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It was a career-low PGA Tour round for the
34-year-old Roy, who made nine cuts in 31 starts as a tour
rookie in 2022-23, then earned his way back via the Korn Ferry
Tour last year.
Chris Gotterup was 10 under standing on the tee at the par-4
18th hole, but his drive missed badly to the right and found a
small pond, leading to his only bogey of the day at Grand
Reserve Golf Club. He was one shot back.
Rasmus Neergard-Petersen and Davis Riley each shot 64 in soft
conditions at the event played opposite the Arnold Palmer
Invitational at Bay Hill. The weather delay prevented 18 players
from finishing before darkness; among those, four were at 6
under with at least a few holes to play.
Roy was 9 under through 15 holes when rain halted play. He
returned to play the par-3 seventh hole, where his 7-iron
approach found a greenside bunker. His blast from the sand
landed softly and trickled into the cup.
“That was silly, I’ll be the first to admit it. It was not the
best hole to come out and start on again,” Roy said. “The lie
was perfect. Obviously just trying to get it up and down and it
came out great with a little bit of spin and trickled in.”
Roy made his only bogey on the next hole before closing with a
birdie.
“It was one of those rounds that just obviously everything was
clicking,” he said.
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