Peter

Kuest

Moore arrived on the heels of three straight missed cuts but flipped the script today. He steadied 10-of-14 fairways and landed 14 GIR. It was his putter that did the talking, though, gaining 3.8 strokes putting by day’s end. “Drove the ball pretty good on my front nine I thought. Got into a good rhythm, and obviously the putter got a little bit hot on the back nine, which was cool to see. Yeah, very pleased with the start.” He gained 4 strokes putting on the back nine alone. He’s tied at the top alongside Monday Qualifier Peter Kuest and this will go in the books as his first time holding a first-round lead or co-lead on the PGA TOUR.

The BYU product turned 25 on Saturday and gave himself a late birthday present, qualifying for this week’s event at the Monday Qualifier. It’s his primary path to playing in PGA Tour events at this stage of his career and looks to be taking advantage of the opportunity this week in Detroit. “We chipped one in on the front, hit a bunch of fairways, hit a bunch of greens, rolled a couple putts in. Just kept it simple.” Kuest piped 12-of-14 fairways while averaging 319 yards off the tee, second in the field in strokes gained off-the-tee. He’s currently in line to lead for the first time in his PGA Tour career with his previous-best finish after any round being T14 at the conclusion of the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson.