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Hunter Eichhorn makes birdie on No. 9 at Club Car Championship

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Hunter Eichhorn opened with a bogey-free, 9-under 62, highlighted by eagles at the par-4 fourth and par-5 14th, to lead in Round 1 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, which was suspended due to darkness.

Charting the leader (stats entering week)

CategoryHunter EichhornAge272026 Korn Ferry Tour Points ListNo. 13Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 20267-0-4Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career19-0-5Starts – Wins – Top-10s at LECOM Suncoast Classic1-0-0

Hunter Eichhorn (first/-9)

Is in line to hold his second 18-hole lead/co-lead in his 20th career start on the Korn Ferry Tour (T1/119th Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro/finished T9) Ties his career-low round on Tour (2025 UNC Health Championship/Round 2) Missed the cut as an open qualifier at the 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic, his only previous start in the event Boasts four top-10s in seven starts this season, tied for the most top-10s on Tour (Ian Gilligan) Earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time via medalist honors at Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry Played his way into the 2024 and 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Finals despite not having membership either season; he open qualified into five events across those two seasons, highlighted by a top-10 at the 2024 Veritex Bank Championship (T5) Played five seasons at Marquette University (2017-22), where he earned six individual victories, highlighted by medalist honors at the 2018 and 2021 BIG EAST Conference Championship, was a three-time BIG EAST Player of the Year (2018, 2021, 2022), and broke the school record for career scoring average (71.38) Prepped at Carney-Nadeau Public School in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where he became the first boys golfer in statewide history to win four individual state titles; he also played three seasons of varsity basketball and averaged 23.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a seniorBirdies five of his final six holes (Nos. 4-7, No. 9) to card bogey-free 8-under 63; he is in line to match his career-high 18-hole position in his 48th career start on the Korn Ferry Tour (T2/2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open/finished T7) Ties his career-low round on Tour (2023 Price Cutter Charity Championship/Round 2, 2023 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health/Round 2) Finished T6 at the 2022 LECOM Suncoast Classic, his only previous start in the event, as a Korn Ferry Tour rookie Stands No. 85 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with one top-25 in seven starts (T19/The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island) Regained Korn Ferry Tour membership with a No. 2 finish on the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Points List, as he earned victories at the 2025 KIA Open and 2025 Fortinet Cup Championship Previously finished No. 99 on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, and No. 112 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List Played one season of collegiate golf (2013-14) as a sophomore at High Point University, where he competed in three events and recorded an 80.38 scoring average across eight rounds; he earned a bachelor’s degree in music performanceTrinity, Florida, native Nick Gabrelcik (T3/-6), who stands No. 55 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, opens with a bogey-free 6-under 65.Hayden Buckley (T9/-5), winner of the 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic, opens in 5-under 66.Bradenton, Florida, native Philip Knowles (T22/-4) makes six birdies en route to 4-under 67 in his fourth career start at the LECOM Suncoast Classic (MC/2020, MC/2021, T22/2022).Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Scott Gutschewski (T29/-3), who became the 10th-oldest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history (46 years, 6 months, 22 days) with his victory at the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic, cards bogey-free 3-under 68 in his 2026 season debut.Miles Russell, a 17-year-old amateur who gained entry to the field with a top-25 at last week’s Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club, opens in 2-under 69; he previously finished T20 as a sponsor exemption at the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic at 15 years, 5 months, 20 days of age, becoming the youngest player on record to post a top-25 on either the Korn Ferry Tour (established 1990) or PGA TOUR (on record since 1983).*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]>Image for article.

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