The 2025 Bay Current Classic brings a new sponsor title for the first time, with three players sharing the top spot after the opening round at Yokohama Country Club, the most in tournament history. Brian Campbell, Bud Corey and Max Glaserman shot 67 in the first round of the Bay Current Classic to move to the top of a crowded leaderboard at 4 under.
Campbell and Coley are already inside the top 50 in the FedExCup standings, qualifying for the 2026 national tournament and competing in the FedExCup fall, while Glaserman is 58th and on the inside course to remain in the Aon Next 10, which will qualify for next year’s first two big-money events.
“I really like this golf course. It’s different than last year’s golf course,” Glaserman said. “Last year, it was an easier test and it was a little bit narrower. Can you put the ball in play? Can you put it on the green? It’s like a flat green. This golf course is probably a lot like Northeast Golf. There’s a lot of slope on the golf course, around the greens, on the greens. So there was a lot of runoffs, runoffs, bunkers, fairway runoffs.”
“I enjoy that style of golf. It might be similar to the Pinehurst No. 2 type of golf where you carve everything around the greens. I think it’s more fun to play and there’s more creativity. It’s a little bit like golf with links around the greens. Yeah, it’s a fun test, it’s a different test. I honestly think this might be one of the best courses we play all year.”
While all eyes are on those three names at the top of the leaderboard, just below them are the names of Adam Scott and Sahis Segala, who were among the eight players signed after the first round of 68. Other than a double bogey on the par-4 18th, the ninth hole of the round, Segala had a near-perfect performance, adding five birdies in the remaining 17 holes and not missing a single drop shot.
The result was a high-quality score, which the free-swinging right-hander needed after a disappointing 2025 regular season with late-game injuries. What started as an oblique injury at the hands of TGL turned into a neck injury, and Segala was sidelined for several months before returning at the British Open. He finally recovered and showed his true self again.
“I played really well. I hit the ball great from start to finish that day,” Segala said. “It was hard to hit the close today. The pin was a great pin in these conditions. I thought the setup was great considering the wind. It was very fair. I definitely had a lot of chances to score, but it was really hard to make the putt and I couldn’t make anything. I made the putt on the last hole, but I shouldn’t say that.”
“But I hit the ball really well. I’m really happy with how it went. Napa was probably my first full strength tournament back, so I hit the ball great there as well. I’ve got to keep doing what I’m doing, and I know eventually the putts will fall. So yeah, it’s really good to be back. I feel good again.”
Segala entered the week ranked 151st in the FedEx Cup Rankings and 81st in the Official World Golf Rankings. He has work to do to qualify for next year’s major championships and big tournaments, but without the stress of maintaining his PGA Tour membership – Seagala’s only PGA Tour win exempts him until 2026 – and the 27-year-old Seagalla is starting to play the type of golf that many are accustomed to, at least on Thursdays.
leader
T1. Brian Campbell, Bud Corey, Max Glaserman (-4)
Can you name the 6 people who won multiple events on the PGA Tour in 2025? Hint: Scotty Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin and Ryan Fox are five of them. The sixth person is, of course, Brian Campbell. With the fewest top-20 wins among this season’s win leaders (two) – Corey has four, Glaserman has three – Campbell is trying again for his third win of the season in what can only be described as one of the strangest years on the PGA Tour.
He’s the shortest hitter on the PGA Tour, with Campbell averaging 279 yards off the tee, but he’s proven he’s a legitimate contender once he’s in the mix. Yokohama’s fairways and greens play to his strengths, and he showed that on Thursday with five birdies and an eagle in difficult conditions.
“Just be patient,” Campbell said. “I started on No. 10, but it’s definitely more difficult that way. I mean, (the wind) is blowing 20-30 (mph) at times. It’s really about staying in the tournament and saving par as much as possible and taking advantage of downwind holes. I played really solid on the front nine and basically just had a solid round on the last four holes, but it turned into a really good one at the end.”
contestant
T4. Nicolai Hojgaard, William Mow, Takumi Kanaya, Kevin Roy, Adam Scott, Sahis Segala, Sam Ryder, Rico Hoey (-3)
T12. Bo Hossler, Alex Nolen, Kevin Yu, Michael Thorbjornsen, Alex Smalley, Byung Hun Ahn, Christian Bezuidenhout (-2)
In the young game, Scott continues to persevere. The veteran started the round with four birdies on one drop shot in the first six holes, then hit a string of 12 consecutive pars for a 67. Windy, difficult conditions help professional players like Scott get themselves into the fray and stay there.
The 45-year-old, who is always in flight and can change his trajectory, expressed how helpful the continued wind actually is to his colleagues. Not only that, but if he continues to make putts above the baseline — which he earned by just one stroke over Thursday’s field with a broomstick — Scott should be happy with his chances.
“It was tough,” Scott said. “I got off to a great start, hit a few shots in the first few holes and started grinding from there. I hit a few other good shots, but I actually missed those putts. I’m not saying it could have been a little better. I’m pretty happy with my score in these conditions.”
Updated odds and picks for the 2025 Bay Current Classic
Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook
- Max Glaserman: 12 wins, 1 loss
- Bud Corey: 12-1
- Alex Foose: 14-1
- Adam Scott: 14-1
- Nikolai Hugo: 16-1
- Rico Hoey: 16-1
- Xander Schauffele: 18-1
- Michael Thorbjornsen: 18-1
- Brian Campbell: 20 wins and 1 loss
I still like the No. 4 player in the world in this standings, as Xander Schauffele stands at even par, just four strokes off the early pace. Schauffele didn’t have the best performance in the opening game, but it was encouraging to see him scrape and put his claws up to reach 71 points. Schauffele was poor on the easy holes and effective on the difficult holes, but if he can capitalize on scoring opportunities over the next 54 holes while maintaining some comfort on the greens (a welcome sight), Schauffele should factor in his first win since hoisting the Claret Jug.
