Justin Thomas makes two late birds for restoring lead RBC Heritage, si woo kim goes 7 below

Hilton Head Island, SC – Justin Thomas made a pair of birds on crispy, doll in the port city 2-a little 69 for Friday from two shots within RBC heritage, its first of 36 holes in more than four years.

Thomas is without winning 2022. PGA championships and is tired of the topic. He also knows that there is a long way to go to a course that requires precision while allowing a low score.

You woo Kim had one of those results, a radiant beginning that he had at 8 under 12 holes until he got rid of 64. He was two shots, along with Russell Henley (68).

Six players were in four shots of water, a group that includes a defending the Scoottie Scheffler champion, who did not have much go in his circle of 70. on scoring, was without position. He was on a fertile pump for a suffocated needle. There was no such possibility of birds, but he is still in the mixture.

Andrew Novak (65) and Tommy Fleetwood (66) were three behind.

It was shaped to be a wide open weekend in the tournament where no one seems to stress too many who comes in the week after the master. Not everyone is, of course. Mystery Friday were four golf grips – it’s back in half – outside the scoring trailer.

Thomas was in a far better mood, especially the end of the round. One of these heavy needles was 13., only to the right of the steep bunker framed by railway connections. He played a wedge nicely to the wide front of the green and 15 foot openings.

It was far more impressive to a couple-5. Rather in a small higher altitude strikes in 5-wood. He struck 3-wood to green to set a double bird and ended up with three pairs.

Shoot no. 15 He also showed adjustments that they make with the Caddy filler, Joe Geiner, because his regular motherman returns from injury to the back.

“He’s still getting used to everything as much as I am,” Thomas said. “We talked about filming and trying to hit him in green. The wood was on the way. I was like,” I feel like a good number with 3 wood. “And he was like:” Yes. “

“Then after I hit, he was going,” I’m so glad you said that, because I thought it was perfectly cut 3-wood, but I didn’t mean to say that. “It’s some funny adjustments and things we work with.”

It doesn’t feel like a work vacation for Kim because he first missed Master since 2016. years, his Rookie of the year on the PGA tour.

“I frustrated so much last week watching masters, but somehow I have to move on. So I just try to focus this week,” Kim said.

At the beginning, he was paying attention to everyone’s attention.

The moment of the signature was his 3-wood with 275 meters who dived into 5 feet for the eagle on the fifth hole of 5 feet. And then he ran away with four flat birds around starting from a short couple-4 ninth, three times in 8 feet, and 11-Friday.

He couldn’t stand the momentum, but he enters the final group with Thomas on weekends.

Scheffler slowed down with a blonde ball on his fifth heel that put him out of position, and three times who gave him Bogee; And hitting a tree on the eighth that led to another Gody. He ended up with nine couple. And a little perspective.

“Just a little such things I can turn my day in the wrong way,” he said. “Today I fought pretty hard and I was well hung out to be four backs for the weekend.”

Scheffler season delayed a monthly injury hand and still seeking his first victory. Thomas last won at the southern hill at the Championship 2022. years, although his game turned enough in the right direction that he was number 8 in world ranking.

“Most just pressed and tried too hard,” he said for his drought. “I almost feel like I was somehow the past that you happily everyone stopped – what is nice – but I would like to do it anymore.

“Something I feel like I’ve done well there for a few years if I just playing tournaments to come and I just believed my ability,” he said. “It’s really my key this week, I’m just trying to really believe my game and commit to what I do.”