Mahan, Knox race to early lead
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February 9, 2013, Saturday
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HUNTER Mahan took advantage of perfect conditions to shoot a 6-under 66 and take a share of the lead to par with Russell Knox at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California on Thursday.
Scotland's Knox, trying to make the most out of limited starts on the PGA Tour this year, had a 6-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula in the three-course event.
The best round might have belonged to Noh Seung-yul. He played at Spyglass Hill, typically the toughest of the three courses when conditions are benign. The South Korean was 7 under through 16 holes until finishing with two bogeys. Even so, his 5-under 67 was the best score.
Mahan's round was helped by a 3-wood onto the 18th green for a two-putt birdie.
Better yet, the rain everyone was expecting early in the afternoon never showed up. So when Mahan was asked about the most interesting part of the day, all he could think of was that it was boring - in a good way.
"I had a good time with my partner. The pace was great. The weather was good," he said.
"The most interesting thing was we had perfect weather when it was supposed to rain at noon.
"We were all expecting rain. The bag probably weighs 100 pounds right now."
Mahan missed only two greens, one of those on the edge, and only had one birdie attempt longer than 20 feet.
Knox finished out of the top 125 on the money list last year as a rookie, so his opportunities will be limited this year.
"I came in here with a lot of confidence because I feel like I've been playing very well," Knox said. "Just haven't had the chance to play. It was nice to get off to a good start."
Noh reached 7 under until making bogeys on the last two holes which only slightly soured his day. "Still a good score. I'm really happy with that," Noh said.
Even more impressive is that he felt half-asleep. Noh played in Dubai last week and is still coping with jet lag.
Also at 5 under were Scott Langley (65 at Monterey Peninsula) and Matt Every, who had a bogey on his final hole at Pebble Beach for a 67.
Scotland's Knox, trying to make the most out of limited starts on the PGA Tour this year, had a 6-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula in the three-course event.
The best round might have belonged to Noh Seung-yul. He played at Spyglass Hill, typically the toughest of the three courses when conditions are benign. The South Korean was 7 under through 16 holes until finishing with two bogeys. Even so, his 5-under 67 was the best score.
Mahan's round was helped by a 3-wood onto the 18th green for a two-putt birdie.
Better yet, the rain everyone was expecting early in the afternoon never showed up. So when Mahan was asked about the most interesting part of the day, all he could think of was that it was boring - in a good way.
"I had a good time with my partner. The pace was great. The weather was good," he said.
"The most interesting thing was we had perfect weather when it was supposed to rain at noon.
"We were all expecting rain. The bag probably weighs 100 pounds right now."
Mahan missed only two greens, one of those on the edge, and only had one birdie attempt longer than 20 feet.
Knox finished out of the top 125 on the money list last year as a rookie, so his opportunities will be limited this year.
"I came in here with a lot of confidence because I feel like I've been playing very well," Knox said. "Just haven't had the chance to play. It was nice to get off to a good start."
Noh reached 7 under until making bogeys on the last two holes which only slightly soured his day. "Still a good score. I'm really happy with that," Noh said.
Even more impressive is that he felt half-asleep. Noh played in Dubai last week and is still coping with jet lag.
Also at 5 under were Scott Langley (65 at Monterey Peninsula) and Matt Every, who had a bogey on his final hole at Pebble Beach for a 67.
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