3 Tied for Lead After 1st Round of LIV Golf in Thailand

3 Tied for Lead After 1st Round of LIV Golf in Thailand
Cameron Smith winner of the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago tournament stands with third place finisher Peter Uihlein, left, and second place finisher Dustin Johnson after the tournament in Sugar Hill, Ill., Sept. 18, 2022. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BANGKOK, Thailand—Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents on Friday to shoot 7–under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational–Bangkok.

Marc Leishman and Ian Poulter were a stroke behind while Kim Sihwan, Brooks Koepka and Morgan Jediah were among those two behind in the 54-hole event.