Xander Schauffele entered this week’s Wells Fargo Championship as one of many prime favorites to win the signature occasion, and he confirmed why within the first spherical. The American fired a 7-under 64 on Thursday at a soggy Quail Hole Membership to take the first-round lead by two strokes.
Schauffele began off sizzling with 5 birdies in his first eight holes. He stumbled with a bogey on the par-4 18th — his ninth gap of the day — then rattled off six straight pars. After driving in impartial for some time, the World No. 4 completed robust with an eagle on the par-3 seventh gap and a birdie on the par-4 ninth. The 7-under 64 marked his greatest first-round efficiency since The American Categorical in January.
