PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Gerard appeared to clip a bird with a tee shot. David Ford spent a few minutes in the mud, then went about an hour without using his putter. Round 1 of the Cognizant Classic had some weirdness Thursday.

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Austin Smotherman and Nico Echavarria arrived at Palm Beach National having made one cut each in nine combined starts on the West Coast.

Austin Smotherman walked off the 18th green Thursday afternoon with a smile that told the whole story. The 31-year-old from Loomis, California had just posted a bogey-free 9-under 62 at PGA National’s Champion Course,

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Austin Smotherman tied the best round of his career, shooting a 9-under 62 to take the early lead in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic on Thursday. Smotherman — fueled by six consecutive birdies on holes 7 through 12 — tapped in for a birdie on the par-5 finishing hole for the second 62 in his PGA Tour career.

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Will Zalatoris withdrew from the Cognizant Classic less than an hour before he was due to tee off at PGA National alongside Brooks Koepka