Sam Saunders earned a one stroke lead following the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship on Thursday.
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While Kizzire said he will have a slight advantage because of his familiarity with the course, he added that the course is much different than when he last played at Grand National.
Saunders is currently 143rd in the FedEx rankings, but requires a top-125 finish in the overall standings to qualify for the play-offs.
He admitted: “When it’s hot like this, you’ve got to conserve energy”. I hit a couple of bad approach shots. “I am hopeful to put upon a very good show”, he was quoted saying but they have steered going on a wide range of situations for 2013 he can easily close up nature in this type of enterprise. “I finally just had a few putts go in today and that always turns over into a little bit of confidence and it was really just that”.
“You have to hit the ball well here and I did that today”.
Despite all the birdies, the most important shot of his round was the 15-footer he made at the par-three eighth hole to save par.
“It’s a golf course that I really liked and felt suited my game, based on you have to hit the ball well here, and I did that today”.
I doubt Stroud will head the betting again anywhere this season and backing a non-winner has all the associated risks attached but he does have a lot of facets of the game in place and deserves a chance in the staking plan.
Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton topped the group at 67.
Emiliano Grillo of Argentina, the highest-ranked player in the tournament at number 93, opened with a 68.
The field also includes a few players with local ties, including three current or former standouts for neighboring Auburn University.
“It was hitting greens and two-putts, ” Werenski said.
Tour money leader Patton Kizzire had a 71. Feel like I turned a 64 or 67 to 71, which is not a whole lot of fun.
LPGA: South Korea’s Ha Na Jang birdied the par-5 18th for a 5-under 66 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic.
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Saunders made it through the first day without a bogey, closing his round by sinking a birdie putt on the par-4 ninth hole. Sarah Kemp, Lee-Anne Pace, Nannette Hill and Wei-Ling Hsu were 4 under.
