Provo • A couple more rounds like the one he had Friday, and Utah pro Dusty Fielding might have to rethink his plans to retire as a playing professional.

Fielding, 35, who grew up in Richfield and now calls Hurricane home, shot an 8-under-par 64 in the first round of the 92nd Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open at Riverside Country Club and is tied for second place with Arizona pro Blake Cannon in the 54-hole event.

Edward Olson, a former UNLV golfer from Aptos, Calif., leads the chase for the $20,000 first-place check after firing a bogey-free 63 in the morning when conditions were slightly easier. Olson, 31, made nine birdies and nine pars in his first round at Riverside since shooting 65-69-68 last year to take fifth.

“Last year was my first time playing the course, but I absolutely love it,” Olson said. “I had a decent finish last year, so I am happy to be back. It is a wonderful tournament and I’m off to a good start.”

Former BYU golfer Patrick Fishburn, the defending champion who shot 26-under-par last year as an amateur to set a tournament record, has some work to do after shooting 71 Friday. He’s tied for 36th.

“There were zero positives today,” Fishburn said, being somewhat harsh on himself. He couldn’t remember the last time he shot over 70 at par-72 Riverside, the Cougars’ home course.

As for Fielding, the round seemingly came out of nowhere, too, for different reasons.

The former Dixie State golfer who played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 said he is “kinda transitioning” between playing golf for money and getting a “real” job.

“This might be my last tournament as a playing professional, because my golf game hasn’t been cutting it the past couple of years,” he said. “That’s my mentality right now. I have got nothing to lose.”

Would a win or a high finish change his mind?

“It could,” he said. “But in my mind right now, my playing days are about over. I would like to stay in the golf business and then compete in the Utah Section PGA events and stuff like that, though."

Fielding said he didn’t have his best game, but hit some timely drives on the key holes and didn’t make any bogeys. He drove the par-4 second hole and made a 15-footer for eagle and also eagled the par-5 13th hole.

“I caught a couple decent breaks that could have gone the other way, but kept my momentum going,” he said.

Conversely, Olson wondered what might have been. He missed 5-footers for birdies on a pair of par-5s, holes No. 5 and 7, or he could have been in course-record territory.

“That was disappointing, but I am still happy with the round, obviously,” he said. “Whether you shoot 93 or 63, it could always be better.”

Samuel Saunders of New Mexico and Zach Pritchard of Georgia are tied for fourth at 65. Colorado’s Zahkai Brown, the 2016 champion and winner of the first-place check last year because Fishburn was an amateur, is in a group tied at sixth place after a 66.

Amateurs Kirk Siddens, Blake Tomlinson and Ryan Brimley are in the group tied for ninth at 5-under that includes former BYU golfer CJ Lee and former Utah golfer Brandon Kida, who are now professionals.

92nd Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open

At par-72 Riverside Country Club, Provo

Friday’s First-Round Leaders (a-amateur)

63 — Edward Olson

64 — Dusty Fielding, Blake Cannon

65 — Samuel Saunders, Zach Pritchard

66 — Pete Fernandez, Zahkai Brown, Nicholas Mason

67 — CJ Lee, Brandon Kida, Tyler Weworski, a-Ryan Brimley, a-Blake Tomlinson, a-Kirk Siddens

68 — Garrett Fotu, Derek Butts, Davis Garner, Neil Johnson