Adrien Dumont de Chassart made 12 birdies against one bogey en route to a first-round 11-under 59 at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open.

Adrien Dumont de Chassart (first/-11)

• Breaks the 18-hole tournament scoring record with a career best 11-under 59, recording the 14th sub-60 score in Korn Ferry Tour history (most recent: Frankie Capan III/13-under 58/2024 Veritex Bank Championship/R1)
• Previous 18-hole tournament record was 10-under 60, set by Justin Suh (2022/R4) and Alejandro Tosti (2023/R4)
• Becomes the 12th player in Tour history to record 12 birdies in a single round (most recent: Dylan Menante/12 birdies/2025 Visit Knoxville Open/R3)
• Four-stroke lead marks the largest 18-hole lead on Tour this season (previous: two-stroke lead; Johnny Keefer/The Panama Championship; John VanDerLaan/The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island)
• First 18-hole lead/co-lead of his career (previous best 18-hole position: T2/2025 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNED/finished T13; 2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open/finished T2)
• Making second career start at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open; lost in a three-way sudden-death playoff against Kyle Jones and eventual winner Ricky Castillo
• Owns eight made cuts in nine starts this season, logging six top-25 finishes and two top-10s; enters this week with five consecutive top-20 finishes (best: T8/UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH)
• Made 27 starts on the PGA TOUR last season, recording four top-25s and two top-10s, highlighted by a T3 at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship; finished No. 139 in the FedEx Cup Fall
• Previously, finished No. 11 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List behind a win at the 2023 BMW Charity Pro-Am and six top-10s, earning Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year honors and his first PGA TOUR card
• Finished No. 3 in the 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking, earning Korn Ferry Tour membership for the remainder of 2023 season
• Played five seasons at University of Illinois (2018-23), earning three consecutive Big Ten Conference Player of the Year awards (2021-23), an All-America First Team selection in 2023 after consecutive All-America Second Team honors in 2021 and 2022

Additional notes

• PGA TOUR winner S.Y. Noh (T2/-7) matches his lowest round of the season with a 7-under 63 and holds his best 18-hole position of the 2025 season (previous best: T7/Veritex Bank Championship/finished T42).
• Korn Ferry Tour winner and No. 1 on the 2025 Points List Johnny Keefer (T2/-7), who finished T61 at last week’s U.S. Open, opens with a 7-under 63 and stands inside the top five through one round of play for the fourth time this year.
• James Nicholas (T2/-7), who finished T61 at last week’s U.S. Open in his Major Championship debut, cards a bogey-free 7-under 63 and holds the best first-round position of his career in what is his 54th start on Tour (previous best: T4/2025 Bahamas Golf Classic/missed cut; 2025 Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard/finished T19).
• Rookie Sandy Scott (T2/-7), who finished No. 8 in the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas Fortinet Cup, matches his single-round career low with a 7-under 63 and holds his best 18-hole position on Tour (previous best: T21/The Bahamas Golf Classic/finished T15).
• John VanDerLaan (T2/-7), who finished No. 63 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, stands inside the top five through the first round for the second time this season (previous: 1st/Bahamas Golf Classic/finished T9).
• Michael Johnson (T7/-6) holed out for eagle on the par-4 No. 3 en route to a 6-under 64 and stands inside the top 10 after the opening round for the sixth time this year in what is his 14th start of the 2025 campaign.
• Will Grimmer (T13/-5), who is competing via a sponsor exemption he earned by winning the Augie Navarro Pro-Am, cards a career low 5-under 65 (previous best: 67/2024 Visit Knoxville Open/R1 & R2).
• Shanwee, Kansas, resident and two-time PGA TOUR winner Robert Streb (T13/-5), who played collegiately at Kansas State University, holds his best 18-hole position on Tour since last year’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open (T7/finished T10).
• Four-time PGA TOUR winner Scott Piercy (T26/-4), who won the 2008 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open, paces the four past champions in the field with 4-under 66.