Sep. 23, 2010
By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM Managing Editor
ATLANTA -- Here's a brief recap at each player's round from Thursday's action at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
MORE ROUND 1: Daily Wrap-up | Four of Top Five struggle | Casey's movitation | Projected points
| Player Reports: Round 1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy (12) |
66 |
Birdied his last three holes on the front side, and two of the last three on the back |
| Luke Donald (7) |
66 |
Rolled in long-range putts from 45 feet, 30 feet, 19-1/2 feet and 13 feet. |
| Paul Casey (5) |
66 |
Of his 13 rounds in this year's Playoffs, 10 have been in the 60s |
| Jim Furyk (11) |
67 |
In typical Furyk fashion, he hit 16 of 18 greens en route to Thursday's only bogey-free round |
| K.J. Choi (23) |
68 |
Fresh off T3 at BMW, he's still sizzling; rolled in 26-foot putt for first birdie |
| Kevin Na (20) |
69 |
Answered bogeys at 5 and 6 with birdies at 7, 8 and 9; other than that, all pars |
| Hunter Mahan (15) |
69 |
He and Ogilvy had best front nines on the day, but Mahan couldn't sustain it |
| Phil Mickelson (10) |
69 |
Had two eagles (the 12th and 15th); last time he did that came during his Masters win |
| Jason Day (6) |
69 |
No one hit more fairways than Day's 12; that's saying something with the narrow cuts |
| Kevin Streelman (29) |
70 |
Three bogeys in first five holes; Settled down to hit eight greens on back nine |
| Ryan Moore (26) |
70 |
First two bogeys came after he found fairway bunker; ranks 131st on TOUR in sand saves |
| Tim Clark (21) |
70 |
Didn't make first par until 7th hole; three birdies, two bogeys and a double in first 6 holes |
| Robert Allenby (27) |
71 |
Eagle on par-5 15th saved his round; his second shot landed 4 feet from the pin |
| Nick Watney (28) |
71 |
Fairly uneventful round; made just one putt outside five feet |
| Ben Crane (22) |
71 |
Opened with 11 straight pars, then doubled the 12th when he found two bunkers |
| Retief Goosen (17) |
71 |
One of just three players to finish his round with a birdie at the par-3 18th |
| Ernie Els (8) |
71 |
Rolled in 21-foot putt on first hole; the next seven putts he maded totaled roughly 12 feet |
| Charley Hoffman (3) |
71 |
Waited until the par-4 17th before making his first birdie |
| Matt Kuchar (1) |
72 |
The FedExCup points leader's only bright spot was an eagle at the par-5 15th |
| Camilo Villegas (25) |
73 |
Disappointing finish with bogeys on 16 and 17; three-putted twice on back nine |
| Dustin Johnson (2) |
73 |
Suffered double-bogey at the 5th when he found the rough/fringe with four straight shots |
| Bo Van Pelt (30) |
74 |
Didn't post first birdie until 15th hole, then went bogey-double bogey next 2 holes |
| Zach Johnson (19) |
74 |
Ranks ninth on TOUR in driving accuracy but hit just 7 of 14 fairways in first round |
| Ryan Palmer (16) |
74 |
Hit just four of 14 fairways and 9 of 18 greens; four bogeys in last seven holes |
| Justin Rose (13) |
74 |
Second consecutive 74, going back to Sunday at BMW; bogeyed |
| Adam Scott (14) |
74 |
Did not hit a fairway on the front side, but was more accurate on back side |
| Steve Stricker (4) |
74 |
With six bogeys and one double, it's not exactly a scorecard he's used to seeing |
| Jeff Overton (24) |
75 |
Rollercoaster back nine included triple bogey at 10, eagle at 15, double bogey at 16 |
| Bubba Watson (18) |
75 |
Messy scorecard with six bogey and one double; needed 35 putts to complete round |
| Martin Laird (9) |
75 |
Suffered two double bogeys, including at No. 6 when he found the water |
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