Nick O’Hern finished his round with a 28 on the back nine for a first round 63 to lead the Frys.com Open by one shot over Heath Slocum and Bob Heintz at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
O’Hern finished the front side at even-par with a birdie on the second hole and a bogey at the sixth. He then went on a tear of six straight birdies from the 10th hole to the 15th. After a bogey on the 16th hole, O’Hern made birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to take the lead at seven-under par.
Slocum opened the tournament with three straight pars and then made birdies on five of the next seven holes. He finished with birdies on the 15th and 18th holes, with a bogey on the 17th. Heintz started on the 10th hole with a birdie. He added birdies on the 11th, 13th and 14th hole before his only bogey of the day on the 15th hole. After the turn, Heintz made birdies on the first, third and fourth holes before finishing with pars.
Rickie Fowler seems to be comfortable on the PGA TOUR as he is tied for fourth place after the first round in his second event since turning pro in September. Fowler is tied with Rory Sabbatini, D. A. Points and Greg Owen at five-under par. There is a 15 player tie for eighth place with rounds of 66, four-under par. In that group are veterans Justin Leonard, Mike Weir and Stephen Ames. Also tied at four-under par are Ryan Moore, Pat Perez, Tim Petrovic, Jeff Klauk, Paul Goydos, Bill Lunde, Ricky Barnes, Spencer Levin, Brad Adamonis, Billy Mayfair, Nicholas Thompson and Ben Crane.
O’Hern leads Frys.com Open
O’Hern finished the front side at even-par with a birdie on the second hole and a bogey at the sixth. He then went on a tear of six straight birdies from the 10th hole to the 15th. After a bogey on the 16th hole, O’Hern made birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to take the lead at seven-under par.
Slocum opened the tournament with three straight pars and then made birdies on five of the next seven holes. He finished with birdies on the 15th and 18th holes, with a bogey on the 17th. Heintz started on the 10th hole with a birdie. He added birdies on the 11th, 13th and 14th hole before his only bogey of the day on the 15th hole. After the turn, Heintz made birdies on the first, third and fourth holes before finishing with pars.
Rickie Fowler seems to be comfortable on the PGA TOUR as he is tied for fourth place after the first round in his second event since turning pro in September. Fowler is tied with Rory Sabbatini, D. A. Points and Greg Owen at five-under par. There is a 15 player tie for eighth place with rounds of 66, four-under par. In that group are veterans Justin Leonard, Mike Weir and Stephen Ames. Also tied at four-under par are Ryan Moore, Pat Perez, Tim Petrovic, Jeff Klauk, Paul Goydos, Bill Lunde, Ricky Barnes, Spencer Levin, Brad Adamonis, Billy Mayfair, Nicholas Thompson and Ben Crane.