Players Caught Out by Quicker Greens at Truist

The PGA Tour is visiting the Philadelphia Cricket Club for the first time, and after plenty of low scores on May 8, the course has bitten back.

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FLOURTOWN - The PGA Tour is visiting the Philadelphia Cricket Club for the first time, and after plenty of low scores on May 8, the course has bitten back.

Minimal wind and soft greens at the club's Wissahickon Course made for a low-scoring first round of the Truist Championship, when Keith Mitchell fired a nine-under 61 to take the early lead. The field played through rain on May 9 that made the track feel longer than its 7,119 yards.

On May 10, a combination of stronger gusts and faster greens presented a twist for the field at the US$20 million (S$26 million) signature event - and short missed putts were the theme of the third round.

"The greens today were a different speed than they were yesterday. They were a lot faster," said Mitchell, who now sits three shots behind leaders Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka.