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Toms and Huston tie for second, behind Frazar
Scottsdale, Jan 24: David Toms settled for a 7-under-par 64 at the TPC of Scottsdale that left him tied for second with John Huston, two strokes behind PGA Tour non-winner Harrison Frazar.
Scottsdale, Jan 24: David Toms settled for a 7-under-par 64 at the TPC of Scottsdale that left him tied for second with John Huston, two strokes behind PGA Tour non-winner Harrison Frazar.
A double-bogey 6 on the final hole cost the U.S Ryder Cup member a share of the lead after the first round of the Phoenix Open Thursday (February 23).
The winner of the 2001 PGA Championship, Toms set a career high last year with 12 top-10 finishes including a pair of runner-up efforts. He failed to win a tournament but finished fourth on the money list with $3,461,794, setting a single-season tour record for a non-winner.
Frazar, who finished 33rd in his 2003 debut last week at the Sony Open, used two streaks of three straight birdies to gain the lead. He also registered an eagle on the par-5 13th hole.
A member of the tour since 1998, Frazar has a pair of second-place finishes. His best effort last year was a tie for fourth at the Memorial.
Huston, six-time winner, fashioned a strong finish, birdying five of his last seven holes to move within two shots of the lead. South African Retief Goosen, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, is among five players at 65. He is joined by J.J. Henry, John Rollins, Britain's Luke Donald and James McLean.
Chris DiMarco, who is hoping to become the first repeat winner at the Phoenix Open in nearly 30 years, opened with a 2-under 69. Johny Miller was the last player to win consecutive Phoenix Open titles in 1974-75.
South African Ernie Els became the first player since Steve Jones in 1989 to win the year's first two events, but he is not scheduled to play again until the Match Play Championship in late February. Tiger Woods, the world's top-ranked player, continues to recover from minor knee surgery.
The highest-ranked player in the field is No. 3 Phil Mickelson, a 21-time champion who is still looking to shed his tag as the best player never to win a major.
Mickelson, a former Scottsdale resident who won here in a playoff in 1996, began his quest for another title with a 69. He has four top-10 finishes in 13 Phoenix Opens.
Aaron Baddeley, the 21-year-old Australian who lost to Els in a playoff last week at the Sony Open, settled for an even-par 71.The winner in the 132-man field will receive $720,000.
Leading first round scores at the $4 million Phoenix Open, held on the par-71, 7,089-yard TPC of Scottsdale course on Thursday.(U.S. unless stated): 62 Harrison Frazar 64 John Huston, David Toms 65 J.J. Henry, John Rollins, Luke Donald (Britain), Retief Goosen (South Africa), James McLean (Australia) 66 Scott McCarron, Steve Elkington (Australia), Ian Leggatt (Canada), Charles Howell III, Dan Forsman, Tim Petrovic, Shaun Micheel, Kirk Triplett 67 Chad Campbell, Steven Alker (New Zealand), Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain), Tom Lehman, Olin Browne, Doug Barron, Vijay Singh (Fiji), Chris Smith, Robert Allenby (Australia), Alex Cejka (Germany) Other International players 68 Rod Pampling (Australia), Fulton Allem (South Africa), Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 69 Sergio Garcia (Spain), Esteban Toledo (Mexico), Rory Sabbatini (South Africa), John Senden (Australia), Peter Lonard (Australia), K.J. Choi (South Korea) 70 Carlos Franco (Paraguay), Mark Hensby (Australia), Hidemichi Tanaka (Japan), Mike Weir (Canada), Stephen Ames (Trinidad) 71 Per-Ulrick Johansson (Sweden), Aaron Baddeley (Australia), Tim Clark (South Africa), James Healey (Britain) 72 Greg Chalmers (Australia) 73 Craig Perks (New Zealand) 74 Thomas Levet (France) 77 Glen Hnatiuk (Canada), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
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Huston, six-time winner, fashioned a strong finish, birdying five of his last seven holes to move within two shots of the lead. South African Retief Goosen, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, is among five players at 65. He is joined by J.J. Henry, John Rollins, Britain's Luke Donald and James McLean.
Chris DiMarco, who is hoping to become the first repeat winner at the Phoenix Open in nearly 30 years, opened with a 2-under 69. Johny Miller was the last player to win consecutive Phoenix Open titles in 1974-75.
South African Ernie Els became the first player since Steve Jones in 1989 to win the year's first two events, but he is not scheduled to play again until the Match Play Championship in late February. Tiger Woods, the world's top-ranked player, continues to recover from minor knee surgery.
The highest-ranked player in the field is No. 3 Phil Mickelson, a 21-time champion who is still looking to shed his tag as the best player never to win a major.
Mickelson, a former Scottsdale resident who won here in a playoff in 1996, began his quest for another title with a 69. He has four top-10 finishes in 13 Phoenix Opens.
Aaron Baddeley, the 21-year-old Australian who lost to Els in a playoff last week at the Sony Open, settled for an even-par 71.The winner in the 132-man field will receive $720,000.
Leading first round scores at the $4 million Phoenix Open, held on the par-71, 7,089-yard TPC of Scottsdale course on Thursday.(U.S. unless stated): 62 Harrison Frazar 64 John Huston, David Toms 65 J.J. Henry, John Rollins, Luke Donald (Britain), Retief Goosen (South Africa), James McLean (Australia) 66 Scott McCarron, Steve Elkington (Australia), Ian Leggatt (Canada), Charles Howell III, Dan Forsman, Tim Petrovic, Shaun Micheel, Kirk Triplett 67 Chad Campbell, Steven Alker (New Zealand), Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain), Tom Lehman, Olin Browne, Doug Barron, Vijay Singh (Fiji), Chris Smith, Robert Allenby (Australia), Alex Cejka (Germany) Other International players 68 Rod Pampling (Australia), Fulton Allem (South Africa), Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 69 Sergio Garcia (Spain), Esteban Toledo (Mexico), Rory Sabbatini (South Africa), John Senden (Australia), Peter Lonard (Australia), K.J. Choi (South Korea) 70 Carlos Franco (Paraguay), Mark Hensby (Australia), Hidemichi Tanaka (Japan), Mike Weir (Canada), Stephen Ames (Trinidad) 71 Per-Ulrick Johansson (Sweden), Aaron Baddeley (Australia), Tim Clark (South Africa), James Healey (Britain) 72 Greg Chalmers (Australia) 73 Craig Perks (New Zealand) 74 Thomas Levet (France) 77 Glen Hnatiuk (Canada), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
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