Two Teams Tie for Lead at Record 17-Under 55 in Grant Thornton

Charley Hull and Michael Brennan, along with Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark, share the lead after the opening round of the Grant Thornton Invitational, each firing a record-setting 17-under-par 55 in the scramble format at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, on Friday.

The two teams dominated the par-72 layout under ideal scoring conditions, combining for eagles and a flurry of birdies while avoiding bogeys. Hull and Brennan, who replaced Daniel Berger as Hull's partner after his withdrawal, eagled the par-5 sixth and 14th holes and added 13 birdies. They strung together birdies or better on 13 consecutive holes before settling for pars on the 16th and 18th. "I feel like our games gelled together really well, and coming in on like the last few stretch of holes I felt like we had 20 under like we played so well," Hull said.

Brennan, a PGA Tour rookie who won the Bank of Utah Championship this season and finished 98th in the FedExCup Fall standings, credited Hull's steady play for their momentum. "Charley played amazing. I was really playing poorly the last couple days and I was worried last night. I hit a couple squirrely tee balls early, but then Charley was just so solid,...