{"id":46892,"date":"2026-05-08T00:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:20:21","slug":"2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Truist Championship Leaderboard: Matt McCarty sets the pace with his putting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/#leader\" >leader<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/#contestants\" >contestants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/#McIlroys_first_near-career\" >McIlroy&#8217;s first near-career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/2026-truist-championship-leaderboard-matt-mccarty-sets-the-pace-with-his-putting\/#2026_Truist_Championship_odds_and_nominations_updated\" >2026 Truist Championship odds and nominations updated<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After more than two inches of rain fell at Quail Hollow Club from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, players headed to the golf course around noon ET to begin the 2026 Turist Championship, with Matt McCarty ultimately setting the early pace. The PGA Tour sophomore soared to new heights in the first round thanks to his enthusiastic putter, posting an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead over Sungjae Im.<\/p>\n<p>The first round was halted at 7:10 p.m. due to inclement weather in the area, with only a few groups remaining on the golf course.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been playing some good golf the last few weeks,&#8221; McCarty said. &#8220;&#8230;I wasn&#8217;t hitting very well in the beginning, but when you hit a lot of 50-footers and above, it makes your day more fun. I hit a lot better on the back nine and was glad I definitely hit a few.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McCarty made putts from all over the place in the first round, totaling 220 feet. Those connections came in the form of birdies on No. 13 (52 feet), No. 16 (59 feet) and No. 17 (52 feet). With those makes alone, the left-hander became the first player in the Shotlink era to hole three putts over 50 feet in a single round. Six more birdies went on his scorecard, offset by just one bogey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve spent a lot of time the last few days getting the greens ready because I know there&#8217;s a lot of clubs in there and they&#8217;re not going to be as close as usual,&#8221; McCarty said. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s what paid off. To be honest, they felt like they were going a little too fast for me. So I think this rain slowed them down the perfect amount.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While McCarty made it all, four-time tournament winner Rory McIlroy couldn&#8217;t make a putt for most of the first round. But the Masters champion persevered and cruised to a relatively stress-free opening 70, seven strokes off the early pace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t frustrated. I was hitting some good putts,&#8221; McIlroy said. &#8220;Some days they don&#8217;t want to go in. &#8230; I made some too many reads on the front side, and then as a reaction to those too many reads, I made some too many reads. I was just trying to start the ball off my line and make a good putt &#8212; it wasn&#8217;t so much a read. I just needed to understand the reads a little bit more. But I felt like I kind of got it right by the end of the round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although McIlroy&#8217;s Northern Ireland flag was not included, the first page of the leaderboard was littered with European flags. Reigning champion Sepp Straka is at 5 under along with Ryder Cup teammate Nikolaj Hojgaard, PGA Tour newcomers Christopher Reitan and Harry Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Fleetwood&#8217;s 67 was one worse, but it was matched later in the evening by new member of the PGA Tour, Alex Fitzpatrick, who continued on the momentum of his Zurich Classic victory.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"leader\"><\/span>leader<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Matt McCarty (-8):<\/strong> A 220-foot putt would have been the headliner, but it wasn&#8217;t just the putter that McCarty showed off in the first round. Three of his birdies came from outside 50 feet, but five of the other six came from inside 5 feet, showing he was hitting the ball well. One particularly interesting approach shot was McCarty&#8217;s second shot to his final hole, the par-4 ninth. Standing in the middle of the fairway, he hit a pearl with his fairway wood, only to realize that the group in front of him was still around the green. Fortunately for McCarty (and those in front of him), his ball ended up within 3 feet of the pin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel really bad about that,&#8221; McCarty said. &#8220;Yeah, I just didn&#8217;t see those guys. &#8230; I don&#8217;t want to hit anyone, but I&#8217;m glad I didn&#8217;t force it and actually hit someone a few feet. The finish was nice, but yeah, maybe the storm was coming and I was just moving a little faster and I didn&#8217;t need that extra second to make sure. But I guess this is what it is. I hope they&#8217;re not too mad at me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"contestants\"><\/span>contestants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>2. Im Sung Jae (-7)<br \/>T3. Christopher Reitan, Nick Taylor, Harry Hall, Nikolaj H\u00f8jgaard, Sepp Straka (-5)<br \/>T8. Corey Connors, Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Fitzpatrick, David Lipsky, Tony Finau (-4)<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through the first three months of his rookie season, Reitan recorded just one top-20 finish (PGA National). The Norwegian has some experience and track record, and appears to have turned a corner with three top-15 finishes in the past four tournaments, but his appearance in his Masters debut was an outlier. Reitan, who earned his spot on the PGA Tour by finishing in the top 10 at last season&#8217;s Race to Dubai, is looking to buck the trend of European players struggling in the United States. If his first 66th race is any indication of what&#8217;s to come, he&#8217;ll continue to improve his position in races all season (54th) and maybe even reach this leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit easier, yeah,&#8221; Reitan said. &#8220;It helps to get good scores and get some decent results, because you feel like you&#8217;re part of the best players in the world here. I saw Ryan Fox talk about getting comfortable in an interview, and then it took him a lot of time. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m trying to do: get to a place where I can be a little bit more comfortable to show off my skills. The last few weeks have definitely helped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McIlroys_first_near-career\"><\/span>McIlroy&#8217;s first near-career<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In his first round since winning the Electric Masters, McIlroy started the day with 17 straight pars, not one or two. Coming off an 18-par finish in his first round on the PGA Tour, the six-time major champion plans to leave the field unchecked by hitting the par-4 9-iron around the bend to 15 feet and burying his only birdie of the afternoon for a 1-under 70.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to make it all par,&#8221; McIlroy said. &#8220;I felt like I knew I had a lot of pars, but I couldn&#8217;t remember the last time I played golf and didn&#8217;t get a birdie. I was like, &#8216;Let&#8217;s just make a birdie.'&#8221; I knew that, but I felt like I didn&#8217;t get a birdie on the 7th, I didn&#8217;t get a birdie on the 8th, so I thought my chance had passed, but I was glad to see that one putt go in at the end. \u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_Truist_Championship_odds_and_nominations_updated\"><\/span>2026 Truist Championship odds and nominations updated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Odds from Caesars Sportsbook<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cameron Young: 6-1<\/li>\n<li>Matt McCarty: 6-1<\/li>\n<li>Tommy Fleetwood: 9-1<\/li>\n<li>Rory McIlroy: 10-1<\/li>\n<li>Nikolai Heigo: 11-1<\/li>\n<li>Sepp Straka: 13-1<\/li>\n<li>Xander Schauffele: 13-1<\/li>\n<li>Ludwig Oberg: 16-1<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Reitan: 19-1<\/li>\n<li>Im Sung Jae: 19-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This tournament is open throughout 18 holes, so you can get a little creative. If he backs both McIlroy and Ludwig Oberg (-2), there will be at least one horse in Sunday&#8217;s race. McIlroy had poor ball travel on the par 5s and didn&#8217;t hit much on the greens, but Oberg was third near the bottom of the field from tee to green and in putts. Both players appear ready for the lower rounds to return to this tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    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