2024 World Wide Technology Championship Day 1 suspended; Provisional leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship was suspended due to darkness. Three players were unable to finish and will resume on Friday, November 8 at 4:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Tom Whitney, Rico Hoey and Kevin Streelman are tied for the lead at 5-under in the World Wide Technology Championship. Thirty-five players are three shots or less behind them.

2024 World Wide Technology Championship Day 1 Leaderboard

Below is the World Wide Technology Championship leaderboard at the time the first round was suspended. Only the top 50 are included:

T1 Tom Whitney -5
T1 Rico Hoey -5
T1 Kevin Streelman -5
T4 Taylor Montgomery -4
T4 Erik van Rooyen -4
T4 Max Greyserman -4
T4 Nate Lashley -4
T4 Austin Eckroat -4
T4 Kelly Kraft -4
T4 Ryan McCormick -4
T11 Martin Laird -3
T11 Sam Ryder -3
T11 Nico Echavarria -3
T11 Dylan Wu -3
T11 Wesley Bryan -3
T11 Trace Crowe -3
T11 Jacob Bridgeman -3
T11 Will Gordon -3
T11 Tom Hoge -3
T11 Nick Hardy -3
T11 Henrik Norlander -3
T11 Maverick McNealy -3
T11 Justin Suh -3
T11 Joe Highsmith -3
T25 Garrick Higgo -2
T25 Pierceson Coody -2
T25 Matt Kuchar -2
T25 Luke List -2
T25 Adam Svensson -2
T25 Danny Willett -2
T25 Patrick Fishburn -2
T25 Sam Stevens -2
T25 Justin Lower -2
T25 Harry Hall -2
T25 Harris English -2
T25 Joel Dahmen -2
T25 Blaine Hale, Jr. -2
T25 Ryan Gerard -2
T39 Aaron Baddeley -1
T39 Joseph Bramlett -1
T39 Zac Blair -1
T39 David Lipsky -1
T39 S.Y. Noh -1
T39 Harry Higgs -1
T39 Norman Xiong -1
T39 Isidro Benitez -1
T39 Chesson Hadley -1
T39 Michael Kim -1
T39 Charley Hoffman -1
T39 Tyson Alexander -1
T39 Austin Cook -1
T39 Patrick Rodgers -1
T39 Omar Morales (a) -1
T39 Austin Smotherman -1

Tom Whitney played the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship with six birdies and one bogey. Rico Hoey tied him with seven birdies and two bogeys, while Kevin Streelman carded an eagle, four birdies and a bogey.

Whitney and Hoey are each seeking the first victory of their PGA Tour careers. Streelman, meanwhile, is looking for his third.

After his performance in the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship, Tom Whitney had this to say to the PGA Tour News Service:

"Starting the day on this golf course you’re thinking, 'I need to get it to 6, 7, 8,' Then the wind starts blowing and you kind of temper those expectations. I’m very pleased with 5 under."

Defending champion Erik van Rooyen remains in contention for the title, just one shot off the lead. The South African had six birdies and two bogeys in the first round.

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Edited by Vaishnavi Iyer