2022 Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard: Jason Day leads with Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler making some noise

Day commands the lead at TPC Potomac after the opening round

The first round of the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship had a little bit of everything. Hole-outs, a rules controversies and low scores were abundant at TPC Potomac on Thursday as competitors began play in Potomac, Maryland. Jason Day is the name at the top of the leaderboard as the 34-year-old took full advantage of the soft conditions caused by rains earlier in the week signing for a 7-under 63.

Day has remained winless since his victory at Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2018. Those struggles have continued into this year where after a contention run at the Farmers Insurance Open in January he has played sparingly. Teeing it up only five times in the last couple of months, the Australian's best result since Torrey Pines came alongside his fellow countryman, Jason Scrivener, at the Zurich Classic where they finished in a tie for 10th. 

While the gray clouds did not subside to precipitation Thursday, they unfortunately likely will the remainder of the week. With heavy rains forecasted for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, it is unknown when and in what conditions players will next face the golf course. It's a far cry from 2018, the last time the PGA Tour visited TPC Potomac, as the par-70 is susceptible to birdies and should be moving forward.