Emiliano Grillo and a great start to the FedEx St Jude Championship

The Argentine golfer closed with a round of 5-under par 65, which put him in a tie for third place.

This has been a custom for the past few weeks Emiliano Grillo’s good start and this Thursday, once again, his performance was good and closed the round with a 5-under par 65, which put him in a tie for third at FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs to be played at TPC Southwind in Memphis.

The leader was Jordan Spieth who opened with a 7-under 63 to lead Korean Tom Kim (-6) by one shot. Grillo is tied for third with Collin Morikawa and Australian Cameron Davis.

The man from Chaco started as the lead at The Open (66) and the following week, at the 3M Open he opened two behind the lead (65).

The Argentinian started with two quick birdies, on 1 and 2, only to stumble for the first time on 5. In any case, he quickly recovered with three consecutive birdies from 6 to 8, on a course that seemed accessible due to strong rain last hours.

Birdies on 11 and 12 put him at the top of the tournament, but unfortunately he promptly bogeyed 13 and 14, both from the left, into two separate bunkers and couldn’t save.

Victory on the 18th, after a spectacular second shot allowed him to close his 12th round of the last 15 with less than 70 shots.

After the close of this first day, Grillo is projected to be in 9th place in the FedExCup Ranking.

Grillo has qualified for the Playoffs throughout his eight years playing on the PGA TOUR and his best finish on the PGA TOUR was a 2nd-place finish at The Barclays in 2016, the first season in which he qualified for the Playoffs.

TPC Southwind is a course with great memories for Argentines and especially for those born in the province of Chaco, since Fabián Gómez achieved his first victory on the PGA TOUR there, in 2015, when this event was not yet part of the Playoffs.