Pettersson, Byrd share early lead
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January 8, 2011, Saturday
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JONATHAN Byrd and Carl Pettersson didn't miss a beat in the US PGA Tour opener, both enjoying the views and surprisingly calm conditions in the Tournament of Champions to share the lead at 7-under 66 after Thursday's first round in Hawaii.
"It's quite an adjustment going out there with no wind," Byrd said.
It was Byrd's first tournament since he qualified for the Tournament of Champions by winning in Las Vegas with the best finish of the year, a hole-in-one in a three-man playoff. After making five birdies on the front nine, Byrd holed out another shot. This was a wedge from 111 yards that caught the grain and rolled about 4 feet and into the cup.
"From there on, got a little shaky," Byrd said. "I didn't play great for about a three- or four-hole stretch."
Ben Crane was a stroke behind the leaders. He played a bogey-free round.
Jim Furyk, one of only three players to have won at Kapalua still in the field, shot a 5-under 68, leaving him tied with Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman.
"It's quite an adjustment going out there with no wind," Byrd said.
It was Byrd's first tournament since he qualified for the Tournament of Champions by winning in Las Vegas with the best finish of the year, a hole-in-one in a three-man playoff. After making five birdies on the front nine, Byrd holed out another shot. This was a wedge from 111 yards that caught the grain and rolled about 4 feet and into the cup.
"From there on, got a little shaky," Byrd said. "I didn't play great for about a three- or four-hole stretch."
Ben Crane was a stroke behind the leaders. He played a bogey-free round.
Jim Furyk, one of only three players to have won at Kapalua still in the field, shot a 5-under 68, leaving him tied with Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman.
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