Seamus Power is in contention after the opening round of the PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
The Waterford native carded a round of 68, leaving him in a tie for 17th on 5 under par.
FedExCup leader Seamus Power posts an opening-round 68 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, marking his 13th consecutive under-par score on the PGA TOUR.
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Power started the day as FedEx Cup leader and started strong in Maui, sealing eight birdies in the presence of a star-studded field.
Three players share the top spot on 9-under-par - Spain's Jon Rahm and American duo Collin Morikawa and JJ Spaun.
R2 hole locations at the Sentry Tournament of Champions pic.twitter.com/vF2CQFcHHS
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Morikawa and Spaun each enjoyed splendid bogey-free rounds, while Rahm eagled the par-5 fifth hole and bogeyed the par-4 14th.
The Tournament of Champions includes a total of 39 players and is the first of 17 designated PGA Tour events with elevated purses this year.
68.231 is the lowest opening-round scoring average since the Sentry Tournament of Champions moved to the Plantation Course in 1999.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) January 6, 2023
Also, as an additional feature in 2023, the field was expanded to feature players who did not win in 2022 but did reach the Tour Championship.
Defending champion Cameron Smith is not in the field after he moved from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf.
Power is set to resume play for his second round at 9:20 pm Irish time this evening.
