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Casey & Donald share first round Tour Championship lead

By September 24, 2010No Comments

English duo Paul Casey and Luke Donald, and Australian Geoff Ogilvy each carded a first round 66 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the FedEx Cup’s final event, the Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta.

Casey, overlooked by Colin Montgomerie for the European Ryder Cup team, was the only player in the top five of the FedEx Cup standings to break par in the first round, and made three consecutive birdies around the turn. His round of 66 was the seventh time he had shot a sub-70 round from the nine rounds he has played since his Ryder Cup wildcard snub.

Meanwhile, Donald – who did receive a call-up for The Celtic Manor showdown next week – matched Casey’s round with six birdies of his own, but also bogeys at the 5th and 16th holes.

The English pair were joined at the top by Australian Geoff Ogilvy, who also carded a 66 with a similar pattern to Donald; his round also featuring six birdies and two bogeys.

Only nine players from the field of 30 managed to break 70, including defending champion Phil Mickelson, who shot 69. Jim Furyk, who missed out on The Barclays after oversleeping and missing his tee-time in the pro-am carded a 67, while Korean K.J. Choi shot a 68.

FedEx Cup leader and tipster pick Matt Kuchar stumbled to a 2-over par 72, while Deutsche Bank winner Charley Hoffman went one better with a 71. Dustin Johnson, winner of the BMW International, carded a 3-over par 73.

Along with Kuchar, the tipster picks all got off to shaky starts, with Adam Scott and Zach Johnson both coming home with 74s to lie a full 8 shots off the lead.

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