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| May 28, 2005 | Saturday | Rabi-us-Sani 19, 1426 |
Flawless Leonard grabs lead
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), May 27: Former British Open champion Justin Leonard fired a flawless eight-under-par 62 to grab the clubhouse lead in the first round of the St Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday. Leonard, a winner this season at the Bob Hope Classic, ripped apart the front nine at Southwind course, carding six birdies, and added two more after the turn to complete an error free afternoon.
The 32-year-old American got made a bright start with birdies on the first three holes to sit four shots clear of compatriot Davis Love III, who was at four-under through eight holes.
A group of eight players led by last year’s runner-up Bob Estes were all in the clubhouse at three-under 67.
Defending champion David Toms, attempting to become the first to win the St Jude three years in a row, was one shot further adrift on two-under 68.
Kenny Perry, who romped to a seven-shot victory at the Colonial, made a slow starting as he slipped to two-over through seven holes.
Leading first round scores:
62 — Justin Leonard (US).
64 — Kirk Triplett (US).
65 — Davis Love III (US); Jason Bohn (US).
66 — Matt Gogel (US); Tom Pernice Jr (US).
67 — Olin Browne (US); Paul Goydos (US); Bob Estes (US); Hank Kuehne (US); Hunter Haas (US); Scott Gutschewski (United States); Will MacKenzie (US); Phillip Price (Britain); Carl Pettersson (Sweden); Roland Thatcher (US); Lucas Glover (US).
68 — David Toms (US); Robin Freeman (US); D.J. Brigman (US); Carl Paulson (US); Stephen Ames (Canada); Heath Slocum (US); Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden); Jeff Brehaut (US).
AUSSIE ONSLAUGHT
VIRGINIA WATER (England): A quartet of Australians led by Nick O’Hern finished the BMW Championship first round just a stroke off the lead on Thursday.
O’Hern, veteran Peter Fowler, Marcus Fraser and Wade Ormsby shot four-under-par 68s, one behind Ireland’s Peter Lawrie, Briton Graeme McDowell and Portuguese Jose-Filipe Lima.
The Australian challenge also includes Peter Lonard and Brad Kennedy, a further stroke back.
Leading first round scores:
67 — Peter Lawrie (Ireland); Jose-Filipe Lima (Portugal); Graeme McDowell (Britain).
68 — Ben Curtis (US); Peter Fowler (Australia); Marcus Fraser (Australia); Peter Hedblom (Sweden); Nick O’Hern (Australia); Marten Olander (Sweden); Andrew Oldcorn (Britain); Wade Ormsby (Australia).
69 — Robert Coles (Britain); Stephen Dodd (Britain); Alastair Forsyth (Britain); Peter Hanson (Sweden); Brad Kennedy (Australia); Peter Lonard (Australia); Damien McGrane (Ireland); Steven O’Hara (Britain).
70 — Paul Broadhurst (Britain); Angel Cabrera (Argentina); Andrew Coltart (Britain); Simon Dyson (Britain); Nick Faldo (Britain); Retief Goosen (South Africa); Soren Hansen (Denmark); Padraig Harrington (Ireland); David Howell (Britain); Raphael Jacquelin (France); Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain); Peter Senior (Australia); Marcel Siem (Germany); Lee Slattery (Britain); Henrik Stenson (Sweden).—Reuters
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