Suspension: The first round was suspended due to darkness at 5:41 p.m. MT with six players yet to complete their round. The first round resumed at 7:10 a.m. Friday and was completed at 7:43 a.m.
Weather: Sunny. High of 86. Wind W 7-14 mph.
First-Round Leaderboard
T1
Nick Dunlap
61
(-11)
T1
Sami Valimaki
61
(-11)
T3
Five players
64
(-8)
Nick Dunlap and Sami Valimaki open with an 11-under 61, tying the tournament 18-hole scoring record:
Roland Thatcher/R3/2008
Matthew Wolff/R1/2021
Carson Young/R2/2024
Nick Dunlap (T1/-11)
Bogey-free 11-under 61 marks his low 18-hole score as a professional
One-stroke shy of his career-low round of 60 at the 2024 American Express (R3/Won), which is tied for the lowest round by and amateur in PGA TOUR history (60/Patrick Cantlay/2011 Travelers Championship)
At 21 years, 10 months and 14 days old, becomes youngest player to have multiple rounds of 61 or better on TOUR since 1983 (next youngest: Justin Thomas/22 years, 6 months, 1 day)
Records first bogey-free round since the final round at the 2025 American Express
First career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (previous best 18-hole position: T4/2025 Bank of Utah Championship/MC)
Making World Wide Technology Championship debut
Enters the week No. 145 in FedExCup Fall standings; one top-10 finish in 24 starts this season (T10/Sony Open in Hawaii)
Reigning PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year from the 2024 season, won The American Express as an amateur then turned professional and won the Barracuda Championship to become the first player in PGA TOUR history to win as an amateur and a professional in the same season
Sami Valimaki (T1/-11)
11-under 61 matches his career low round on TOUR (61/R1/2024 John Deere Classic/finished T12)
Holds second 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (2025 Valspar Championship/finished T36)
Making his World Wide Technology Championship debut and leads the field in birdies (11)
Career-best finish on TOUR in 51 starts: 2nd/2024 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
Has two top 10-finishes in 23 starts this season (4th/Texas Children's Houston Open, T7/ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic)
Finland native is in his second season on TOUR and enters the week No. 103 in the FedExCup Fall standings
Earned his PGA TOUR card via the 2023 DP World Tour Top 10 and finished No. 123 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall standings
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 19th playing of the event and the third time the tournament will be played at El Cardonal at Diamante
Born in Puebla, Mexico, Kris Ventura (T3/-8) opens with an 8-under 64, tying his career low opening-round score (R1/64/2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld/finished T25)
World Wide Technology ambassador and World No. 12 Ben Griffin (T8/-7) is making his fourth consecutive start at the event (best: T23/2023); 2025 marks his best season on TOUR, highlighted by 11 top-10 finishes including two victories (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Charles Schwab Challenge)
Defending champion and World Wide Technology ambassador Austin Eckroat opens with a 2-over 74
First-round scores for players from Mexico: Emilio Gonzalez (66/San Miguel de Allende), Omar Morales (70/Puebla), Alejandro Madariaga (71/Puebla), Emilio Gil Leyva (75/Culiacán), Raul Pereda (77/Cordoba)
FedExCup Fall Notes
The 2025 World Wide Technology Championship is the fifth event of the FedExCup Fall, a group of seven tournaments played after the TOUR Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2026 PGA TOUR Season. The top 100 players in the FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall at The RSM Classic will earn exempt status on TOUR for the
2026 season
Winners of events during the FedExCup Fall receive similar benefits of winners of Full-Field Events during the Regular Season, including 500 FedExCup points, Official World Golf Ranking points, a two-year PGA TOUR exemption (exempt thru 2026) and invitations to THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Heritage and PGA Championship
The Aon Next 10 is an eligibility pathway that awards 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
Credentials may be obtained through an authorized application, which must be completed for admittance. Media credentials are only available for approved, legitimate media outlets and are subject to approval by tournament and PGA TOUR officials.
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