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Record-tying eight players share first-round lead at 118 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro

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A record-tying eight players share the first-round lead at 118 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro.

Charting the co-leaders

CategoryColeHammerRob OppenheimChandlerBlanchetGrantHirschmanTylerDuncanJustinSuhSamuelAndersonMarceloRozo
Age2545292935272635
2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points ListNo. 125No. 39No. 64N/ANo. 41No. 37No. 65No. 65
Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 20254-0-04-0-02-0-04-0-04-0-04-0-14-0-04-0-0
Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career49-0-3269-1-2576-0-3120-0-577-0-934-1-115-0-0128-0-2
Starts – Wins – Top-10s at Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro1-0-11-0-03-0-21-0-00-0-01-0-13-0-06-1-2

Cole Hammer (T1/6-under)

  • Cards a 6-under 64 with seven birdies (Nos. 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15) against one bogey (No. 17)
  • First lead/co-lead of any kind in what is his 50th start on Tour (previous best 18-hole position: T2/2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic/finished T54)
  • Finished T10 in the 117th Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro; his only previous start at the event
  • Owns one made cut in four starts this season; T54 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club
  • Finished No. 65 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn fully exempt status for the 2025 season

Rob Oppenheim (T1/6-under)

  • Turns in a bogey-free 6-under 64, making birdies at Nos. 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 18.
  • Made the cut in all four starts this season with two top-25 finishes (best finish: T15/The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island)
  • Third career 18-hole lead/co-lead on Tour (last: 2024 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank/finished T20)
  • Owns 104 career starts on the PGA TOUR with 51 made cuts and four top-10 finishes (best finish: T7/2021 Puerto Rico Open)

Chandler Blanchet (T1/6-under)

  • Made birdie on his final four holes of the day (Nos. 15-18) en route to a 6-under 64
  • Second 18-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career (2024 The Bahamas Golf Classic/finished T25)
  • Has finished inside the top 25 in all three previous starts at the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro, including two top-five results (best: T4/2021 Visa Argentina Open)
  • Began the 2025 season with conditional status after a No. 84 finish on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List; and finished T13 at the 2025 Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard to improve his position in the priority ranking and earn a start in this week’s field

Grant Hirschman (T1/6-under)

  • Cards a bogey-free 6-under 64, highlighted by an eagle on the 550-yard par-5 15th; his lowest round since the 2024 Veritex Bank Championship (63/Round 2)
  • Second 18-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career in what is his 121st start (2019 Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Hiland Dairy Foods/finished T4)
  • Seeking first made cut of the season in what is his fifth start
  • Earned starts in the first 12 events of the 2025 season with a T8 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

Tyler Duncan (T1/6-under)

  • Records his lowest round of the season with a 6-under 64 (previous: 65/The Bahamas Golf Classic/Round 2)
  • Made three cuts in four starts this year on Tour, including a T17 finish at the Panama Championship
  • Third career 18-hole lead/co-lead in any PGA TOUR-sanctioned event (last: 2018 Procore Championship/finished T5)
  • Owns 206 PGA TOUR starts with a victory at the 2019 RSM Classic
  • Finished T14 at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School to earn starts in the first 12 events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season

Justin Suh (T1/6-under)

  • Made birdie on the par-4 18th to card a 6-under 64, matching his low round of the season (The Great Abaco Classic/Round 2)
  • First 18-hole lead/co-lead of his career on Tour in what is his 35th start (previous best 18-hole position: 2nd/twice)
  • Making second career start at the Visa Argentina Open; finished T7 in 2019
  • Finished No. 1 on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn his first PGA TOUR card, fueled by a victory at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance to claim the top spot

Samuel Anderson (T1/6-under)

  • A Korn Ferry Tour rookie, first career 18-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career (previous best 18-hole position: T4/The Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club)
  • Making third career start at the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro (best finish: T47/2021)
  • Made eight cuts in 16 starts on PGA TOUR Americas last season with five top-10s to finish No. 15 in the Fortinet Cup
  • Earned medalist honors at Second Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School to earn guaranteed starts in the first eight events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season

Marcelo Rozo (T1/6-under)

  • Records a 6-under 64; his lowest opening round since the 2024 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health (64)
  • First 18-hole lead/co-lead in what is his 129th start on the Korn Ferry Tour
  • Making seventh career start at the Visa Argentina Open
  • Won the 108th Visa Argentina Open in 2013 for his first professional victory
  • Owns three made cuts in four starts this season; best result came at his home event in Colombia, Astara Golf Championship, where he finished T19
  • Finished T43 at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School to earn starts in the first eight events of the season after finishing No. 128 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List

Additional Notes

  • Fourth official occurrence in Tour history in which eight players have shared the 18-hole lead (last: 2012 Chiquita Classic).