Golf. Travelers Championship.

[Donny]

Adam Scott has produced a stunning birdie blitz to be tied for second after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Scott’s eight-under-par 62 left Australia’s former world No.1 two strokes behind American leader Denny McCarthy, who came tantalisingly close to posting a 59.

After missing the cut at last week’s US Open, Scott’s lowest round of the year left him suitably delighted. “Yeah, really good stuff out there today. Plenty of good shots and I was rolling the putter great, so nice to take advantage of that,” he said after draining 11 birdies in a single round for the first time in 16 years.

SMH.

[Donny]

Lucas Herbert also started well, with a 67, to be 7 under.

Cam Davis is 5 under.

Jason Day and Min Woo Lee are 4 under.

[Donny]

After 2 rounds, Scotty is 10 under.

Herbert shot a 64 to be 9 under.

Day and Lee are on minus 5.

[Donny]

Min Woo Lee shot a 65 to go with his opening round of 66.

He and Lucas Herbert (67-64) are on 9 under.

Going to be hard to reel in the leader, Denny McCarthy. He's 15 under.

Jason Day (71-64) is 5 under.

[Donny]

Hot scoring. The cut was 4 under or worse.

[Donny]

With 3 rounds gone, Keegan Bradley leads, on 21 under.

Aussies:

Adam Scott is 15 under.

Min Woo Lee 14 under.

Lucas Herbert minus 13.

Jason Day minus 9.

Cam Davis 4 under.

[K]

Wow, those are low scores.

Course too easy?

[Donny]

Yes. It's drawn much criticism, even from some players.

[Donny]

Best of the Aussies, Min Woo Lee finished an excellent equal 9th. on 17 under.

[K]

Yes. It's drawn much criticism, even from some players.

There's also a bigger conversation about courses needing to tech-proof themselves.

Either that or golf needs to introduce tech restrictions. The putting should be the same. But the driving distances they get now are huge.