Paul Casey makes a strong
start, just for a change
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Ryder Cup hopeful Paul Casey was delighted to have made an unusually strong start to a tournament after opening The Barclays with a five-under-par 66 at Ridgewood Country Club.
The Englishman compiled a round of eight birdies and three bogeys on the par-71, 7,319-yard championship lay-out in this first of four FedEx Cup play-off events.
Casey said after his round, which put him four shots behind Hunter Mahan, leader with a nine-under-par 62: "I'm very happy with that. I've struggled to get off to a good start this year. First rounds have been not so good, so that was great."
Casey was quickly in the groove at Ridgewood, making three birdies in his opening four holes. But he wobbled with bogeys at the sixth and seventh to reach the turn in 34 but bounced back at the 11th after finding the rough with his tee shot at the 467-yard par-4.
The recovery shot from 204 yards out came to rest less than two feet from the hole and he putted for birdie, doing likewise at the 12th.
A bogey five at the 14th was quickly remedied with birdies at 15 and 16 and Casey finished in style with a 15-foot putt for birdie at the 18th to go into the clubhouse at five under.
Mahan, bidding for one of US captain Paul Azinger's four picks for the clash with Europe at Valhalla next month, opened with an eagle at the first, holing out from 99 yards and followed with eight birdies and one bogey for a nine-under-par-round of 62, the fifth time in his career he has scored that number.
Casey was a stroke ahead of a four-way tie on four under between Americans Charley Hoffman, Bo Van Pelt, Kevin Streelman , Dudley Hard and Australia's Matt Goggan.
Among a group another shot back with first-round 68s included Steve Stricker, Adam Scott, Rich Beem and Swedish veteran Jesper Parnevik.
Double major winner and fourth in the standings Padraig Harrington, returning to action 11 days after his US PGA Championship victory at Oakland Hills, started with a one over par 72.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71
Players from US unless stated
62 Hunter Mahan.
66 Paul Casey (Eng)
67 Bo Van Pelt, Kevin Streelman, Matthew Goggan (Aus), Charlie Hoffman, Dudley Hart.
68 Steve Stricker, George McNeill, Adam Scott (Aus), Rich Beem, Bubba Watson, Jesper Parnevik (Swe)
69 Patrick Sheehan, Brian Davis (Eng), John Merrick, Tim Herron, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Kenny Perry, Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Robert Allenby (Aus), Ryan Palmer, Corey Pavin, Briny Baird
70 Billy Mayfair, Kevin Sutherland, John Mallinger, Jon Mills (Can), Vijay Singh (Fij), Justin Leonard, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Martin Laird (Sco), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Lucas Glover, Cliff Kresge, Phil Mickelson, J J Henry, Anthony Kim, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Paul Goydos, Jim Furyk, Glen Day, Tim Clark (Rsa), Rocco Mediate
71 Nick Watney, Ben Curtis, Steve Marino, Chad Campbell, Justin Bolli, Brett Quigley, Bill Haas, Ernie Els (Rsa), Tim Petrovic, Boo Weekley, Frank Lickliter II, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Rodney Pampling (Aus), John Senden (Aus), Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman, Steve Elkington (Aus), J.B. Holmes, Johnson Wagner, Brandt Snedeker
72 Bart Bryant, Woody Austin, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Nick O'Hern (Aus), Charles Howell III, Tommy Armour III, Dean Wilson, Ben Crane, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Mike Weir (Can), Ken Duke, Charles Warren, Jerry Kelly, Zach Johnson, Steve Flesch, Andres Romero (Arg), Mark Wilson, Kevin Na, Charlie Wi (Kor), John Rollins, Camilo Villegas (Col), Jonathan Byrd, Carl Pettersson (Swe), Padraig Harrington (Irl)
73 Scott McCarron, Retief Goosen (Rsa), Brian Gay, Steve Lowery, Stewart Cink, Tom Pernice Jnr., Heath Slocum, Peter Lonard (Aus), Michael Allen, Sean O'Hair, Ian Poulter (Eng), Scott Verplank, Shane Bertsch
74 Jeff Overton, Joe Ogilvie, Chris DiMarco, Jeff Quinney, David Toms, Matt Kuchar, James Driscoll, Parker McLachlin, Jason null Day (Aus), Richard S Johnson (Swe), KJ Choi (Kor), Jay Williamson, Stephen Ames (Can), Jason Gore
75 Vaughn Taylor, Chez Reavie, Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Joe Durant, Mark Calcavecchia, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Troy Matteson, Nicholas Thompson
76 Brad Adamonis, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Greg Kraft, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), D.J. Trahan, Ryan Moore
77 Nathan Green (Aus), Michael Letzig, Matthew Jones (Aus)
78 Pat Perez, Eric Axley
start, just for a change
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Ryder Cup hopeful Paul Casey was delighted to have made an unusually strong start to a tournament after opening The Barclays with a five-under-par 66 at Ridgewood Country Club.
The Englishman compiled a round of eight birdies and three bogeys on the par-71, 7,319-yard championship lay-out in this first of four FedEx Cup play-off events.
Casey said after his round, which put him four shots behind Hunter Mahan, leader with a nine-under-par 62: "I'm very happy with that. I've struggled to get off to a good start this year. First rounds have been not so good, so that was great."
Casey was quickly in the groove at Ridgewood, making three birdies in his opening four holes. But he wobbled with bogeys at the sixth and seventh to reach the turn in 34 but bounced back at the 11th after finding the rough with his tee shot at the 467-yard par-4.
The recovery shot from 204 yards out came to rest less than two feet from the hole and he putted for birdie, doing likewise at the 12th.
A bogey five at the 14th was quickly remedied with birdies at 15 and 16 and Casey finished in style with a 15-foot putt for birdie at the 18th to go into the clubhouse at five under.
Mahan, bidding for one of US captain Paul Azinger's four picks for the clash with Europe at Valhalla next month, opened with an eagle at the first, holing out from 99 yards and followed with eight birdies and one bogey for a nine-under-par-round of 62, the fifth time in his career he has scored that number.
Casey was a stroke ahead of a four-way tie on four under between Americans Charley Hoffman, Bo Van Pelt, Kevin Streelman , Dudley Hard and Australia's Matt Goggan.
Among a group another shot back with first-round 68s included Steve Stricker, Adam Scott, Rich Beem and Swedish veteran Jesper Parnevik.
Double major winner and fourth in the standings Padraig Harrington, returning to action 11 days after his US PGA Championship victory at Oakland Hills, started with a one over par 72.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71
Players from US unless stated
62 Hunter Mahan.
66 Paul Casey (Eng)
67 Bo Van Pelt, Kevin Streelman, Matthew Goggan (Aus), Charlie Hoffman, Dudley Hart.
68 Steve Stricker, George McNeill, Adam Scott (Aus), Rich Beem, Bubba Watson, Jesper Parnevik (Swe)
69 Patrick Sheehan, Brian Davis (Eng), John Merrick, Tim Herron, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Kenny Perry, Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Robert Allenby (Aus), Ryan Palmer, Corey Pavin, Briny Baird
70 Billy Mayfair, Kevin Sutherland, John Mallinger, Jon Mills (Can), Vijay Singh (Fij), Justin Leonard, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Martin Laird (Sco), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Lucas Glover, Cliff Kresge, Phil Mickelson, J J Henry, Anthony Kim, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Paul Goydos, Jim Furyk, Glen Day, Tim Clark (Rsa), Rocco Mediate
71 Nick Watney, Ben Curtis, Steve Marino, Chad Campbell, Justin Bolli, Brett Quigley, Bill Haas, Ernie Els (Rsa), Tim Petrovic, Boo Weekley, Frank Lickliter II, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Rodney Pampling (Aus), John Senden (Aus), Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman, Steve Elkington (Aus), J.B. Holmes, Johnson Wagner, Brandt Snedeker
72 Bart Bryant, Woody Austin, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Nick O'Hern (Aus), Charles Howell III, Tommy Armour III, Dean Wilson, Ben Crane, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Mike Weir (Can), Ken Duke, Charles Warren, Jerry Kelly, Zach Johnson, Steve Flesch, Andres Romero (Arg), Mark Wilson, Kevin Na, Charlie Wi (Kor), John Rollins, Camilo Villegas (Col), Jonathan Byrd, Carl Pettersson (Swe), Padraig Harrington (Irl)
73 Scott McCarron, Retief Goosen (Rsa), Brian Gay, Steve Lowery, Stewart Cink, Tom Pernice Jnr., Heath Slocum, Peter Lonard (Aus), Michael Allen, Sean O'Hair, Ian Poulter (Eng), Scott Verplank, Shane Bertsch
74 Jeff Overton, Joe Ogilvie, Chris DiMarco, Jeff Quinney, David Toms, Matt Kuchar, James Driscoll, Parker McLachlin, Jason null Day (Aus), Richard S Johnson (Swe), KJ Choi (Kor), Jay Williamson, Stephen Ames (Can), Jason Gore
75 Vaughn Taylor, Chez Reavie, Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Joe Durant, Mark Calcavecchia, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Troy Matteson, Nicholas Thompson
76 Brad Adamonis, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Greg Kraft, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), D.J. Trahan, Ryan Moore
77 Nathan Green (Aus), Michael Letzig, Matthew Jones (Aus)
78 Pat Perez, Eric Axley
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