Scott additionally missed a five-foot birdie putt on the sixteenth that may have given him the outright lead on the season’s second main.
Alas, barely half an hour later, he discovered himself three photographs behind unheralded American Eric Cole.
Cole was 5 below via 14 holes earlier than the horn sounded to sign the suspension of play after the championship’s begin was earlier delayed nearly two hours due to frost.
Bryson DeChambeau is the clubhouse chief after posting a four-under 66.
American former world No.1s Dustin Johnson and Scottie Scheffler and Canadian Corey Connors are the one different gamers forward of Scott after firing 67s.
Scott is the one Australian in crimson numbers after British Open champion Cameron Smith carded a two-over 72 and Jason Day crashed again to earth with a horror first-round 76.
Adam Scott throughout the first spherical at Oak Hill.Credit score: Getty
Backing up from his drought-breaking victory on the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, Day flopped to depart himself 11 photographs off the tempo.
Day amassed a 23-under successful complete final week in Texas however couldn’t handle a single birdie on Thursday.
The previous world No.1 and 2015 PGA championship winner opted in opposition to taking part in a follow spherical at Oak Hill, preferring to save lots of his power, and now wants all he can muster on Friday to make the midway minimize.
Beginning on the tenth, Day’s troubles started when he drove out of bounds on the 14th and wound up with a double-bogey six.
Jason Day is now at lengthy odds to once more elevate the Wanamaker Trophy he gained in 2015.Credit score: AP
He added 4 bogeys to be languishing in a tie for 117th spot within the 156-player discipline.
Scott prevented the early-morning freeze and, with three monster drives of 365 yards every, took full benefit of the extra snug situations till his last-hole mishap.
Enjoying in his 87th consecutive main, tying Tom Watson in second place behind solely the nice Jack Nicklaus’ 146, Scott charged to a share of the lead with 5 birdies and only one bogey in his first 14 holes.
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However he misplaced momentum with a missed brief putt on 16, then needed to save par from nearly six toes on 17 earlier than discovering the greenside entice on 18 and making a meal of the outlet.
Cam Davis is the next-best Australian after beginning with a 71 however may even be irritated after recording a double on the seventeenth having been below par for a lot of the day.
Smith combined three birdies with 5 bogeys in his spherical of 72, whereas Min Woo Lee posted a 73 and Lucas Herbert shot 75.
Making his main championship, David Micheluzzi was seven over par via 15 holes earlier than the stoppage.
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