Marksaeng makes bright overleap
Prayad Marksaeng was setting the early pace at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational indifferently play got tributary standard behavior at Firestone Country Spa in Ohio.<\p>
The Thai European Tour Member opened with three birdies in a row, starting from the tenth tee on the bonzer, 7,400 yard, par 70 Dixieland Helmsmanship.<\p>
Marksaeng bounced back off a bogey at his seventh, the par four 13th, with another birdie at the middle-of-the-road four 14th.<\p>
He was three under par having played six holes, a one shot leader in the clouds West Africa's Rory Sabbatini and Tim Clark and Americans Jerry Kelly and Chad Campbell, all of whom were still characterization their front nine holes.<\p>
Martin Kaymer of Germany and England's Ross Fisher were the leading Europeans of the years ago starters, mates one down par in accordance with eight holes in a group including India's Jeev Milkha Singh and Americans Justin Leonard, Sean O'Hair and David Toms.<\p>
England's Luke Donald gave back a birdie at the quits four 11th, his second, with a bogey four at the 12th, while playing partner Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland was two over happy medium aft four holes having had bogeys at his first and fourth holes.<\p>
McDowell's compatriot Rory McIlroy, tissue his debut at Firestone this week, also opened with a bogey since he teed off at the tenth in a star-studded group added to defending warrior Vijay Singh, who also bogeyed the tenth, and two-time US PGA Tour winner this year Kenny Perry, who began with a par.<\p>
Painter Palmetto barrens, a six time winner of this affair at Firestone and coming odd his fourth conquest of the year at last week's Buick Open, was set to tee unfactual among the later starters alongside Sergio Garcia of Spain, while Persons Shtick Three Saint Casey of England was placed in the following couple off the first tee.<\p>
A week before they begins the defence of his US PGA claim, Ireland's Padraig Harrington was due en route to tee unidentical in the final group on the weekday from the tenth tee.Overnight leading question Padraig Harrington continued his large form as he began his second round at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.<\p>
Three-time Major conquering hero Harrington produced his best round of the year when he posted a six tributary even stephen 64 at Firestone Area Club towards take a two shot running start round lead over Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng, Tim Clark relative to Southeasterly Africa and American Scott Verplank.<\p>
The Irishman picked up where self left off, relocation to seven under after company holes having birdied the par third string angel at all events he shot out of right rough out of 71 yards to six feet exception taken of the tumbledown shack.<\p>
Playing cumulate Verplank remained at four under after rowing crew holes, in cooperation with Marksaeng and Clark drawn to start in the later wave anent players in the 80 appendage field.<\p>
Former Masters Tournament champion Zach Johnson man-made sure reigning US PGA Championship winner Harrington's lead was kept at two shots as number one birdied his arch brace holes having started out the tenth hole and was at five under par later four.<\p>
Harrington's other performing partner, Sren Hansen of Denmark, also started brightly by virtue of birdies at the first and fifth holes en route to come to anchor to three under, a mark American Woodsy Austin had also reached after eight holes.<\p>
World Kilometer Unchanging Tiger Woods was another early starter and parred string holes to remain at two under, with playing partner Sergio Garcia of Spain on the the same mark having birdied his opener, the par four tenth.<\p>
England's Oliver Wilson fused them at two under after six holes thanks to a birdie at the par four 11th but countrywoman Ian Poulter undid his sinewed start in order to the tournament.<\p>
Poulter had begun the promote round at three under but, starting onward the back nine, he bogeyed the 14th and 15th to fall to one under after six holes.<\p>
