Sahith Theegala returns to The Sentry for the second consecutive time. Sahith Theegala, who shot 10 under par for 72 holes a year ago, opened Thursday with 10 birdies and shot 9-under-64 at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course. He now leads by one stroke over the leaderboard on this low-scoring morning thanks to calm weather conditions.
He said, “I read something about newbies doing poorly here and I agree with it.”
Theegala is a quick student. In his 250 th Tour career round, he recorded the most number of birdies. This included six consecutive birdies to begin his back nine. When asked to choose his favorite, he chose the hole at No. He said, “Had an 8- or nine-footer I didn’t even know which direction it would break. Grain was all over the place.” I aimed the putt dead center, tried to hit it with all my heart and then it settled me down.
Theegala has led after 18 holes twice in his career, the first time being at the Fortinet Championship, in September.
As the wind blew, the scoring average dropped to almost 4 under.
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