Tour rookie Riley rolls to a 62 and 2-shot lead in Tampa

Published March 19, 2022 5:48 PM

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Davis Riley played before the biggest crowd at the Valspar Championship and delivered his best performance. He had nine birdies for a 62 and turned a five-shot deficit into a two-shot lead at Innisbrook. He leads by two shots over Matthew NeSmith. The big crowd wasn’t there to see Riley. He was playing with a good friend and fellow Alabama alum Justin Thomas. Thomas did his part with a 66 and was three shots behind. Also three back was defending champion Sam Burns. For Riley and NeSmith, winning on Sunday would come with an invitation to the Masters.

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