Hunter Wolcott leads after Round 1 at Diners Club Peru Open

LIMA, Peru – Hunter Wolcott holds the 18-hole lead at the Diners Club Peru Open after a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Los Inkas Club. Riley Lewis is in solo second after an opening round 7-under 65, with three players tied for third at 6-under 66.

Wolcott has now held sole possession of the first-round lead twice this season, with the first time coming at the PGA TOUR Americas season-opener in Cordoba, Argentina, the 93 Abierto Telecom del Centro presentado por Zurich, where he opened with a 63. Wolcott’s opening round in Lima was the second-best first-round score of his career.

The Knoxville, Tennessee, native comes from a long line of professional athletes in his family. Wolcott’s father, Bob Wolcott, played on the PGA TOUR from 1989-1992 and 1997. In addition to his career on TOUR, Bob was recently inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame and won the 2013 Tennessee Senior State Open. Hunter’s older brother, Ben, played golf at the University of Mississippi, and his twin brother, Collier, played football at the University of Tennessee-Martin.

Wolcott is making his 14th career start on PGA TOUR Americas. Wolcott finished as the No. 34 player in the 2024 Fortinet Cup points list to retain his card for the 2025 Latin America Swing. Through three starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2025, Wolcott sits at No. 86 in the Fortinet Cup.

All groups finished first-round play Thursday. Second round tee times are expected to run from 6:45 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. local time off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees.

Charting the leader

About Hunter Wolcott (First/8-under)

 

• Holds sole possession of the first-round lead for the second time this season (93 Abierto Telecom del Centro presentado por Zurich)
• Made 10 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024 after earning conditional status via mid-season Q-School (Finishers 10-25 from Q-School)
• Made eight cuts with three top-10s in 2024, highlighted by a solo-fourth finish at the Manitoba Open
• Finished No. 34 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup standings to earn exempt membership for the Latin America Swing of the 2025 season (top 80 from Fortinet Cup)
• Father, Bob, played on the PGA TOUR from 1989-1992 and again in 1997; made 168 career starts, with two third-place finishes; was recently inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
• Older brother, Ben, played golf at Ole Miss, and Hunter’s twin brother, Collier, played football at the University of Tennessee-Martin
• Fiancé, Saydie, played college soccer at the University of Mississippi and Liberty University
• Plays chess in his head while on the golf course

Competition notes

 

Course Setup: Par 72 / 6,882 yards; R1 average: 71.586
Weather: Cloudy with a high of 75. Wind from the south at 1-7 mph with gusts up to 16 mph.  

• Hunter Wolcott holds sole possession of the 18-hole lead after a bogey-free 8-under 64.
• Two countries are represented in the top five and ties: United States (4) and China (1).
• Argentina’s Alan Wagner (T6) is the low-Latin through 18 holes after carding a 5-under 67.
• A.J. Ewart (T26) is the low-Canadian after Thursday’s opening round after a 2-under 70.
• Hole No. 3, the 509-yard par five, played as the easiest hole in the first round (-0.714 strokes under par).
• Hole No. 4, the 201-yard par three, has played as the toughest hole at Los Inkas Golf Club through the first round (+0.279 strokes over par).