Golf-Day, Johnson lead as wayward Woods struggles (Reuters) Australia's Jason
Day and American Zach Johnson shot eight-under 63s to take a
one-stroke lead after the first round of the $7.5 million
Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, but Tiger Woods faces an
uphill battle to stay in the tournament.
Threesome goes low and reaps rewards NORTON, Mass. -- Ryan Palmer called it a "wild" day while Jason Day happily branded it "really weird." And they weren't talking about the uncertain and surprisingly tentative approach of Hurricane Earl, either.
Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston (AP) Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat the weather to claim a share of the lead Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Tiger Woods wasn't so lucky, and faces missing the cut. Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions prior to the arrival of the fringes of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 and a share of the lead with Day.
Calcavecchia leads at Pebble Beach (AP) Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 on Friday at Del Monte to take a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's First Tee Open. Calcavecchia, in his first season on the 50-and-over tour after winning 13 times on the PGA Tour, capped his bogey-free round with a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole. Fred Couples, Bob Tway, Tom Kite and 2006 winner Scott Simpson opened with 67s at Del Monte, and Chip...
Afternoon wave relieved to be spared the brunt of Hurricane Earl NORTON, Mass. -- Geoff Ogilvy expected the worse. So did Steve Marino. They had seen Friday's first-round pairings of the Deutsche Bank Championship. They had checked the weather forecast. And they came to the same conclusion.
Golf Capsules (AP) Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship. For Tiger Woods, it was the other way around. Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead with Day.
Jimenez shoots 61 for lead at European Masters CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 10-under 61 Friday to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the European Masters.
For at least one round, it was Vintage Vijay NORTON, Mass. -- It was just like the good ol' days for Vijay Singh in Friday's first round. He drove the ball with both precision and accuracy. His putting stroke did not betray him. He went out and posted a low number, specifically a 5-under 66.
