By: Sean Martin
2012 CHAMP GOES LOW: Leaderboards at the Humana Challenge mistakenly said Mark Wilson made the turn in 8-under 28. That was incorrect, but the 2012 Humana champion still went low, shooting 8-under 64 in the first round to sit in second place. He’s tied with Francesco Molinari, Blake Adams, John Peterson and Scott Pinckney.
Wilson made seven birdies and an eagle against a lone bogey.
“I came in feeling OK, nothing great about the game, but it was ideal [Thursday],” he said. “I made some saves when I needed it and capitalized on my good shots.”
Wilson had just one top-25 in 25 starts last season and finished 183rd in the FedExCup. He already has two top-10s this season after finishing T8 at The McGladrey Classic and T9 at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
The last of Wilson’s five wins on TOUR came at the 2012 Humana Challenge. All five of Wilson’s PGA TOUR wins have come in the first quarter of the year. He missed the cut both his Humana appearances since his victory. This was his low round on TOUR since a 64 in the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February 2012.
