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Janzen, Stiles tie at Deere Classic
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July 11, 2009, Saturday
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LEE Janzen stirred some memories and was tied with Darron Stiles for the lead after firing a 7-under 64 in the first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, on Thursday.
Janzen has not won on the US PGA Tour since he captured his second US Open in 1998, yet he's in position after an impressive start at TPC Deere Run.
The 44-year-old was 8-under after birdies on the 16th and 17th holes and played bogey-free golf until the 18th, when he hit a bunker and missed an 8-foot par putt. He was off the course by the time Stiles sunk a seven-foot putt for birdie on the same hole to forge the tie.
J.J. Henry, Matt Bettencourt and Dean Wilson were all one stroke off the lead at 65. Last year's winner Kenny Perry, who's second on the money list, opened with a 68, while US Open champion Lucas Glover and Zach Johnson shot 69. It was not a good day for David Duval, who finished with a 75 and was in danger of missing the cut after a surprising three-way tie for second at the US Open last month.
This time, Janzen was the veteran turning heads. "It'd be exciting; I would love to win," he said. "If it doesn't happen this week, I still think that I'm capable of winning, and it won't stop me from continuing to work on my game to get better."
An eight-time winner on the US PGA Tour, Janzen has just two top-10 finishes in the past three years. He's spent much of that time trying to repair his swing with Mike Bender after leaving Butch Harmon, but the results have been slow coming.
Duval would probably like a restart after this round. Winless since the 2001 British Open, he simply was sluggish in his first start since that eye-opening performance at Bethpage Black.
"I don't equate it to how I did at the US Open," he said. "That has no relevance, no bearing on what I'm doing here. I just didn't play that well."
The world's No. 1 player before a long decline, he was even after sinking a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-4 eighth hole, but four straight bogeys quickly brought his momentum to a halt.
Janzen has not won on the US PGA Tour since he captured his second US Open in 1998, yet he's in position after an impressive start at TPC Deere Run.
The 44-year-old was 8-under after birdies on the 16th and 17th holes and played bogey-free golf until the 18th, when he hit a bunker and missed an 8-foot par putt. He was off the course by the time Stiles sunk a seven-foot putt for birdie on the same hole to forge the tie.
J.J. Henry, Matt Bettencourt and Dean Wilson were all one stroke off the lead at 65. Last year's winner Kenny Perry, who's second on the money list, opened with a 68, while US Open champion Lucas Glover and Zach Johnson shot 69. It was not a good day for David Duval, who finished with a 75 and was in danger of missing the cut after a surprising three-way tie for second at the US Open last month.
This time, Janzen was the veteran turning heads. "It'd be exciting; I would love to win," he said. "If it doesn't happen this week, I still think that I'm capable of winning, and it won't stop me from continuing to work on my game to get better."
An eight-time winner on the US PGA Tour, Janzen has just two top-10 finishes in the past three years. He's spent much of that time trying to repair his swing with Mike Bender after leaving Butch Harmon, but the results have been slow coming.
Duval would probably like a restart after this round. Winless since the 2001 British Open, he simply was sluggish in his first start since that eye-opening performance at Bethpage Black.
"I don't equate it to how I did at the US Open," he said. "That has no relevance, no bearing on what I'm doing here. I just didn't play that well."
The world's No. 1 player before a long decline, he was even after sinking a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-4 eighth hole, but four straight bogeys quickly brought his momentum to a halt.
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