Opening round · Winthrop Arena
Casey White closed his bogey-free, 11-under opening round with three straight birdies at Winthrop. That finish gave him the opening-round USDGC lead by one. Over at Throw Pink, Holyn Handley matched his 11-under start and also led by a stroke.
WHITE FINISHES WITH THREE STRAIGHT BIRDIES
White’s 53 was bogey-free. Daniel Davidsson finished just one behind with a 54.
Anthony Barela, Calvin Heimburg, Isaac Robinson, Sullivan Tipton, and Silas Schultz tied for third at 9 under. Seven players finished within two strokes of White.
Emmanuel Torres aced the 249-foot 17th on his way to a 58. He finished the opening round tied for 11th at six under.
See the full USDGC opening-round scores.
HANDLEY LEADS THROW PINK
Handley’s 58 put her one ahead of Ohn Scoggins. Scoggins shot 59, leaving her three strokes clear of the group in third.
Kona Star Montgomery, Jessica Gurthie, and Anniken Kristiansen Steen shared third at 7 under. Catrina Allen and Julia Fors tied for sixth at 6 under.
See the full Throw Pink opening-round scores.
See more of David Katzenmaier’s opening-round photographs in the 2026 USDGC gallery and 2026 Throw Pink gallery on Vibe.
