William McGirt goes low in Ohio, leads at Firestone

In his World Golf Championship debut, he opened with six birdies and finished with a 45-foot par for a 6-under-par 64 and a three-shot lead.

“Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods and Tiger Woods?” he said.

Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 player, was among three players at 67, while Jordan Spieth somehow managed to post a 68 despite having only one birdie attempt (he missed) in his first 10 holes.

Martin Laird of Scotland piled up points with eight birdies to take the first-round lead at the Barracuda Championship in Reno.

The event uses a modified Stableford scoring system, with five points for an eagle, two points for a birdie and deductions of one point for a bogey and two points for a double bogey or worse.

Defending champion Brooke Henderson shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Cambia Portland (Ore.) Classic.

Rory McIlroy shot an even-par 71 at the French Open in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to sit five shots off the lead held by Lucas Bjerregaard after the first round.