Akshay Bhatia holed out a wedge for an eagle, then one-upped himself with an ace. Rickie Fowler rolled in a 57-foot putt for birdie. Taylor Pendrith’s first tee shot went way left, causing him to re-hit.

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It didn't take long for Robert MacIntyre to pick up where he left off on Thursday, after closing his opening round with six straight birdies. The Scotsman added a birdie on the first hole of Friday's round to get to 9 under, which as of 11 a.m. ET is four clear of the field.

The second leg of the FedEx Cup will be this week at the BMW Championship at the Cave's Valley Golf Club near Baltimore.

After three years at other courses, the BMW Championship is back at Caves Valley. Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Sam Burns all shot 64s to open the event four years ago, with 15 players at 5-under par or better.

The top 50 golfers in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings will tee it up at Caves Valley Golf Club this week in the penultimate event of the 2025 season. The top 30 golfers in the standings at the end of this event will advance to East Lake for the Tour Championship next week.

The Highland Park product was in a tight battle with Tommy Fleetwood, J.J. Spaun and Justin Rose in the St. Jude Championship on Sunday.

Robert MacIntyre birdied his final six holes at Caves Valley Golf Club to finish the opening round of the BMW Championship 8-under-par.