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Nicolo Galletti holds one-stroke lead after Round 1 at BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX
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| Category | Nicolo Galletti |
| Age | 30 |
| 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List | No. 110 |
| Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 2025 | 13-0-0 |
| Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career | 15-0-0 |
| Starts – Wins – Top-10s at BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX | 0-0-0 |
Nicolo Galletti (first/-9)
- Cards the lowest round of his career with a bogey-free 9-under 62 at Thornblade Club (previous best: 66/2025 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank/R1)
- First 18-hole lead/co-lead on the Korn Ferry Tour in what is his 16th start (previous best: T6/Astara Chile Classic; Club Car Championship at the Landings Golf and Athletic Club)
- Owns four made cuts in 13 starts this season with two top-25s, highlighted by a T15 at the Astara Chile Classic
- Korn Ferry Tour rookie who earned membership for the first time this season via a T26 finish at Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry after advancing through First Stage and Second Stage
- Played four seasons on PGA TOUR Lationamérica from 2018-22, making 26 cuts over 44 starts with eight top-10 finishes
- Made 10 starts on PGA TOUR Canada during the 2023 season, logging three top-25 finishes and one top 10 to finish No. 32 in the Fortinet Cup Points List to earn playing privileges for the inaugural 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season
- Played three seasons at Arizona State University (2013-16) prior to turning professional in 2017
Additional notes
- Former Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year Adrien Dumont de Chassart (T2/-8), who won the 2023 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, matches his career-low round with an 8-under 63 at Thornblade Club (Twice: 2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics/R2; 2023 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS/R4).
- Mark Goetz (T2/-8), who finished No. 98 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, cards the low round of the day at Carolina Country Club with an 8-under 64 and holds the best first-round position of his career (previous best: T5/2024 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health/finished T45).
- Travis Trace (T2/-8), who is making his fifth Korn Ferry Tour start this week, posts the best 18-hole score of his career with a bogey-free 8-under 63 at Thornblade Club (previous best: 67/2025 AdventHealth Championship/R4).
- Four-time PGA TOUR winner Scott Piercy (T5/-7) cards his lowest round of the season at Thornblade Club with a bogey-free 7-under 64 (previous: 66/Veritex Bank Championship/R2).
- Korn Ferry Tour winners Sebastian Cappelen (T5/-7) and Austin Smotherman (T5/-7) open with bogey-free 7-under 65s at Carolina Country Club; Cappelen stands inside the top five through 18 holes for the first time this season (previous best: T10/Visit Knoxville Open/MC).
- Ross Steelman (T5/-7), who finished No. 56 on the 2024 Points List, records his 18th consecutive round of par or better with a bogey-free 7-under 64 at Thornblade Club.
- South Carolina residents Trent Phillips (T16/-5) and Bryson Nimmer (T16/-5) both stand at T16 through the opening round; Nimmer played Carolina Country Club bogey-free en route to his 5-under 67.
- Brendan Valdes (T16/-5) paces the seven players making their professional debut this week from the 2025 PGA TOUR University class with a 5-under 66 at Thornblade Club.
- Players finishing Nos. 2-10 in the final PGA TOUR University Eligibility Ranking earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the remainder of the 2025 season.
