Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley grabbed a shock early lead at a weather-affected BMW Championship, as Hideki Matsuyama impressed and Rory McIlroy made a solid start.
Bradley, 50th in the FedExCup standings and the last player in the field for the second of three season-ending Playoffs, posted six birdies in a bogey-free 66 to top the leaderboard at Castle Pines Golf Club. Last week's FedEx St. Jude Championship winner Hideki Matsuyama is a shot back in second after a weather-affected opening day, where storms caused a three-hour suspension, while former world No 1 Adam Scott is two back in a share of third with Sungjae Im, Alex Noren and Corey Conners.
You've just got to hit as many fairways as you can.' Matsuyama was within one of the lead and on the final hole when play was suspended, with the 2021 Masters champion missing a two-foot birdie chance to grab a share of the lead when the opening round resumed. McIlroy was just settling over a 20-foot par putt on the 18th when he heard the horn to stop play, before returning to make a two-putt par and close an opening-round 70, while Scheffler worked through some 'soreness'.
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