Troy Matteson managed to open with an eagle, then went on to make three straight birdies at the turn before shooting a career low, which was nine under 63 before taking a one-shot lead for the first round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic, which was recently held at Lake Buena Vista in Florida.
Jimmy Walker, who really needs to see a victory of some kind in the PGA Tour's final leg of the tournament in order to avoid having to go back to Q-school managed to open with a 64, and was only one shot behind with Scott Verplank and Kevin Streelman. He has so far managed to be successful in preventing this from happening, but it is anyone's guess whether or not he will finish in good standing and avoid needing to return to Q-school in the following golf season.
Former PGA tournament champion Rich Beem needs to finish the tournament in the top five in order to avoid losing his card. He was among those at 65 strokes. If he loses his card during this current tournament, it will be the first time this has happened in ten years worth of tournament play.
The most notable round throughout this tournament however may have been the 70 which came from Erik Compton, who was playing on a sponsor's exemption. Compton, who is twenty eight years old, just recently received his second heart transplant about six months ago. He only recently advanced through the first stage of Q-school, and is trying to take things slowly as he recovers from what is an invasive and difficult surgery to go through. The PGA Tour granted Compton special circumstances, allowing him to use a golf cart during the tournament. Riding in a golf cart is not normally permitted during tournament play, and this is the first time that someone has been allowed to ride in a cart during a tour since Casey Martin, who was the player that lobbied for the special provisions when he was touring in the PGA Tour with a disability of his own. While the recent heart issues and surgery that Erik Compton has faced will certainly slow him down, it is admirable that he continues to further his golfing career. As long as he is allowed to ride in a cart during the tournament, there is no reason why he cannot continue to participate, assuming that he is willing to take things slowly.
Henrik Stenson managed to birdie on the No. 16 hole with a five foot putt, and then went on to hole a 20 foot birdie on the No. 18 hole, taking a seven-under 65, and a one stroke lead over a number of other players in the tour, including Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Anthony Kim and Adam Scot, all in the first found of the HSBC Championships which were held in Shanghai in China.
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