{"id":3055,"date":"2025-05-09T18:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2025-05-10T03:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T03:20:12","slug":"keith-mitchell-leads-truist-with-career-low-61-in-round-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/keith-mitchell-leads-truist-with-career-low-61-in-round-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Mitchell Leads Truist with Career Low 61 in Round One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keith Mitchell kicked off the <a href=\"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/preview-2025-truist-championship-set-for-historic-showdown-in-philly\/\" title=\"\">2025 Truist Championship<\/a> with a career-best 61 on Thursday, storming to a solo lead at 9-under par. The bogey-free round at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philacricket.com\/golf\" title=\"\">Philadelphia Cricket Club\u2019s<\/a> Wissahickon Course was the lowest of Mitchell\u2019s PGA TOUR career and set the tone for an eventful opening day.<br><br>Mitchell, who has now led after Round 1 more times than any other player this season, is again in position to contend\u2014if he can keep the momentum going. As Round 2 tees off Friday, he remains atop the leaderboard, but with a full day of golf ahead, his lead will face a fresh test.<br><br>\u201cThree more rounds like today will probably do it, and trying not to win on Friday and Saturday and Sunday, just trying to play my best,\u201d Keith Mitchell said after Thursday\u2019s round. \u201cYou know, it&#8217;s harder &#8212; I&#8217;ve made it pretty hard lately. Hopefully I can just stay in front of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite strong starts throughout the 2025 season, Mitchell has yet to close the deal. But his recent stretch of four straight top-20 finishes suggests he&#8217;s trending upward, and Thursday\u2019s performance shows he\u2019s dialed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denny McCarthy lurks one shot behind after posting a season-best 62, leading the field in Strokes Gained: Putting. Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Sepp Straka, and Akshay Bhatia all opened with 63s to stay firmly in contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defending champion and FedExCup leader Rory McIlroy opened with a 66, currently five shots off the lead as he chases a fifth Truist Championship title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Round 2 in full swing, all eyes are on whether Mitchell can keep his foot on the gas or if another name will rise to the top by day&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Keith Mitchell Takes Early Lead at Truist Championship\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2T-lsYuBAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Mitchell opened the 2025 Truist Championship with a flawless 61. 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