2021 PGA Thursday News & Notes

A sound opening day with some great play, a little grandstanding and lots of sandy area confusion. Plus ESPN's strong day, Reads, Tweets and a Friday preview.

Normally you expect a few surprises at a major. But we’ll take Thursday’s PGA predictability because it was entertaining enough and you can feel a few twists and turns coming.

• The Ocean Course played just right. While difficult (74.781), it still allowed 30 under-par rounds and a 67 to Corey Conners.

• The course looked superb. Aided by late crispy condi…