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Rickie Fowler jumped out to the lead Thursday at the Shell Houston Open as he shot an eight-under 64 in the first round at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
As seen in the following look at the leaderboard, Fowler holds a one-shot advantage over South Korea's Sung Kang entering the second round:
The 28-year-old American carded a bogey-free round, which is something he has grown accustomed to as of late, according to Will Gray of GolfChannel.com:
Thursday marked Fowler's best performance by far in a single round at the Shell Houston Open during his career, per PGA Tour Media:
As seen in the following tweet courtesy of the PGA Tour, Fowler was locked in when it came to his approach shots, giving him makeable putts for all eight of his birdies:
His iron work would have all been for naught, however, if his putter wasn't firing on all cylinders as well.