SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #1142 
THURSDAY BEST SCORE We featured action from the 2021 PGA Tour season on Thursday with the
Waste Management Phoenix Open a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour schedule being played at the TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. We divided the top 30 golfers into three groups of 10, and to win we had to predict which group would shoot the lowest score of the day, i.e. Round 1. Our choices — Group 1, 2, 3, or The Field.
Here were the top scorers at the end of the opening round…
Mark Hubbard -8
Matthew NeSmith -8
Nate Lashley -7
Sam Burns -7
Steve Stricker -6Fans made a return to the PGA Tour for the first time since the pandemic got underway and they’re watching a strong field of 132 players, including Rory McIlroy who is making his tournament debut, take to the greens at TPC Scottsdale with the field being trimmed down to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes.
The leaders -- Matthew NeSmith and Mark Hubbard, both at 8 under -- were surprise top scorers on Thursday given how strong the field is, but they were both flawless, finishing in the top two in strokes gained from tee to green and combining for 14 birdies, 1 eagle and no bogeys on the day. Nate Lashley and Sam Burns tied for 3rd at 7 under, followed by Steve Stricker who beat some of the big names like Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas on Thursday with a casual little 65 capped by a 13-foot birdie at the last.
Both golfers tied for the lead were from the Field and so I’ll skip the usual tie breaker spiel
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72 WRZ$ eachCongratulations to all the winners 
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