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Matthew Fitzpatrick made an excellent start at the Genesis Invitational to claim a share of second place behind the early pacesetter Sam Burns.

Justin Thomas' hopes at the Genesis Invitational suffered a major early blow when he four-putted the eighth in the opening round for a double-bogey.

Rory McIlroy will have the weekend off after his long run of making the cut came to an end at the Genesis Invitational.

Padraig Harrington shot a 75 with six bogeys and two birdies at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday. Harrington spent the previous 10 days in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Sam Burns opened with an 18-foot eagle putt and closed with three straight birdies in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational.