Thursday weather: Mostly sunny with wind. High of 76. Wind WNW 15-20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.

Friday weather: Partly cloudy. High of 68. Wind N 5-10 mph.

Suspension summary: The first round was suspended due to darkness at 5:53 p.m. MT on Thursday with three players yet to complete their round. The first round resumed Friday at 7:30 a.m., and was completed at 7:42 a.m. The second round began as scheduled at 6:30 a.m.

First-Round Leaderboard

T1	Tom Whitney	67	(-5)
T1	Rico Hoey	67	(-5)
T1	Kevin Streelman	67	(-5)
T4	Eight players	68	(-4)

Tom Whitney (T1/-5)

• Holds first lead after any round on TOUR (previous best 18-hole position: T9/2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson/finished 66th)
• PGA TOUR rookie is making 25th start this season (best: T11/Black Desert Championship)
• Making his tournament debut at the World Wide Technology Championship
• Enters the week at No. 171 in the FedExCup standings
• United States Air Force veteran who earned his first PGA TOUR card via the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List

Rico Hoey (T1/-5)

• Holds second 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (2024 Puerto Rico Open/finished T32)
• Manila, Philippines native’s best finish in 28 starts on TOUR: P2/2024 ISCO Championship
• PGA TOUR rookie is making his tournament debut at the World Wide Technology Championship
• Enters the week at No. 85 in the FedExCup standings
• Earned his TOUR card by way of finishing in the top 30 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List; owns one victory on PGA TOUR Canada (2017) and one victory on the Korn Ferry Tour (2023)

Kevin Streelman (T1/-5)

• Holds seventh 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and third this season (Puerto Rico Open, Valspar Championship)
• Two-time PGA TOUR winner (2013 Valspar Championship, 2014 Travelers Championship) making his 273rd start since his last win
• Finished T3 at the Black Desert Championship, his lone top-10 of the season and first since T2 at the 2023 3M Open
• Earned his 300th made cut on TOUR at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship
• Enters the week at No. 139 in the FedExCup standings
• Making 11th start at the World Wide Technology Championship (best: T3/2009)

Miscellaneous notes

• The World Wide Technology Championship became the first official PGA TOUR event played in Mexico in the modern era when it debuted in 2007, and holds the distinction as the first official TOUR event played outside the U.S. or Canada; this year marks the 18th playing of the event and the second time the tournament will be played at El Cardonal at Diamante
• Three 18-hole co-leaders marks the most first-round co-leaders on TOUR since 2024 PLAYERS Championship (3)
• Defending champion Erik van Rooyen (T4) opens with a 4-under 68 as he attempts to become the second player to win consecutive World Wide Technology Championship titles (Viktor Hovland/2020-21)
• Nico Echavarria (-3) earned his second PGA TOUR victory at the 2024 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP; last player to win in back-to-back starts on TOUR was Rory McIlroy (2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 2024 Wells Fargo Championship)
• First-round scores for players from Mexico: Isidro Benítez (71/Puebla), Omar Morales (71/Puebla), Emilio Gonzalez (73/San Miguel d Allende), Santiago De La Fuente (77/Ocotlan), Raul Pereda (77/Cordoba)

FedExCup Fall Notes

• The 2024 World Wide Technology Championship is the sixth event of the FedExCup Fall, a group of eight tournaments played after the TOUR Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2025 PGA TOUR Season
• The Aon Next 10 is an eligibility pathway to earn access into Signature Events (outside of The Sentry), recognizing the top 10 players, not otherwise exempt, from the FedExCup standings. Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of The RSM Classic will serve as the Aon Next 10 for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational