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This week: Barbasol Championship, Thursday through Sunday, RTJ Trail Grand National, Opelika, Alabama.
In the field: Olympias Andres Gonzales, Gig Harbors Kyle Stanley and University Places Andrew Putnam.
First-round scores: Gonzales shot a 2-under-par 69, Stanley had a 1-under 70, and Putnam shot an even-par 71.
Positions: Gonzales is tied for 25th, Stanley is tied for 47th and Putnam is tied for 71st all trailing leader Sam Saunders (64).
Recap: Except for one hole, Gonzales got off to a solid start. He birdied No. 3 (21-foot putt) to go to 4 under, but he dumped his tee shot at the par-3 fifth hole into a greenside pond, leading to a double bogey. Stanley made five birdies but also had a double bogey at No. 2, where he hit his tee shot so far right that he had to play backward to the fairway. He did make two birdie putts of 15 feet or longer. Putnam bogeyed the 12th hole to drop to 2 over, but he rallied with birdies at Nos. 13 (two-putt from 35 feet) and 17 (15-foot putt) to post his first opening round of par or better since the Memorial Tournament in early June.
Tee times Friday: Gonzales at 5:55 a.m. (PDT) off the first tee, Putnam at 6:39 a.m. off the 10th tee and Stanley at 11:06 a.m. off the first tee.
Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article27467866.html
