Thursday, August 27, 2009

Tiger five off the pace on New York waterfront course

Tiger Woods shot a one-under-par 70 in the first round of the Barclays Classic at Liberty National.
Americans Paul Goydos and Steve Marino shared the early lead with 65s.
Goydos, who started at the 10th, made five birdies in six holes from the 16th on his way to a six-under-par round, while Marino posted four birdies on each side and reached seven-under before a bogey at the last after a wayward drive.
Woods dropped a stroke at the seventh after driving into a fairway bunker at the 484yd par-4 hole on the scenic course laid out on the New York waterfront across from the Statue of Liberty.
The tournament is the opening leg of the U.S. Tour's four-event FedExCup series that will pay a $10 million (£6.1 million) prize to the overall points leader following the Tour Championship finale next month in Atlanta.
"It's a long, hard golf course with difficult greens," Goydos said, adding that he took advantage of relatively calm conditions. "I don't think it's meant to be easy."
One stroke behind the co-leaders on five-under 66 were American Webb Simpson and Fredrik Jacobson of Sweden.
In the clubhouse on three-under 68 were Australians Rod Pampling and Robert Allenby, Sweden's Richard Johnson and Americans Justin Leonard, Nick Watney and Kevin Streelman.


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