Palm Harbor, March 21 -- Aaron Rai opened the week with a round of 3-under 68 to be placed T-7 on the leaderboard at the Valspar Championship. He was tied alongside nine other players.

Theegala, meanwhile, had a difficult start to the week as he shot 6-over 77 in the first round. This start puts him all the way down at T-128 with a lot of ground to make up if he hopes to make the cut.

Aaron Rai started the day with a birdie before dropping down to 1-over par by the turn of the round due to a pair of bogeys on the sixth and seventh holes.

On the back nine, Rai had three consecutive birdies on the 10th, 11th and 12th before making another late birdie on the 17th hole to close the day with a score of 2-under 68. Rai will be looking to bou...