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Honda Classic 2019: Jhonattan Vegas Leads After Strong Round 1

Jhonattan Vegas went into the clubhouse on Thursday afternoon as the leader at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and he stayed there.

Vegas shot a 6-under 64, giving him a two-stroke lead over Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Ben Silverman and Lucas Glover. He finished with six birdies, no bogeys, had an average driving distance of 305 yards, a driving accuracy of 78.5 percent, hit 83.3 percent of his greens in regulation and gained 2.2 strokes putting, per PGATour.com.

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A bogey-free 6-under 64 for @JhonattanVegas was good enough for the early lead @TheHondaClassic.