Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories American John Pak leads by three in Texas.Alamy Stock Photo FreeCharles Schwab Challenge Pak grabs the lead as Scheffler seeks third consecutive victory Séamus Power endured a poor start, shooting three over par to sit near the bottom of the leaderboard. 9.31am, 23 May 2025 Share options WORLD NUMBER ONE Scottie Scheffler began his attempt for a third straight win with a solid two-under-par round of 68 at the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday. After the first round at the Colonial Country Club, American John Pak held a three-shot lead after he carded a seven-under 63. Ireland’s Séamus Power has left himself with significant work to do to make the cut, meanwhile, after shooting a three-over-par 73. Power is languishing near the bottom of the leaderboard in a tie for 106th heading into Friday’s second round. Scheffler arrived back in his home state after winning the second major of the season, the PGA Championship, by five strokes on Sunday. The two-time Masters winner had gone into that tournament on the back of an eight-stroke win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and victory this week would make him the first golfer to collect such a hattrick since Dustin Johnson in 2017. Advertisement Scheffler’s round began with an eagle on the par-five first and a birdie on the second but he followed that with a bogey on the par-four third. His back nine was unspectacular with a birdie on the 11th and a bogey on the 16th and he conceded that he had found it tough off the tee. “It was a challenging day. I didn’t hit the ball in the fairway a lot. Around this golf course you have to be in the fairway. I did a good job of posting a score, and hopefully I get out tomorrow in some softer conditions and take advantage of that,” he said of his early start on Friday. “I tried to do my best to stay patient today. It was a grind of a day. The winds were pretty gusty, and it was challenging. The greens got firm. “It doesn’t look like we’re going to get much rain this week, so they should continue to firm up, and the golf course should be real nice by the weekend,” he added. While the crowds flocked to Scheffler, Pak went about his business superbly with his bogey-free round including an eagle on the par-four 10th, his opening hole. Pak holed out from 147 yards to give himself the perfect start. “It was just like a perfect nine-iron. The wind was off the left, and I just tried to hit a 145 shot. I actually pushed it a little bit because I was aiming left of it, and it kind of just trickled in,” he said. “We didn’t really see it, but saw a couple of guys behind the green throw their hands in the air. It was kind of nice to see that fall in,” he added. Pak, who turned professional in 2021 and is in his rookie season on the PGA Tour but played previously at Colonial thanks to a sponsors exemption. “It is definitely difficult seeing courses for the first time, and definitely having one under my belt kind of helps me navigate the course a little better,” he said. A group of nine players are bunched three shots back of Pak including Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune, Germany’s Matti Schmid and England’s Matt Wallace. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Pak grabs the lead as Scheffler seeks third consecutive victory”. 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