A week after Michael Brennan threatened to tie the Tour’s record for most consecutive made birdies in a round, Sahith Theegala challenged — and eventually tied — the mark for most birdies to open a round by carding six consecutive circles to start his Wyndham Championship.
Theegala’s attempt at the record seventh straight birdie came at the par-3 7th, where he bogeyed to fall back to 5 under through seven holes. He did respond with a pair of birdies to finish off the front nine, carding a 28 to put himself officially on sub-60 watch at the Tour’s regular season finale.
And all that drama came within an hour after Beau Hossler signed his first round 61 to become the clubhouse leader — the fifth such low score in three weeks.
Theegala sits two shots back of the lead through nine.
Golf Channel will be carrying live Round 1 coverage beginning at 3 p.m.
Brennan, who made eight straight birdies at the Rocket Classic, fell one shy of tying the record for most consecutive birdies at any point during a PGA Tour round. Mark Calcavecchia (2009 RBC Canadian Open) and Kevin Chappell (2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier), who started their streaks on the back nine rather than hole No. 1, each recorded nine straight circles.
Sahith Theegala came firing out of the gates with SIX straight birdies to kickstart his day 🔥🎯
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) August 6, 2026
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