The world No. 1 is atop the leaderboard at his hometown event.
Scottie Scheffler eagled the ninth hole to shoot 29 on the front nine at TPC Craig Ranch en route to shooting a bogey-free 10-under 61 on Thursday in McKinney, Texas, to take a two-stroke lead over Rico Hoey after the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Since missing time in January due to surgery on hand after cutting himself while making ravioli on Christmas, Scheffler hasn’t played poorly but hasn’t been playing the transcendent golf that became commonplace during a seven-victory season in 2024.