Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm are co-leaders of a loaded field at The Northern Trust after each shot 63 in Round 1 on Thursday.
The tournament at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J. is the first of three events of the 2021 FedEx Cup Playoffs with a $15 million bonus on the line. Out of the 125 competitors invited to this event, only the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings will advance to the BMW Championship next week.
It puts pressure on every hole throughout the tournament, not just with the leaders.
Thomas and Rahm got themselves off to strong starts in the playoff and sit eight strokes under par after the first day of action.