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Adam Scott Lurks On Leaders At Bmw C'ship

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Adam Scott has made a solid start to the first round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.

The BMW Championship is the second of three events that make up the US PGA Tour's FedEx Cup play-offs.

Scott mixed five birdies, an eagle and a two bogeys in a five-under-par 67.

With play still underway, Scott sits two shots behind clubhouse leader Justin Thomas, who equalled the course record at course No.3 at Medinah with a bogey-free 65.

Former world No.1 Scott birdied the first hole on Thursday before adding an eagle at the par-5 fifth and a birdie at the sixth.

He bogeyed the ninth, but bounced back with two birdies in succession from the 10th.

At the par-5 14th, Scott smashed a 303-yard drive down the fairway and despite finding a greenside bunker for his second, he got up and down for birdie.

He bogeyed the last but remains well in the mix.

Meanwhile, Scott's countryman Jason Day, the 2015 BMW champion, is two under-the card through 14 holes with new caddie David Lutterus on the bag.

Former world No.1 Day split with New Zealand caddie Steve Williams after missing the cut at last week's Northern Trust event in New Jersey.

Day then summoned close friend and fellow golf pro Lutterus, an Adelaide native, for the BMW.

Also at two under is Tiger Woods (13 holes), who appears to be free of the back pain that forced him to withdraw from last week's PGA Tour finals event.

Woods won the 1999 and 2006 US PGA Championships at the 7,600-yard Medinah.

Rounding out the Australian contingent is Marc Leishman, the 2017 BMW champion, who is even par through nine holes.