“Enough for this week, and then probably going to need a recharge,” Gotterup said.
Fan favorite Rickie Fowler is tied for 11th after shooting a 65 on Thursday.
“Svensson put together a nice round,” Fowler said. “It was definitely out there. A lot of birdies to be made. But at the same time, there’s a few holes you have to keep your guard up and make sure you execute.”
Svensson’s eagle putt was his morning in the extreme. That long putt went to the left at first, then moved back to the right before dropping into the cup.
Svensson shot 30 on each nine. He said he felt a not-so-familiar feeling on the range before he stepped to the first tee with Kurt Kitayama and Fargo’s Tom Hoge in the morning’s fifth threesome.
“You can just feel it,” Svensson said. “Wherever you’re hitting at each flag, it’s going at the flag. You just kind of feel it in your body, in the club. It has been a rough year, but it’s golf. It’s very difficult. I’m just happy I played well today, and hopefully I can keep it up.”
