Mackenzie Hughes had the best round of his professional career Thursday morning, but in his mind it's still not the best he's ever played.
The Canadian shot a 10-under 60 at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship, making 10 birdies and no bogeys to lead Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland by three shots after the first round.
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., is the only Canadian to shoot under 60, carding a round of 59 at the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge. "I kind of joked walking off there that 59 wasn't even the record because of Jim's 58," Hughes said. "It's probably not even that special around here. But as a personal milestone it would have been neat."
Phil Mickelson, paired with McIlroy in his first competitive round since turning 50, was one of six players to shoot 64. Bryson DeChambeau's 65 was the worst score in the marquee threesome. McIlroy, who also started on the back nine, eagled the par-5 13th and followed that up with two straight birdies. He made four more birdies on the front nine for a 31.
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