Martin Laird still off form - 77 in

Verizon Heritage opening round

Martin Laird's poor form on the US PGA Tour this season continued today with a mediocre six-over-par round of 77 in the Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Germany's Alex Cejka grabbed the first round lead with a bogey-free seven-under-par opening round of 64 on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.
Cejka leads the tournament by one stroke from American Lee Janzen, who fired a 65.
South Africa's Trevor Immelman, who finished 20th in last week's Masters, closed with a bogey 5 on the ninth hole, but shot a five under 66 to finish the day in third.
Americans Ted Purdy and Brian Gay finished a further shot behind with 67s with Jose Marie Olazabal part of an 11-man group on three under that also includes Ernie Els of South Africa, Australian trio Rod Pampling, Aron Price and Stephen Leaney and Americans Bob Estes, Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Cliff Kresge, Jeff Maggert and Tim Petrovic.
England's Greg Owen shot a 69 alongside, amongst others, defending champion Boo Weekley, who is chasing a hat-trick of successive wins in the tournament.
Camilo Villegas of Colombia, American Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini of South Africa and Nathan Green of Australia were among those who carded 70s, while Daniel Chopra of Sweden, England's Brian Davis and India's Jeev Milkha Singh were in a big group that shot level-par 71s.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy finished with a 72 while English duo Luke Donald and Paul Casey each shot 73s.
McIlroy, the only Irishman in the field, Rory bogeyed his first after starting on the 10th but rectified the error immediately with a 3 on the par-4 11th.
A bogey on the 18th and another on the second preceded two back-to-back birdies from the fourth, before a 5 on the par-4 eighth pushed McIlroy over par.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 71
64 Alex Cejka (Ger)
65 Lee Janzen
66 Trevor Immelman (Rsa)
67 Brian Gay, Ted Purdy
68 Aron Price (Aus), Rodney Pampling (Aus), Todd Hamilton, Stephen Leaney (Aus), Cliff Kresge, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa), Bob Estes, Jeff Maggert, Bill Haas, Tim Petrovic, Ernie Els (Rsa)
69 Dean Wilson, Boo Weekley, Ken Duke, Scott Piercy, Greg Owen (Eng), Briny Baird, Charles Howell III
70 Charley Hoffman, Robert Garrigus, Woody Austin, John Mallinger, Tommy Armour III, Nathan Green (Aus), Justin Leonard, Matt Weibring, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson, Davis Love III, Tom Lehman, Kevin Na, Camilo Villegas (Col), Brandt Snedeker, Jonathan Byrd
71 Kirk Triplett, Vaughn Taylor, Webb Simpson, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Daniel Chopra (Swe), Steve Marino, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Matt Kuchar, Steve Elkington (Aus), Kevin Streelman, Dustin Johnson, Charlie Wi (Kor), George McNeill, Glen Day, D.J. Trahan, Tommy Gainey
72 Spencer Levin, Greg Kraft, Nick O'Hern (Aus), Heath Slocum, Jeff Klauk, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Brett Quigley, Marc Leishman (Aus), Shaun Micheel, Brendon De Jonge, Brian Davis (Eng), Jerry Kelly, Chris DiMarco, Stewart Cink, Bob Tway, Mark Wilson, Peter Lonard (Aus), Michael Allen, Corey Pavin, Scott Verplank, Tim Clark (Rsa)
73 Michael Letzig, Bill Lunde, Jeff Quinney, Chris Couch, James Driscoll, Will MacKenzie, Ben Crane, Joe Durant, Ryan Palmer, Bo Van Pelt, Nicholas Thompson, Dudley Hart, Charles Warren, Chris Stroud, Tim Herron, Eric Axley, Steve Lowery, Brian Bateman, Paul Casey (Eng), Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Mathew Goggin (Aus), Robert Allenby (Aus), Luke Donald (Eng), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
74 Brad Adamonis, Kent Jones, Mark Anderson, John Senden (Aus), Colt Knost, Lucas Glover, James Nitties (Aus), Chez Reavie, Billy Andrade, Jim Furyk, Jose Coceres (Arg)
75 Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Mark Brooks, Matt Bettencourt
76 Michael Bradley, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Cameron Beckman, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Troy Matteson
77 Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Billy Mayfair, Martin Laird (Sco), Fred Funk
78 Marc Turnesa, Tom Pernice Jnr., Jason Bohn
79 Cory Schneider
80 John Rollins, Parker McLachlin