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07/09 18:29 CDT Lucas Glover birdies final 2 holes for a 63 and a share of the
ISCO Championship lead
Lucas Glover birdies final 2 holes for a 63 and a share of the ISCO
Championship lead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) --- Lucas Glover birdied the final two holes for a 7-under
63 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship.
Steven Fisk, Stephan Jaeger and Troy Merritt joined Glover atop the leaderboard
at Hurstbourne Country Club. Played opposite the Scottish Open, the event is
sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the European tour.
Glover made an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th, then hit a 163-yard shot
to 3 feet on the par-4 18th to cap his afternoon round. He also opened with a
63 last week en route to a third-place finish in the John Deere Classic.
"Very similar to last week, the first couple days, hit it nice, made some putts
and no bogeys. Always a good way to start," the 46-year-old Glover said. "First
time here at this course. Absolutely love it. Wish we played more like it."
Pontus Nyholm and Chan Kim were a stroke back.
"It was pretty easy this morning --- no wind and pretty soft greens," Nyholm
said. "The course is challenging in itself, but I felt like sort of the hardest
part about this course is when it gets firm, just the angles get super
important."
Patton Kizzire was at 65 with Adam Svensson, Jeffrey Kang, Jeong Weon Ko, Aaron
Wise and Ben James.
Max Homa opened with a 67. He was second last week at the John Deere Classic.
Jackson Koivun also was at 67 after missing the cut last week in his
professional debut.
Defending champion William Mouw shot 68. NCAA champion Preston Stout also shot
68. The Oklahoma State senior tied for 15th in the John Deere.
The winner will get into the PGA Championship but not the Masters next year.
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