Kevin Roy birdies first five holes en route to early Albertsons Boise Open lead

Things to know

• Kevin Roy, who stands No. 19 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, matches his career-low round with 9-under 62, holds second career 18-hole lead/co-lead in a Korn Ferry Tour event.
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner and Korn Ferry Tour Points List leader Matt McCarty (T2/-8) opens in 8-under 63 as he bids for the Three-Victory Promotion.
• Three of the top five players on the leaderboard – Isaiah Salinda (T2/-8), McCarty (T2/-8), Aldrich Potgieter (5th/-7) – boast wins on the Korn Ferry Tour this season.
• Upon conclusion of this week’s Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, the top 144 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List will be eligible to compete in the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, the second of four season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals events.

Charting the leader

Kevin Roy (leader/-9)

• Opens with bogey-free 9-under 62 for second career 18-hole lead/co-lead in a Korn Ferry Tour event (previous: T1/2022 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open/finished second)
• Ties his career-low round in his 314th career round on Tour (previous: 2022 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open/Round 1; 2024 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open/Round 3)
• One of two players to hit all 18 greens in regulation in the first round (William Mouw)
• Best finish in three previous starts at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron is T18/2020
• Stands No. 19 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with three top-10s, including a solo second at the season-opening The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay, which tied his career-high finish
• Class of 2022 Korn Ferry Tour graduate who finished No. 161 in the 2022-23 FedExCup Fall as a PGA TOUR rookie last season
• Previously finished No. 48 on the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, which earned him fully exempt status for the 2022 season
• Turned professional in 2012 after four seasons at Long Beach State University (2008-12), where he was a 2012 All-Big West Conference First Team selection

Quotables

Kevin Roy on his first-round 9-under 62: “I've been playing really good golf for a while now, I just haven't really seen many putts go in. Obviously they all kind of went in today, which was a really cool feeling, and it was a lot of fun to see 'em go in.”

Roy on his current position on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List: “I feel pretty comfortable where we're at. It's been a very weird year with all the two-time winners. I would never use the term 'locked,' but we feel pretty comfortable where we're at. There's obviously four more events still. Our goal is always to get to #TOURBound before I get to French Lick, so off to a good start.”

Additional player notes

• Korn Ferry Tour winner Isaiah Salinda (T2/-8), who stands No. 18 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, opens in 8-under 63 for his fourth round of 63 or better this season, also establishes a new career-high 18-hole position (previous: T4/2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic/finished T33).
• Kyle Westmoreland (T2/-8), a Class of 2022 Korn Ferry Tour graduate who stands No. 34 on the Points List, matches his career-low round on Tour with an 8-under 63 (previous: 2023 UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH/Round 1, 2024 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro/Round 2).
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner and current Points List leader Matt McCarty (T2/-8), who has five top-10s in his last six starts, opens in 8-under 63 and cards his fifth round of 63 or better this season.
• Korn Ferry Tour winner Aldrich Potgieter (5th/-7), who stands No. 27 on the Points List and is bidding to become the second-youngest graduate in Korn Ferry Tour history, stands inside the top five through 18 holes for the second time this season (T4/Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse/finished T24).
• Carter Jenkins (T6/-6) made a hole-in-one with a gap wedge at the par-3 17th.