Akshay Bhatia chipped in for eagle from 83 feet on the 17th hole at Detroit Golf Club and closed with a birdie for an 8-under 64 and the first-round lead Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year in a close vote over Masters champion Jon Rahm.

The Masters already has the smallest field of the majors.

Winning the Zozo Championship in Japan was special for American Collin Morikawa, whose great grandparents emigrated from the country.

Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship.

Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under 125.

Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Viktor Hovland are heading into the weekend tied for the lead at the PGA Championship.

Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again.

Chris Kirk’s last win on the PGA Tour was nearly eight years ago.