After he finished T68 in his last participation four years
ago, Queenslander Rod Pampling is now leading the Shriners Hospitals for
Children Open in Las Vegas, USA, by firing an impressive 11-under 60 on day one.

Pampling secured entry the tournament thanks to his results on the 2016 Web.com Tour where he recorded two top-15 finishes to finish 23rd on the final priority ranking order.

This is his sixth appearance in Las Vegas since he joined the PGA TOUR back in 2002. His best result being a T16 in 2005.

This marks the first-round leader’s fourth round with two eagles (Nos. 6 and 16) and seventh 18-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR.

This marks Pampling’s fourth round on the PGA TOUR with two eagles (Nos. 6 and 16) and first since the 2010 Turning Stone Resort Championship.

This marks Pampling’s seventh 18-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR.

The two-time TOUR winner is making his third start of the 2016/2017 season after he also competed at the Safeway Open where he missed the cut and the Sanderson Farms Championship, finishing T42.

Pampling’s 11-under 60 has equalled the best ever round recorded at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open since the event became a 72-hole tournament in 2004.

At this tournament Ryan Moore is the only first-round leader who has carried that lead to victory when he claimed the title in 2014.