Scottish Open: Cameron Tringale off to hot start with career-best round

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Cameron Tringale has played 331 times on the PGA Tour without winning. His career-best round of 9-under 61 might help him change that at a tournament run by the European tour.

Tringale ran off six straight birdies to start the back nine at The Renaissance Club and had a three-shot lead in the Scottish Open, the first European event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour.

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Cameron Tringale of USA reacts on the 18th during Day One of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 07, 2022 in North Berwick, Scotland.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"I haven’t had a professional win on my own, and obviously Scotland is where golf started, so this place is special," Tringale said.

Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland saw work with putting coach Phil Kenyon pay off in his round of 64, the only one close to Tringale among the early starters.

Tringale had the lowest score of his PGA Tour career and matched the course record set three years ago by Bernd Wiesberger when The Renaissance played to a par 71.

It also took some of the attention away from an early contender, Justin Harding. The South African was among four players added to the 156-man field by winning a temporary stay against the European tour suspending him for playing a Saudi-backed LIV Golf event outside London without seeking a release.

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Cameron Tringale of USA plays a shot on the 18th during Day One of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 07, 2022 in North Berwick, Scotland.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Harding was in the