Cameron Champ, a late replacement after Gary Woodland withdrew from the tournament, is near the top of the leaderboard after the first round. Same with Rico Hoey, Jhonattan Vegas and Stephan Jaeger. Sungjae Im,

Scottie Scheffler remains World No. 1 for a reason. While this PGA Tour season has largely belonged to Rory McIlroy, and his three victories including the Players and the Masters, Scheffler still holds a fairly large lead over McIlroy in the world rankings.