Charles Schwab Challenge tee times: Friday’s round 2 groups
New Jersey native John Pak tops the leaderboard after the first round of action at the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge.
26-year-old rookie John Pak fired a 7-under 63 on Thursday and holds a three-shot lead after one round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, Texas.
Pak’s career-best round began with an eagle on the par-4 10th hole, his first hole of the day at Colonial Country Club. He also had five birdies during a bogey-free round.
“It was just like a perfect 9-iron,” Pak said of a shot at the 10th. “The wind was off to the left, and I just tried to hit a 145-(foot) shot. I actually pushed it a little bit because I was aiming left of it, and it kind of just trickled in.
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“We didn’t really see it but saw a couple of guys behind the green throw their hands in the air. It was kind of nice to see that fall in.”
Nine golfers are tied for second place after shooting 4-under 66. Bud Cauley, Ben Griffin, Beau Hossler, J.T. Poston, Patrick Rodgers and J.J. Spaun were joined by Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune, Germany’s Matti Schmid and England’s Matt Wallace in the mammoth logjam.
“I really worked on my alignment. I was struggling with aiming where I’m trying to hit it,” Pak said. “When you’re trying to aim right edge and you’re aiming two cups out right, it’s kind of hard. You’re then trying to pull it into the hole, and it just gets really messy from there. So I really worked on that during the off-week last week. Yeah, that was kind of a big change for me.”
Pak also found motivation from the New York Knicks. The NBA team blew a 14-point lead with less than three minutes to play on Wednesday night and lost 138-135 in overtime to the Indiana Pacers.
“I’m a die-hard Knicks fan, and that was historically one of the worst losses I’ve ever seen in my life,” Pak said. “There was a fire lit under me, yeah, this morning. I was a little (peeved) about that.”
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is tied for 20th place after shooting 68. He had an eagle on the par-5 first hole as well as two birdies and two bogeys.
Day 2 order of play at Fort Worth
Tee No. 1
8:00 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Nate Lashley, Sami Valimaki
8:11 a.m. – Joseph Bramlett, Carson Young, Chan Kim
8:22 a.m. – Michael Kim, Mark Hubbard, Alex Smalley
8:33 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup
8:44 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Brice Garnett, Adam Svensson
8:55 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
9:06 a.m. – Karl Vilips, Davis Thompson, Peter Malnati
9:17 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Seamus Power, Brandt Snedeker
9:28 a.m. – David Frost, Zac Blair, Dylan Wu
9:39 a.m. – Max McGreevy, Michael Thorbjornsen, David Ford
9:50 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Will Chandler, Steven Fisk
12:50 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Jacob Bridgeman, Mac Meissner
1:01 p.m. – Corey Pavin, Eric Cole, Chandler Phillips
1:12 p.m. – Lanto Griffin, Ben Kohles, Danny Walker
1:23 p.m. – Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy
1:34 p.m. – Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre, Akshay Bhatia
1:45 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood
1:56 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Lucas Glover, Mackenzie Hughes
2:07 p.m. – Joe Highsmith, Matt McCarty, Tom Hoge
2:18 p.m. – Justin Lower, Harry Higgs, Vince Whaley
2:29 p.m. – Isaiah Salinda, Takumi Kanaya, Jackson Suber
2:40 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Jeremy Paul, John Pak
* all times in ET
Tee No. 10
8:00 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Thorbjørn Olesen, Patrick Fishburn
8:11 a.m. – Doug Ghim, Victor Perez, Ryan Gerard
8:22 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Robby Shelton, Ben Silverman
8:33 a.m. – Harris English, J.T. Poston, Si Woo Kim
8:44 a.m. – Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell
8:55 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Davis Riley, Daniel Berger
9:06 a.m. – Cam Davis, J.J. Spaun, Gary Woodland
9:17 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Nick Hardy, Matt Kuchar
9:28 a.m. – Sam Ryder, David Lipsky, Rico Hoey
9:39 a.m. – Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson, Neal Shipley
9:50 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Pierceson Coody, Quade Cummins
12:50 p.m. – Olin Browne, Patrick Rodgers, Hayden Buckley
1:01 p.m. – Will Gordon, Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid
1:12 p.m. – Trey Mullinax, Ryan Palmer, Aldrich Potgieter
1:23 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Erik van Rooyen, Luke List
1:34 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Jake Knapp, Emiliano Grillo
1:45 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:56 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Camilo Villegas, Webb Simpson
2:07 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Matt Wallace, Charley Hoffman
2:18 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Henrik Norlander, Max Greyserman
2:29 p.m. – Danny Willett, Beau Hossler, Greyson Sigg
2:40 p.m. – William Mouw, Taylor Dickson, Blades Brown
2:51 p.m. – Kevin Roy, Frankie Capan III, Michael Block
* all times in ET
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