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Ben Kohles shoots 62 to take early lead at 3M Open
['Mike Cook']
Tribune Chronicle
BLAINE, Minn. -- Ben Kohles eagled the final hole for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open, leaving top-ranked Scottie Scheffler three shots back.
Coming off a fourth-place finish Sunday in the British Open, Scheffler was 1 under through eight holes, then birdied five of the next eight.
Kohles' second shot from 241 yards out on the par-5 finishing hole settled 4 feet from the cup.
Three weeks ago, Kohles nearly got his first career win, but a double bogey on the final hole resulted in a third-place finish at the John Deere Classic.
"Any day beating Scottie Scheffler is a good day, so I'll take that," he said.