ACE HELPS DAVID MATHIS LEAD US PGA TOUR EVENT

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American David Mathis shot a hole-in-one on his way to taking a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Travelers Championship.

Mathis hit his ace between two birdies in his opening three holes and rode that starting wave to a round of six-under-par 64 on the TPC River Highlands lay-out.
Sweden's defending champion Fredrik Jacobson, Australian Nathan Green and American Will Claxton are all one behind on Mathis on 65.
The first round featured scorching temperatures near 100 degrees and a hot pairing of major champions with US Open victor Webb Simpson playing alongside fellow Americans Bubba Watson and Keegan Bradley.

First round leaderboard

(US unless stated)
-6 D Mathis
-5 N Green (Aus)
-5 W Claxton
-5 F Jacobson (Swe)
-4 W Simpson

Watson, a winner of the Travelers Championship in 2010, started his round with consecutive birdies and the back nine with an eagle on the par four 10th after holing out from 137 yards.
He finished at four-under 66 along with Simpson, who got to five under with a birdie at 15 but slipped back with a bogey at the next.
Bradley, winner of the 2011 US PGA championship, finished at two under.
The group at four under also contains Rocco Mediate,  runner-up to Tiger Woods in the memorable US Open play-off of 2008, as well as South AfricanTim Clark  and England's Gary Christian.
Ian Poulter joined Bradley on two-under, one behind another Englishman in Brian Davis, while Ireland's Padraig Harrington followed up his fourth place at the US Open with an opening 69.