First-round highs, lows for each player at East Lake

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Sep. 24, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

Here's a quick performance review at how each player in the 30-man field fared during Thursday's first round at East Lake:

Rk	Player	Score	Position	Points projection
1	Tiger Woods	67	T2	2	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Bogey-free 4-under in last 10 holes \| Lows: Hit just six fairways; miss on the 8th cost him a shot
2	Steve Stricker	70	T9	3	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 12 fairways; made 16 of 17 putts within 7 feet \| Lows: Poor drive at the 10th resulted in bogey
3	Jim Furyk	72	T21	5	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Nice approach on 12th to within 2-1/2 feet \| Lows: Back nine wasn't pretty with four bogeys
4	Zach Johnson	70	T9	6	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 12 fairways, tied for most on Thursday \| Lows: Three-putted from 56 feet for bogey on 13th
5	Heath Slocum	73	T26	7	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: 8-foot birdie putt on No. 3 was the only one \| Lows: Missed four putts between 4-8 feet
6	Padraig Harrington	67	T2	4	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Great start -- four birdies in first seven holes \| Lows: 'Made a mess' with bogey on par-5 15th
7	Sean O'Hair	66	1	1	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Second-longest driving average (298.2) \| Lows: Made bogey on 'fairly straightforward' up-and-down chance at 17
8	Scott Verplank	70	T9	9	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Terrific front nine (4 under) \| Lows: Not-so-terrific back nine (4 over)
9	Kenny Perry	72	T21	10	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Made one of the few birdes at No. 1 \| Lows: Found just three of 14 fairways, fewest in field
10	Jason Dufner	71	T16	12	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation \| Lows: Made just one putt longer than five feet
11	Dustin Johnson	69	T6	11	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation \| Lows: Bogeyed two of his last three holes
12	Nick Watney	70	T9	15	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Nailed approach shot on 10 to within six feet \| Lows: Found six of 14 fairways off the tee
13	Geoff Ogilvy	75	30	18	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Not much to cheer about today \| Lows: Had a double bogey on the 6th; shot 39 on the back side
14	Phil Mickelson	73	T26	19	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Birdied two of the four par-3 holes \| Lows: Quadruple bogey on 14th will be tough to overcome
15	Retief Goosen	69	T6	14	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Typical bogey-free Goosen for first 17 holes \| Lows: Found the bunker on 18 for bogey
16	Marc Leishman	70	T9	17	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Played well for most of back nine \| Lows: Nervous start; bogeys on three of first seven holes
17	Brian Gay	72	T21	20	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 11 of 14 fairways \| Lows: Three consecutive bogeys on front side; missed three putts between 5-10 feet
18	Kevin Na	73	T26	23	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Rolled in a 36-foot putt for birdie at the 17th \| Lows: Made a mess of the 10th green to double bogey
19	David Toms	74	29	27	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Not many. At least he didn't three-putt \| Lows: Failed to produce a single birdie; shot 38 on back side
20	Lucas Glover	68	5	13	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Drained one putt of 27 feet, another just under 20 \| Lows: Missed just five greens but three resulted in bogeys
21	Y.E. Yang	71	T16	21	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Needed just 25 putts, including 12 on the front side \| Lows: Hit just eight greens in regulation
22	Ernie Els	71	T16	24	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Was a bogey-free 1 under for last 11 holes \| Lows: Three straight bogeys on front side did the damage
23	Hunter Mahan	71	T16	25	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Nice start -- 2 under through six holes \| Lows: Was just 1 of 3 in sand-save opportunities
24	Angel Cabrera	72	T21	28	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Sandwiched a birdie between two bogeys on back nine \| Lows: Hit just six of 14 fairways
25	Steve Marino	69	T6	16	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Was a bogey-free 2 under for first 16 holes \| Lows: Found the bunker with approach shot at 17
26	Stewart Cink	67	T2	8	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Scorched the front nine in a bogey-free 31 \| Lows: Hit just five of 14 fairways
27	Mike Weir	72	T21	30	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Finished round with consecutive birdies \| Lows: Missed five putts from 3-7 feet
28	Luke Donald	70	T9	22	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Needed just six putts in last five holes \| Lows: TOUR's sand-save leader failed to save par on the 8th
29	Jerry Kelly	71	T16	29	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: 3 under in seven-hole stretch on front side \| Lows: Shaky start with bogeys at first two holes
30	John Senden	70	T9	26	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Played his last 11 holes in a bogey-free 1 under \| Lows: Suffered back-to-back bogeys at the 6th, 7th