Who’s leading at the Genesis Scottish Open 2024 after Round 1?

Rory McIlroy won the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open.

Who’s leading at the Genesis Scottish Open 2024 after Round 1?

Genesis Scottish Open 2024 (Image via PGA Tour)

The 2024 Genesis Scottish Open is going on and Justin Thomas leads the standings after Round 1. He fired an 8-under 62, just one shot shy of the course record.

Thomas took a one-stroke lead over Sungjae Im by making eight birdies without a single bogey. His approach shots were excellent throughout and he nearly added three shots to his total in that area.

This is Thomas’s first PGA Tour lead after a round since winning the PGA Championship in 2022. In 2024, he has consistently finished in the top ten, indicating great form.

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Defending champion Rory McIlroy is also in the mix. He carded a 5-under 65 in his first start since the US Open. McIlroy started slowly but tightened up his game on the back nine.

Sungjae Im is alone in second place at 7-under. He recovered from a bogey on the first hole with a chip-in birdie on the second. The in-form Korean is looking for his third PGA Tour triumph this year.

Genesis Scottish Open 2024 Standings

Maximilian Kieffer, Haotong Li, and Thomas Detry are currently tied for third place at 6-under par. Li, a Chinese player, shot a surprise 64 for the day. Sweden’s rising talent Ludvig Aberg fired 64 and shared third place with the other three.

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Rory Mcllroy at the Scottish Open(Image via IMAGO)

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Corey Conners, and Collin Morikawa are all at 5-under par. Morikawa has been surprisingly steady, with a run of top-16 performances.

The competition included a unique and uncommon moment when Aberg’s shot accidentally struck Morikawa’s ball. This unforeseen event altered the leaderboard at the Genesis Scottish Open 2024.

Here’s how the Genesis Scottish Open leaderboard looks after the first round (top 60 only):

  • 1. Justin Thomas -8
  • 2. Sungjae Im -7
  • T3 Maximilian Kieffer -6
  • T3 Haotong Li -6
  • T3 Thomas Detry -6
  • T3 Ludvig Åberg -6
  • T3 Justin Lower -6
  • T8 Ugo Coussaud -5
  • T8 Davis Thompson -5
  • T8 Yannik Paul -5
  • T8 Daniel Brown -5
  • T8 Rory McIlroy -5
  • T8 Tommy Fleetwood -5
  • T8 Corey Conners -5
  • T8 Alex Noren -5
  • T8 Alex Fitzpatrick -5
  • T8 Byeong Hun An -5
  • T8 Brendon Todd -5
  • T8 Antoine Rozner -5
  • T8 Collin Morikawa -5
  • T8 Ben Griffin -5
  • T8 Nick Taylor -5
  • T23 Andrew Novak -4
  • T23 Chris Gotterup -4
  • T23 Romain Langasque -4
  • T23 Daniel Hillier -4
  • T23 Mackenzie Hughes -4
  • T23 Sahith Theegala -4
  • T23 Francesco Molinari -4
  • T23 Nicolai Højgaard -4
  • T23 Stewart Cink- 4
  • T23 Niklas Norgaard Moller -4
  • T23 Taylor Montgomery -4
  • T34 Erik van Rooyen -3
  • T34 Rikuya Hoshino -3
  • T34 Kurt Kitayama -3
  • T34 Ashun Wu -3
  • T34 Dylan Frittelli -3
  • T34 Adam Scott -3
  • T34 Max Homa -3
  • T34 Robert MacIntyre -3
  • T34 Viktor Hovland -3
  • T34 Austin Eckroat -3
  • T34 Min Woo Lee -3
  • T34 Matthew Jordan -3
  • T34 Max Greyserman -3
  • T34 Junghwan Lee -3
  • T34 Richard Mansell -3
  • T34 Nick Bachem -3
  • T34 Lee Hodges -3
  • T34 Brian Harman -3
  • T34 Matteo Manassero -3
  • T34 Gary Woodland -3
  • T34 Ryan Fox -3
  • T34 Grant Forrest -3
  • T34 Matt Fitzpatrick -3
  • T34 Jens Dantorp -3
  • T58 Marcus Armitage -2
  • T58 Joost Luiten -2
  • T58 Connor Syme -2
  • T58 Aaron Rai -2
  • T58 Rasmus Højgaard -2
  • T58 Oliver Wilson -2
  • T58 Wyndham Clark -2
  • T58 Jason Scrivener -2
  • T58 Guido Migliozzi -2
  • T58 Matt Wallace -2
  • T58 Matti Schmid -2
  • T58 Si Woo Kim -2
  • T58 Cam Davis -2
  • T58 Richie Ramsay -2
  • T58 Luke Donald -2
  • T58 Thorbjørn Olesen -2
  • T58 Jorge Campillo -2
  • T58 Victor Perez -2
  • T58 Harris English -2

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