2022 Zurich Classic leaderboard: Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele combine for 59 in Round 1 to set record

The Ryder Cup duo soared early at TPC Louisiana and is now a heavy favorite

A fun first day of the 2022 Zurich Classic has resulted in an interesting leaderboard. With 10 of the top 20 golfers in the world in this field, it took until late in Round 1 until one of the top-ranked duos -- Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele -- started to pepper the very top of the board at TPC Louisiana. And then they took over the event with a tournament-record score of 59 Thursday.

The big-time Ryder Cup duo leads by one after Round 1 and has now become a heavier favorite than ever to take a title that eluded them last year but that seems like a perfect fit for the two of them to win. Thursday was one of two four-ball sessions so scoring dipped into the low 60s (and lower) with Friday's alternate-shot format sure to inflate those scores ahead of the weekend.

Let's take a look at how Cantlay and Schauffele put their record-setting round together, who else is in contention and what else happened further down the board on Thursday in one of the most interesting tournaments the PGA Tour plays throughout the year.