McKINNEY, Texas — The weather was a little sticky, the pace of play wasn’t the greatest and the crowds were fairly paltry, but Kyle Wilshire had a pretty great day on Thursday.
How could he not? The former University of Central Florida star is less than two years removed from a job as a trash porter — collecting the trash at an apartment complex — all because it fit his practice schedule.
And after earning a berth in a PGA Tour event for just the third time through Monday qualifying, the former Korn Ferry Tour player lit up TPC Craig Ranch on Thursday, posting a 7-under 65 to sit near the top of the leaderboard after the first day of play. While Harry Higgs, Xander Schauffele, Danny Willett and others failed to get under par at TPC Craig Ranch, Wilshire finished with birdies on four of his final five holes to settle into a comfortable spot.
