Nick Taylor opens with 63 in Las Vegas with Mickelson close behind

Canada's Nick Taylor plays a shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on Oct. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Taylor leads by a stroke after the opening round.Canada’s Nick Taylor had to scramble for par on his opening two holes Thursday, and then he couldn’t miss in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

“The first two holes, I actually hit pretty good drives. Had a little bit of mud on it, so the ball just kind of took off oddly,” Taylor said. “Was able to make two good par saves, and from there was able to hit a bunch of greens, make some putts.”“That always makes the round pretty easy,” Taylor said.

Lefty wasn’t worried. Take out his play on the par 5s, and he felt his game was fine. He showed that Thursday, and finished his round with a 60-foot eagle attempt that had a chance to go in before leaving a short putt for his final birdie.The 65 was his best score since a second-round 65 in the Mexico Championship.

He said he needed only a “subtle fix” from how he played the par 5s at the Safeway Open and it was easy.

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