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Max Greyserman returned from a five-week break to lead the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville with a score of 64, tied with Eric Cole. The tournament, held at The Cliff at Walnut Grove in Asheville, North Carolina, saw favorable scoring conditions due to rain-softened fairways. Among the field were seven players set to compete in the upcoming Presidents Cup, including Jacob Bridgeman and Nick Taylor. Greyserman’s performance is notable given his recent struggles; he dropped from No. 32 to No. 90 in world rankings this year but remains eligible for major tournaments.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Max Greyserman, who was away from golf for five weeks and fighting to keep his full PGA Tour card, shared the lead with Eric Cole at 64 strokes on Thursday in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville tournament held at The Cliff at Walnut Grove. Greyserman's round included a par save followed by four straight birdies on a rain-softened course that allowed for low scoring. Seven players competing in the upcoming Presidents Cup were part of this tournament, including Jacob Bridgeman and Nick Taylor, with the latter leading among International team members at 67 strokes. This marks the tour's first event in the Blue Ridge Mountains since Ben Hogan’s win in 1942.
Written for “Golf Tournament Carolina” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Max Greyserman found himself in a peculiar spot, away from golf for five weeks and suddenly fighting to keep his full PGA Tour card.
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Greyserman → find → card
He responded Thursday with a 7-under 64 to share the lead with Eric Cole in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville.
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He → respond → Championship
Greyserman got up-and-down for par on his sixth hole at The Cliff at Walnut Grove by stuffing a wedge to 2 feet, and he followed by running off four straight birdies on a rain-softened course that allowed for good scoring.
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that → get → scoring
Cole, making his 131st career start on the PGA Tour and still searching for his first win, had the lead after a birdie on the par-5 eighth.
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Cole → make → par-5
But he closed out his round by finding trouble off the tee and having to punch out, ultimately missing a 20-foot par putt.
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he → close → putt
The field included seven players who will be competing in the Presidents Cup next week — five of them on the International side.
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who → include → side
Jacob Bridgeman, who makes his debut at Medinah for the U.S. team, had a 66.
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who → make → 66
Nick Taylor of Canada had the leading score among Internationals at 67,
The Biltmore Championship Asheville is the tour’s first stop amid the Blue Ridge Mountains since Ben Hogan won in 1942.
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Hogan → have → 1942
It’s also the first of eight tournaments in the FedEx Cup Fall that determine the top 100 who retain full status for 2027.
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who → ’ → 2027
The 31-year-old from New Jersey has been eligible for the last eight majors, and he has played in 12 of the $20 million signature events dating to 2025.
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he → play → 2025
But he has one top 10 this year — a tie for ninth, 11 shots behind at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson — and is starts the fall series at No. 103 in the FedEx Cup.
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is → have → Cup
He has dropped from No. 32 in the world to start the year to No. 90.
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He → drop → .
He took off two weeks to spend time with his 8-month-old son.
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He → take → son
He headed to New Jersey for a week of a little practice, and then was gone two more weeks on a vacation to Italy.
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He → head → Italy
“Maybe that’s key,” Greyserman said.
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Greyserman → ’ → ?
There’s also the matter of a new course no one had really seen.
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one → ’ → course
With heavy rain and high temperatures around the Blue Ridge Mountains that caused agronomy issues, tour officials decided there would be lift, clean and place for all four rounds.
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officials → cause → rounds
“I guess it’s maybe more freeing when you play a course for the first time because you don’t have any bad memories to pull up,” Greyserman said.
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Greyserman → guess → memories
“You just have no memories, so it’s nice and fresh.
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it → have → memories
I think that’s good.”
Cole finished at No. 49 in the FedEx Cup, so he’s locked into all the signature events for next year.
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he → think → year
He also loves to play golf — he has averaged 34 tournament the last three seasons — and can’t think of a better place to be.
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he → love → place
Because of a transition season in 2027 for the big PGA Tour overhaul, any winner from the eight FedEx Cup Fall events are assured of being in the Championship Series level when the new schedule begins in 2028.
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schedule → assure → 2028
“I just like to play a lot of golf.
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I → like → golf
I enjoy competing,” Cole said.
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Cole → compete → ?
“I worked a lot, really hard and a lot of years to get to the PGA Tour, so any chance I have to play and compete out here is something that means a lot to me, something I don’t take for granted.”
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I → work → me
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