Round 1: HP Byron Nelson Championship

Through his first 15 holes Thursday afternoon, Joe Durant was 1 over and having a rollercoaster round.

Then with the nightfall looming, Durant provided plenty of fireworks to finish his round.

Posting back-to-back eagles, Durant went 5 under through his last three holes to finish with a 4-under 66 to grab a share of the first-round clubhouse lead with Jason Day.

“Eagle, eagle, birdie — it turned the day around, that’s for sure,” Durant said.

The back-to-back eagles are the first on TOUR since Phil Mickelson did it at the Masters earlier this year.

After starting his round on the 10th tee, Durant eagled the par-5 seventh and the par-4 eighth before ending with a birdie at the par-4 ninth.

He was hoping to end his round with a flourish, but that was more than he anticipated.

“I wasn’t playing great, but I was hanging in there,” Durant said when recalling his first 15 holes. “I was thinking three birdie putts the last three holes. If I could do that, I could sneak out even or 1 under; I would have been happy with that.”

Durant said the last time he posted consecutive eagles was when he was 16 years old playing at the Dixie Derby in Florida, thanks to a hole-in-one and an 80-foot putt.

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