2024 Black Desert Championship Round 1 suspended, Provisional leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 Black Desert Championship was suspended at 9:04 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 10th due to darkness. Twenty-four players remain in contention and will resume at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday.

Adam Svensson leads the Black Desert Championship after carding a remarkable 11-under 60. The Canadian set the event record minutes after Henrik Norlander and Matt McCarthy shot 9-under 62s.

2024 Black Desert Championship Round 1 Provisional Leaderboard

The following is the provisional leaderboard for the 2024 Black Desert Championship at the time the first round was suspended. Only the top 50 are included:

1 Adam Svensson -11
T2 Henrik Norlander -9
T2 Matt McCarty -9
T4 Kevin Streelman -7
T4 Sam Ryder -7
T6 Chan Kim -6
T6 Ben Kohles -6
T6 Cameron Champ -6
T6 Stephan Jaeger -6
T6 Kurt Kitayama -6
T6 Harry Hall -6
T6 Doug Ghim -6
T6 Ryan Fox -6
T6 Joseph Bramlett -6
T6 Carson Young -6
T16 Rico Hoey -5
T16 Roger Sloan -5
T16 Beau Hossler -5
T16 Mac Meissner -5
T16 Lee Hodges -5
T16 Nick Hardy -5
T16 Nico Echavarria -5
T16 Joe Highsmith -5
T16 Harris English -5
T16 Chris Kirk -5
T16 Patton Kizzire -5
T16 Tyler Duncan -5
T16 Josh Teater -5
T29 Ryo Hisatsune -4
T29 Chandler Phillips -4
T29 Kevin Chappell -4
T29 Joel Dahmen -4
T29 K.H. Lee -4
T29 Greyson Sigg -4
T29 Justin Suh -4
T29 Michael Thorbjornsen -4
T29 Scott Piercy -4
T29 Ben Griffin -4
T29 Alex Smalley -4
T29 Chesson Hadley -4
T29 Will Gordon -4
T42 S.H. Kim -3
T42 Jacob Bridgeman -3
T42 Patrick Rodgers -3
T42 Trey Mullinax -3
T42 Michael Kim -3
T42 Erik van Rooyen -3
T42 Dylan Wu -3
T42 Nate Lashley -3
T42 Vince Whaley -3
T42 Erik Barnes -3
T42 Alexander Björk -3
T42 Mike Weir -3
T42 Zac Blair -3
T42 Luke List -3
T42 Robby Shelton -3
T42 Carl Yuan -3
T42 Wilson Furr -3
T42 Tom Whitney -3
T42 Raul Pereda -3
T42 Blaine Hale, Jr. -3

Adam Svensson's performance in the first round of the Black Desert Championship included an eagle and nine birdies (no bogeys). It is the lowest score of his PGA Tour career.

Henrik Norlander and Matt McCarthy are tied for second place, two shots behind Svensson. The Black Desert Championship is McCarthy's second start since earning his PGA Tour card. He won three Korn Ferry Tour events in 2024 to secure his promotion.

Jay Don Blake, the 65-year-old who received a sponsor's exemption for the Black Dessert Championship to mark his 500th career PGA Tour start, was left on the 16th hole when the round was suspended. He is 3-over with one birdie and four bogeys.

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Edited by Vaishnavi Iyer