Jeff Overton shot a bogey free 6-less of 64 Thursday to take the lead in the first round Championship Byron Nelson, a stroke better than Ryan Palmer.
A year after linking the second four seasons TPC, Overton started his back nine with four birdies in a stretch of seven holes. He had his best career score towers in 15 at the Nelson, even after his attempt to 22 feet birdie on the hole from closing to lips.
"It is nice having confidence because of last year," Overton said. "" "". I knew that I play well. I wanted to just keep things rolling. ?
After a putt of economy by 10 feet at the second hole by-3 220 yards, Overton had consecutive birdies.
"That broke a lot and I thought that I have missed him, and he went in reality", said Overton. "And next thing I was able to hit a lot of great shots and radiation at the beginning." I have never had a chance to make bogey there. "
Palmer made the cut only once in his previous seven appearances of Nelson. This week, he is to leave his caddie call all his shots.
Sergio Garcia, who withdrew a British Open qualifier this week and did not even play a practice round due to a nail on his left hand, infected was in a group of nine players at 66.
Infection on the fingers of Garcia ring makes it difficult to enter a club. His finger was there a few days that he thought that he could even not able to play.
Why this for a cure for Garcia? Antibiotic cream, draining infection, see the new film "Pirates of Caribbean" and an opening Eagle.
Dustin Johnson watches his putt on the ninth hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, golf tournament on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen) Close"" It's funny how golf is sometimes. "."Yeah, rarely practice at all and then it was y, Garcia said on a corner of sand of 116 yards on his first hole, the 10th 418-yard of categories. "I hit it and I saw the guys on the Green saying"In"and I thought,"Perfect!"" I could not have started in a better manner. ?
Overton was part of the Ryder Cup team last year when he was three finalist finishes, among them part of three tracks for the second equal in Nelson last year behind Jason Day.
Although he made the cut in his 13 previous tournaments this season, Overton has finished better than 20th only once. That a sixth place finish at the Honda Classic in March, and it was his missed cut and finished no better than 26 since then.
"I hope that this is the beginning of a series of good for me," he said. "I have struck it really well the last three or four weeks, just did not my rolls throughout the year."
The Greens of TPC were bombarded by hail described as half the size of baseballs during storms Tuesday night. Crews worked on the Greens before and after a pro - am Wednesday.
The opening round Thursday, players were allowed to treat hail as a brand of ball that they could repair. They also took advantage of lift, clean and place being in effect because of potential damage to other areas of the course.
Dustin Johnson, who played in the group with Garcia, was in the Group at 66 with Jeff Quinney, Scott Piercy, Will Strickler, Chris Riley, Josh Teater, Joe Ogilvie and Keegan Bradley.
Double bogey of Johnson on his second hole, the 329-yard 11th, came after he hooked his drive in water going for the green and then hit his fourth shot on the green.
He was bogey-free the rest of the round, starting with a birdie from 21 feet at the No. 12 and 22 to no. 14 footer. Its six birdie rolled on average more than 19 feet - shortest was 8 with a long of 35 feet.
Johnson, who finished second and third place finishes this season, has been under the by, for the eighth time in his last nine rounds of the Nelson.
"The Greens were large, so you know, I have come to give the grounds crew accessories," said Johnson. "They did a really good job of loan the Greens, especially after the hail storm.". You definitely have to give them a helping hand. ?
Garcia said he fixed several plugs on each hole, but said that the Greens are OK.
DIVOTS: K.J. Choi, who won the Players Championship two weeks before jumping Colonial last week, shot a 71 with four bogies while playing with Garcia and Johnson. ... Defending champion day shot a 72 that included a double bogey and four bogies.
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