Morning notebook: Round 1, Verizon Heritage

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Alex Cejka was perfect in Round 1 with 7 birdies and no bogeys.

Alex Cejka shot a bogey free 7-under 64 in the morning wave to record his lowest round since a 64 at the 2007 Canadian Open where he tied for 10th. Cejka's career-best round is a 63 at the 2004 Booz Allen Classic.

Alex Cejka has held a share of the first-round lead two times in his career, both coming in 2006 at the FBR Open (T53) and Valero Texas Open (T50).

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Alex Cejka is making his fourth appearance at the Verizon Heritage. He tied for 25th in 2004, missed the cut in 2003 and DQ'd in 2005 for playing a wrong ball.

Lee Janzen used only 23 putts to post a 6-under 65 in the first round. Janzen's career best for fewest putts in a round is 21 at the 1995 Mercedes Championship. It is only the first round, but Harbour Town has a history of low putting numbers. David Frost set the PGA TOUR's all-time 72-hole putting record with 92 total putts at Harbour Town in 2005. The old mark was also set at Harbour Town when Kenny Knox had just 93 putts in 1989 (matched by Mark Calcavecchia at the 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic).

Lee Janzen opened with a 65 at the 2002 Verizon Heritage, three strokes off Davis Love III's 62, but finished 67th.

Lee Janzen has played in the Verizon Heritage every year since 1991 (18 appearances), except for 1994. His best finish was a tied for eighth in 1999.

The Verizon Heritage has been won by a player aged 40 and above five times, including Arnold Palmer (40 years, 2 months, 20 days) at the inaugural 1969 tournament, Bob Goalby (1970; 41 years, 8 months, 15 days), Hale Irwin (1994; 48 years, 10 months, 14 days), Loren Roberts (1996; 40 years, 9 months, 27 days) and Nick Price (1997; 40 years, 20 months, 22 days). On Sunday, Janzen will be 44 years, 7 months and 22 days.

Trevor Immelman turned in his best round of the season with a 5-under 66. Immelman's previous best round in 2009 was a 68 at the Transitions Championship. Since the 2008 Masters, Immelman's best rounds were a 64 at the 2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and a 66 at the St. Jude Championship.

In three previous appearances at the Verizon Heritage, Immelman has missed the cut twice and finished tied for 27th in 2003.

Johnson Wagner (personal) and Joe Ogilvie (injury) withdrew prior to the first-round.