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| April 29, 2006 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 30, 1427 |
Veteran Sluman shares leaderboard
NEW ORLEANS, April 28: PGA Tour veteran Jeff Sluman birdied his last six holes to grab an early share of the first-round lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday.
The 48-year-old American, who teed off at the par-four 10th, made the most of receptive greens at the English Turn Golf & Country Club to complete a six-under-par 66.
Level with Sluman at the top of a tightly bunched leaderboard were compatriots Lucas Glover, Olin Browne, Tommy Armour III, Nick Watney and Robert Garrigus.
Chasing his first tour victory since the 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open, Sluman is back in action after a month's break, having partially torn a ligament in his left knee in a skiing accident.
World number 11 Chris DiMarco was among a group of four on 67 while 2001 winner David Toms and Sweden's Jesper Parnevik opened with 69s.
Leading first round scores
64 - Graeme McDowell
65 - Stuart Appleby
66 - Tommy Armour, Olin Browne, Stuart Deane, Robert Garrigus, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Charley Hoffman, Jeff Sluman, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson
67 - Cameron Beckman, David Branshaw, Chris DiMarco, Steve Flesch, Tim Herron, Ryan Hietala, Ian Poulter, Jerry Smith, Darron Stiles
68 - Stephen Leaney, Daisuke Maruyama, Phil Mickelson
69 - Aaron Baddeley, Carlos Franco, Jesper Parnevik, Justin Rose
70 - Arjun Atwal, Henrik Bjornstad Padraig Harrington, Ian Leggatt, Hidemichi Tanaka, Tjaart Van Der Walt.—Agencies
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