin Johnson at the year's first FedEx Cup event. Kevin Kisner and Jon Rahm are two strokes back at seven under, while Tony Finau, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose are each tied in fifth place after shooting 65.
Merritt finished with one of the finest putting rounds of his career, with the PGA's strokes gained metric giving him 4.