Drew Nesbitt posts opening-round 60, leads Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS

Drew Nesbitt goes low and cards an opening-round 60 to get to 11 under, claiming a one-shot lead after Round 1.

Charting the leader (stats entering week)

Drew Nesbitt (first/-11)

• Opens with an 11-under 60 with eight birdies (Nos. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15) and two eagles (Nos. 6, 16) against one bogey (No. 17), marking his lowest 18-hole score on the Korn Ferry Tour (previous: 63/2026 Visit Knoxville Open/Round 1)
• Matches the 18-hole tournament scoring record of 60 (fifth occurrence: Taylor Moore/2021/Round 3; Rob Oppenheim/2022/Round 3; Jackson Suber/2024/Round 2; Sandy Scott/2025/Round 4)
• Holds first 18-hole lead/co-lead in what is his 13th career start on Tour (previous 18-hole high position: T3/2026 Visit Knoxville Open/finished T50)
• Owns four made cuts over 12 starts this season (best finish: T26/Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank)
• First-year Korn Ferry Tour member earned membership for the 2026 season with a No. 8 finish on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List
• Finished No. 8 on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List off the strength of his victory at the Digital Commerce Group Open, as well as two additional top-10 finishes
• Logged 25 career starts on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica from 2018-22, highlighted by his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned victory at the 60th Mexico Open
• Carded the first and only 59 ever recorded in PGA TOUR Latinoamérica history during the second round of the 65th ECP Brazil Open
• Played one full season on PGA TOUR Canada in 2022, logging eight starts with one top-25 finish
• Turned professional in 2014 after graduating from Eastview Secondary School in Barrie, Ontario, forgoing collegiate golf
• Toronto, Canada, native who resides in Tampa, Florida

Additional notes

• Carson Young (second/-10) made 11 birdies on the day, including a stretch of seven consecutive on his back nine (Nos. 2-8), en route to a 10-under 61, matching his single-round low in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event (previous: 61/2024 World Wide Technology Championship/Round 2).
• Rookie Jackson Buchanan (T3/-9), who played four seasons at the University of Illinois (2021-25), cards a career-low bogey-free 9-under 62 (previous 18-hole low: 65/2026 LECOM Suncoast Classic/Round 1).
• Tyler Duncan (T3/-9), who finished No. 63 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, records an 18-hole career low with a bogey-free 9-under 62 (previous career low: 63/twice).
• Bryson Nimmer (T5/-8), winner of the 2025 Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya, opens with an 8-under 63 and establishes a new 18-hole high position (previous 18-hole high position: T6/2024 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron/finished T12).
• Frankie Harris (T5/-8), who finished No. 9 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026, establishes a new 18-hole career low with a bogey-free 8-under 63 in his second career start (previous low: 69/twice).
• Quincy, Illinois native and former University of Illinois Illini Luke Guthrie (T30/-5), who is competing as a sponsor exemption this week, opens with a 5-under 66.