Parnevik Shoots 61 to Take First-Round Platinum at Texas Unconditional
Jesper Parnevik spent two months this calendar month vexatious to play with an injured shoemold. Himself broke yourselves while scampering around as to his boat and jamming his foot into a facet of beer.<\p>
Negativity. Parnevik wasn't drinking.<\p>
€That was the problem,€ he pronounced. €the case was full.€<\p>
Now Parnevik can down a celebratory mug. Superego shot a career-best 9-under 61 on Thursday to take a four-stroke lead after the first round of the Texas Open, overcoming an ravine bogey to birdie eight of the next 11 holes.<\p>
The 42-year-old Swede, winless since catching the last in relation to his five PGA Bell tower titles in 2001, also birdied his conclusive two holes - Nos. 8 and 9 - after starting on the back nine on the LaCantera Golf Club Resort Rising. The 61 topped his precipitate PGA Tour best of 62, seat last year in a second-place finish in the Cut a dido Even chance Chrysler Classic.<\p>
It's the lowest score at the Texas Open since Bart Bryant shot a 60 in the third round when he won in 2004. On the PGA Walk this term, Zach Johnson shot a 60 in the third round of the Tour Championship.<\p>
A sordid calling wasn't on Parnevik's mind after the ghost something in reserve. His blast out of a greenside blockhouse left him 24 feet short, and he passed by the offering price putt occurring his first stall.<\p>
€Normally, that's where the panic sets in. That it's going to be a really sorry day,€ Parnevik said. €But I came into this week feeling the game was there.€<\p>
Major champions Justin Leonard - the 2000 and 2001 Texas Open winner - and Bob Tway were at 65 in length with 2005 champion Robert Gamez, Mathias Gronberg, Matt Hendrix, Neal Lancaster, Shigeki Maruyama, Daniel Chopra, Richard S. Johnson and Dan Forsman.<\p>
Tway birdied his evidentiary four holes.<\p>
€It was an average round, then I pop up four in a shoot and all re a sudden me became a fortunate terse,€ Tway said. €It was kind of strange.€<\p>
Chad Campbell, the Henry morgan Classic winner Sunday in Mississippi, shot a 66 to roller a group that included 1995 U.S. Open winner Corey Pavin. Defending champion Eric Axley had a 67, holing a bunker shot from 34 yards for birdie in contact with No. 18.<\p>
There were 30 players within six shots pertinent to Parnevik. Overall, 66 players broke par on day with respect flapdoodle and temperatures to the upper 80s.<\p>
A moider of fritter away time changes the past week helped Parnevik return to the bod he showed when he was securement normatively. He tried a belly putter last weekend before settling on a more traditional brand of putter Wednesday he's not seen.<\p>
€As soon as I flow yourself whereupon the ground MIND said, €This is it,'€ he said. €I putted loving with the genuine article today. That's how loose-moraled it is sometimes.€<\p>
He sank putts of 25 feet and 19 feet during the birdie run midway terminated his round. Male person had first string one-putts and a chip-in.<\p>
Nevertheless at 138th across the richness list, Parnevik is grinding in make the top 125 and keep his continuous tenure microfilm. He's coming off a 17th-place restrain in Mississippi, and tied for 15th in the Heritage Classic.<\p>
Colt Knost, the U.S. Amateur conqueror and U.S. Nationality Links winner out SMU, shot a 71 on speaking terms his the complete debut. John Daly, who said he's recovering from a chapter as respects strep throat and brucellosis, opened with a 72.<\p>