Gamers Championship first: Chandler Phillips playing cards 3 eagles in one spherical

Holes in a single are uncommon. Albatrosses, too. However what is rarer than each is carding 3 eagles in one spherical, however that is precisely what Chandler Phillips did in Thursday’s opening spherical of The Gamers Championship.It is the first time a participant has ever carded 3 eagles in one spherical at The Gamers, in line with the PGA Excursion.Phillips eagled 3 of the 4 par 5s at TPC Sawgrass together with the 611-yard 9th — his 18th hollow of the day — the end off a wild spherical that still incorporated 4 birdies, 3 bogeys and a double. That put him at 4-under and in a tie for 9th.(Screenshot)His first eagle got here on No. 16 — he began at the again 9 — when he tired a 38-foot downhill breaker.Then on his again 9, he casually chipped in for eagle at No. 2:He then put his 301-yard manner at the 9th to inside of 4 ft of the outlet, giving him a virtually faucet in for eagle.The 28-year-old Phillips is in his 2nd yr at the PGA Excursion. Ranked a hundred and seventieth on the planet, he is on the lookout for his first occupation victory.Jordan Spieth had two eagles in his spherical … best to finally end up at 2-under for the day no due to a couple of double bogeys.