India, April 19 -- Matt Fitzpatrick had one good break and a lot of great golf for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Viktor Hovland on a blistering day of heat and big numbers in the RBC Heritage.

Fitzpatrick was cruising along when his tee shot on the par-3 14th turned hard to the left, headed for sand and trees when it caught what appeared to be the edge of a cart path that sent the ball back down a slope onto the green and headed for the water. It was slowed just enough by a sprinkler to stay dry, and he holed a 30-footer for a most unlikely birdie. Fitzpatrick birdied two of the next three and completed a bogey-free round.

"Yeah, it was lucky, there's no two ways about it," Fitzpatrick said. "Sometimes you need that in a we...