Sun Devil rising senior Jon Rahm, who earned the 2015 Ben Hogan Award and was a first-team All-American, shot a 2-under 68 in the Travelers Championship Thursday in Trumball, CT. The No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, he posted four birdies, two bogeys and 12 pars as he is tied for 51st in the 156-player field.
Sun Devil alums Paul Casey and Scott Pinckney are at 3-under and tied for 27th.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Max Rottluff shot 3-over 75 in the opening round of the BMW International held in Germany.