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First-Round Leaderboard

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Justin Thomas (1^st/-10)

• Equals the RBC Heritage 18-hole scoring record with a 10-under 61 (David Frost/R2/1994, Troy Merritt/R2/2015)
• Marks lowest opening-round score in event history (previous: 62, three times; most recently by Cameron Smith in 2021)
• His sixth 61 on TOUR and falls two shy of career-low round (59/R1) at the 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii
• Becomes the first player this season with multiple rounds of 62 or better (62/THE PLAYERS Championship/R2)
• 12^th career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and first since the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open; 4-for-11 converting to victory (most recent: 2019 BMW Championship)

• No first-round leader/co-leader has won on TOUR in 16 starts this season

• Making his 250^th start on the PGA TOUR and 59^th since the last of his 15 victories (2022 PGA Championship)
• Two top-10s in six starts at the RBC Heritage (T8/2020, T5/2024)
• Making his 10^th start of the season, with runner-up finishes at The American Express and Valspar Championship
• Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (5.670)

Scottie Scheffler (T2/-7)

• World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup champion opens with a bogey-free 64, his 13^th straight under-par opening round
• Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (5.283), Proximity to the hole (21’7”)
• Third start at the RBC Heritage (T11/2023, 1^st/2024)
• Seeking to become the first player to successfully defend a title at the RBC Heritage since Boo Weekley in 2008
• In search of first official victory since the 2024 TOUR Championship (won 2024 Hero World Challenge)
• Eighth start of the 2025 season, with top-25 finishes in each start; best finishes: T2/Texas Children’s Houston Open, T3/The Genesis Invitational, 4^th/Masters Tournament, T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Miscellaneous Notes

• Scheffler (T2) is one of four past champions in the field and all sit inside the top 10: Matt Fitzpatrick (2023/T5/-5), Jordan Spieth (2022/T10/-4), Matt Kuchar (2014/T10/-4)
• 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard champion Russell Henley (T2/-7) opens with a 64, his best score in 35 rounds at Harbour Town Golf Links; now has eight straight under-par rounds at the event; leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (3.038)
• Wyndham Clark (4^th/-6) is making his seventh start at the RBC Heritage, with a T3 in 2024 his lone top-10 finish; opening-round 65 equals his best score in 25 rounds at the event (R4/2024)
• Justin Rose (T10/-4) cards a 67 in his eighth RBC Heritage start (best finish: T7/2004); lost in a playoff to Rory McIlroy at last week’s Masters Tournament for his third runner-up finish in 20 appearances (2015, 2017, 2025); joined Ben Hogan (1942, 1954) as the second player in Masters history to lose in a playoff twice (lost to Sergio Garcia/2017)