{"id":318535,"date":"2011-03-18T00:57:40","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T00:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/daily-wrap-up-round-1-transitions-championship-pgatour-com\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T00:57:40","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T00:57:40","slug":"daily-wrap-up-round-1-transitions-championship-pgatour-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/daily-wrap-up-round-1-transitions-championship-pgatour-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Wrap-up: Round 1, Transitions Championship (PGATOUR.com)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PALM HARBOR, Fla.\u2014Paul Casey<\/a> played bogey-free on the tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook for a 7-under 64 to take the lead among the early starters at the Transitions Championship on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state of my game is going in the right direction,\u201d Casey said.<\/p>\n

Casey made back-to-back birdies late in his round to surge past Nick Watney<\/a>, who is coming off the biggest win of his career last week in the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at Doral. Watney had seven birdies in 12 holes before missing a few greens toward the end of his round and settling for a 66.<\/p>\n

John Senden<\/a> would have joined Watney except for his second hole of the day.<\/p>\n

The Australian opened with a birdie and was in position for another on the par-5 11th. But at the top of his swing with a 3-wood from the light rough, he noticed the ball move and couldn\u2019t keep from hitting it. Once he hit his third to the green, he mentioned the slight movement to his caddie and called a rules official. Senden called the one-shot penalty on himself and ended up with a 67.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I needed to talk about it because it was bugging me, you know what I mean? And you have to do the right thing with this game of golf, right?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Defending champion Jim Furyk<\/a> led a large group at 67 that included Honda Classic winner Rory Sabbatini<\/a> and Justin Leonard<\/a>, who believes he is close to ending a two-year victory drought.<\/p>\n

For Sergio Garcia<\/a>, it was his first PGA TOUR round in seven months, and he had few complaints. Garcia played bogey-free\u2014that\u2019s right, it\u2019s been since August when he last made a bogey in America\u2014and opened with a 68, as did 17-year-old Matteo Manassero<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ryo Ishikawa<\/a>, the 19-year-old from Japan, opened with a 71.<\/p>\n

Because of a 70-minute fog delay at the start of the day, three players failed to finish the first round.<\/p>\n

The conditions could not have been much better\u2014plenty of sunshine, minimal wind and true greens. The Copperhead course at Innisbrook is among the strongest on the Florida swing, and the tournament has been attracting strong fields.<\/p>\n

The gallery was as large as it has been in years, most of them following a featured group of Watney, Bubba Watson<\/a>, and PGA champion Martin Kaymer<\/a>, the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking making his debut at Innisbrook.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic golf course, one of the best I\u2019ve played in America, to be honest,\u201d Kaymer said after a 68. \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult. You have to hit a lot of good tee shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casey made it look easy at times.<\/p>\n

He putted for birdie on all but three holes and took only 28 putts in a clean round, which he described as his best ball-striking round of the year. That would include the Volvo Champions in Bahrain, where he won earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

Casey wasn\u2019t planning on being at Innisbrook. He won the Shell Houston Open two years ago, but decided to take a few weeks off before the Masters this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at my history in terms of how I\u2019ve played \u2026 I\u2019ve always struggled after victories,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know why\u2014fatigue, whatever it is. But I\u2019ve performed poorly. So we want to go back to being nice and fresh before the majors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watson had a 70 with a new look\u2014dark sunglasses. He had to withdraw from Doral last week because of a bad sinus infection that caused his eyes to water so much he couldn\u2019t see. Watson blames it on pollen, and say he gets it every year he comes to Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got into Doral this year, so it started a week early,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He wore the sunglasses to help keep the pollen from getting in his eyes, although he took them off to hit shots. It was a different look for the big hitter with the pink shaft in his driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look good in anything,\u201d Watson said.<\/p>\n

Nobody could see anything in the morning, with fog so thick that play was delayed more than an hour until the sun burned it off. It was unlikely everyone could finish the first round.<\/p>\n

Watney showed no effects from the hangover of winning at Doral. He was so tired on Tuesday that he stopped after five holes of his practice round, but he came out firing when the tournament began.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ball just seemed to be going where I was looking, which is a really good feeling,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but I started off great, and kind of ran out of steam there at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryuji Imada<\/a> said he would donate $1,000 for each birdie he makes at Innisbrook this week to the American Red Cross Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund. He didn\u2019t make any in the first round and shot 74.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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