Round 1: Frys.com Open

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Oct. 22, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

The first groups have teed off in Round 1 of the Frys.com Open. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
10:06 a.m. ET, Hole No. 10		Tim Clark, Brian Davis, Ken Duke Clark's recent Presidents Cup success proved that he's due for his first win. He's already had four top-10s in '09.
2:41 p.m. ET, Hole No. 10		Rory Sabbatini, Ryan Moore, Charley Hoffman Sabbatini is the highest-ranked player on the Money List. Can he remain in the top 20 after this week?
2:41 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Mike Weir, Bo Van Pelt, Justin Leonard Weir, the 2007 champion at Grayhawk, is back for more and hoping to build off his good showing at The Presidents Cup.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Fred Albers previews Thursday's round:

Thursday's forecast

Sunny
Temp: 86 high/57 low
Mainly sunny and warm. Light winds.

Cameron Beckman is ready to defend his championship and get his third trophy from the Frys.com Open. That's right -- his third trophy. Beckman won last year's event and had the trophy shipped home only to have it arrive in about 16 pieces. Tournament officials rapidly replaced the broken trophy but Cameron's daughter had a novel idea. She wanted her Dad to keep the broken trophy and keep a piece of it in every room of their house.

The Grayhawk Raptor Course might play a little longer this year. The fairways have more grass and are softer. Not as many balls will roll through the fairway into the desert but golfers will face longer second shots into greens. The fairways are a mixture of rye and bermuda grasses and are in perfect condition.

When a golfer loses a playoff, there has to be some disappointment, but George McNeill has taken several positives out of last week's defeat in Las Vegas. The second place check moved him into the top 125 and at this pace, another solid finish will move him into the top 70. McNeill joked that if he can keep climbing the ladder during the Fall Series, he figures to be exempt for The Masters by the end of Disney.

Stat of the Day

Not only does this week's field at the Frys.com Open have 10 players entered who have won on the PGA TOUR this year, it also has three -- Michael Allen, Tom Lehman and Tom Pernice Jr. -- who have won on the Champions Tour this year.

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