Nick Taylor fired a sparkling eight-under par 63 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Brian Harman in the US PGA Tour event in Las Vegas, where five-time major winner Phil Mickelson was in the mix.
Canada's Taylor found 14 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens in regulation. He didn't miss a putt from within 10 feet, rolling in six birdies and an eagle at the par-five 15th on the par-71 TPC Summerlin course.
"It's going to be hard to top today's round tomorrow," admitted Taylor, who drove the green on the 325-yard 15th and rolled in a five-foot eagle putt. Taylor came into the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open off a tie for 10th in Napa, California, last week.
He said the results have been building over the past year.
"Not much I'm not comfortable with right now, which is always a good thing," said Taylor, who was once the top-ranked amateur in the world.
"If I hit it on the greens, I've been able to manage pars, capitalize on birdies, so overall (it's) been relatively easy."
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