OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six consecutive birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday.

MacIntyre finished it off with a 5-foot birdie putt on 18th hole, and that was the easiest of his final six birdies. He holed a 65-foot birdie putt on the 12th and followed that from 40 feet.

And he kept right on going until he matched his low round on the PGA Tour and left everyone chasing after the opening round of the penultimate postseason event.

"The last six holes is probably as good as I've ever putted in a stretch of holes," he said.

Scottie Scheffler was tied for the lead when he returned from the delay and

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